#8 Gabby Cruz

Junior
3B/1B, R/R
Bay Shore, N.Y. / Bay Shore HS
Major: Dental Hygiene

2008: Played in 17 games with 15 starts at third base ... Collected five hits with two doubles, and one home run for a .139 batting average ... Had four RBI’s and scored two runs ... Drove in a season-high three runs against Southern Connecticut State University on March 27.

2007: Started 39 games as a freshman, splitting the starts between first and third base ... Batted .202 with four multiple hit games and a four-game hit streak for the season ... Drove in a season-high 3 RBIs against Concordia (N.Y.) on April 30, going 2 for 2 at the plate with a double and a walk ... Totaled 12 RBIs, four doubles, one homerun, 115 putouts, and 28 assists.

High School: Team was Long Island champion in senior season, State champions in junior season and League champions in sophomore and freshman seasons ... Named All-County in senior season ... Also competed in track & field in the shot put.

Personal: Daughter of Alma and Robert Cruz ... Has two brothers, Bobby and Chris ... Career ambition is to become a dentist.