A.J. Pollock
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Allen Lorenz Pollock
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
- School University of Notre Dame
- High School RHAM High School
- Born December 5, 1987
A.J. Pollock was a first-round pick in 2009.
Pollock hit .2003 as a high school freshman, .489 as a sophomore, .386 as a junior and .462 as a senior, when he was named the Gatorade high school Player of the Year for Connecticut.
A.J. hit .372/.464/.474 in 2007 to become the fourth freshman ever to lead Notre Dame in average. He was 4th in the Big East Conference in average. He made the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team. Pollock hit .348/.419/.481 for the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, leading the league with 15 doubles and finishing second in slugging.
As a sophomore, Pollock batted .352/.414/.505 with 28 steals in 31 tries. He made first-team All-Big East, finishing 4th in the conference in swipes. He was the 12th-hardest batter in NCAA Division I to strike out (one K per 21.7 AB).
Pollock hit .377/.455/.556 in the 2008 Cape Cod League, playing for the Falmouth Commodores. He was second in average behind Jimmy Cesario, led the league in hits (61), led in doubles (15), led in slugging (.009 over Grant Green) and was third in OBP. He was named the circuit's MVP. Baseball America named him the #7 prospect in the Cape Cod League.
As a junior, A.J. hit .365/.443/.610 and made All-Big East once again. He made no errors in 159 chances that season. His 21 steals (in 25 tries) were second in the Big East. He became the second player ever to lead Notre Dame in average three years in a row.
The Arizona Diamondbacks chose Pollock with the 17th pick of the [[2009 amateur draft; the choice was compensation for the loss of Orlando Hudson to free agency. Pollock matched the highest selection ever by a player from Notre Dame - Ken Plesha (1965 and Brad Lidge (1998) had also gone at #17.
Pollock made his pro debut on June 30 with the South Bend Silver Hawks, going 0 for 4, but he had 6 hits in his next 16 at-bats.
