#3 Evan Okon

 Sr. • 2B • R/R • 5-9 • 190
Bellmore, N.Y. • Mepham H.S.
Major:  Management of Sports Industries

2008: Named to the All-East Coach Conference (ECC) First Team ... Played in all 49 games at second base during his junior season and started in all but one ... Third on the team with a .286 batting average and was second on the team with 12 doubles ... Also second on the team with 185 at-bats and 53 hits ... Registed a 13-game hitting streak, the longest of his career, from April 5 to April 21.

2007:  Started all 46 games at second base and batted second in the order all 46 times ... One of just four players to start all 46 games ... Sixth on the team with a .352 batting average but led the club with 18 doubles ... Ranked 43rd nationally in doubles per game ... Also ranked 66th toughest to strike out and 49th in runs per game ... Second on team with 53 runs scored and 22 walks ... Posted 20 multi-hit games, including eight 3-hit and two 4-hit performances ... 11 multi-RBI games, including a career-high 7 at Molloy (5/1) ... Hit in 37 of 45 games in which he had an at-bat and reached base in 41 of 46 games ... Drove in a run in 20 different games ... Opened the season hitting in 11 straight games and 15 of his first 16 ... Ended the season on a 10-game hitting streak ... 20 of his 38 RBI’s came in ECC play ... Defensively, helped turn 34 of the team's 44 double plays. 

2006:  Earned Second Team All-Conference honors after leading UNH with a .368 average and 70 hits ... 21 multi-hit games, including four 3-hit and four 4-hit games ... Also had nine multi-RBI games ... Hit .360 with seven doubles, one triple and two home runs during 27 conference games ... Ranked ninth in batting average and third in total hits among league leaders ... Turned 40 double plays to help UNH rank 9th in the nation in double plays ... Had a .970 fielding percentage as a freshman (7 errors in 237 chances). 

High School: Led his team to the AA Conference Championship … Was a three-time All-County selection … Was All-State … Also was a member of the basketball team where he led his team to the playoffs and was named All-Conference. 

Personal: Son of Cindi and Steve Okon.

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