Trent D'Antonio

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Trent D'Antonio

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.

High School Figtree High School

Born August 4, 1985 in Wollongong, New South Wales Australia

Trent D'Antonio has played three years in the minors through 2007 and for the Australian national team. In the US, he has been primarily a catcher.

D'Antonio hit .455 with 8 runs and 7 RBI in the 2001 World Youth Championship. In the 2002 World Junior Championship, he hit .370/.520/.630 with 8 RBI in 8 games. He failed to make the tourney All-Star team in the outfield; among those chosen were Adam Loewen and Lastings Milledge. In the 2003 Claxton Shield, the 17-year-old was 1 for 13 with two walks for the Australian provincials. D'Antonio was 5 for 20 with two walks and 5 RBI in the 2004 Claxton Shield. That year, the Florida Marlins signed him.

In 2005, D'Antonio was just 2 for 18 with two walks in the Claxton Shield. He hit .214/.333/.286 in 7 games for the Jamestown Jammers and .280/.350/.493 in 24 for the Greensboro Grasshoppers. He had an excellent performance in the 2005 Baseball World Cup, going 5 for 9 with two doubles and a home run for Australia.

D'Antonio was 5 for 11 with 4 walks, a double and four runs as a C/LF/DH for the New South Wales Patriots in the 2006 Claxton Shield. He hit .245/.316/.471 for Greensboro in 2006, homering in 12 of 204 at-bats to show good power. He was only 2 for 20 with two walks and a double as Australia's left fielder in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup.

In the 2007 Claxton Shield, D'Antonio was 4 for 19 but with 5 walks and 5 runs. In the US that year, he hit .285/.390/.318 in 57 games for Jupiter, showing less power but an impressive OBP.

In the 2008 Claxton Shield, Trent hit .258/.343/.387 as New South Wales made it to the finals only to lose.