2007: A two-way player who will see time both at first base and on the mound...Has tremendous raw power at the plate...Will start the season at first and hitting in the clean-up spot in the order...Should see more action on the mound this spring...Team captain.
2006: Finished among the league’s top-10 in slugging percentage (8th, .588), RBI (7th, 57), triples (T4th, 4), homers (T2nd, 14) and total bases (5th, 137)...Led the team, and placed seventh on Elon’s single-season home run list, with 14 round-trippers...Hit .322 with 57 RBI and 43 runs scored...Was tied for the team lead with four triples...Slugged .588...Posted a 3-for-4 day with three runs scored and four RBI in a 13-7 victory over Siena...Drove in five runs in a 3-for-5 outing in a 16-3 win over SoCon foe Western Carolina...Made four appearances on the mound...Struck out five in 5.0 innings of work.
2005: Batted .270 over 45 games (35 starts)...Drove in 30 runs and scored 18...Slugged .429...Was 2-for-4 with one run scored and five RBI in Elon’s 19-3 win over Furman...Drove in two runs and scored two more during a 3-for-4 day against #22 Coastal Carolina...Threw 11.0 innings, posting an 0-1 record and a 9.00 ERA...Made six appearances on the mound, starting one outing.
At Notre Dame: Had only one plate appearance as a freshman...Saw time in nine games on the mound, making two starts...Went 1-0, striking out seven in 11.2 innings of work.
Accolades: 2003 All-American at Mamaroneck High School, setting school records for career hits (120) and strikeouts thrown (233) while batting .523 from ’01-‘03 (87 RBI)…Named New York player of the year after batting .540 (8 HR, 30 RBI, 13 2B, 27 BB, .950 slugging, .900 on-base pct.) and adding 10-1 record (0.67 ERA, 120 Ks, 20 BB, 34 H in 62 IP) for sectional champs…ABCA All-Region, section player of the year and second team all-state in ’02, batting .544 (1.200 slugging, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 9 2B, 4 3B, just 3 Ks) with 1.10 ERA (8-2, 113 Ks, 21 BB, 31 H in 70 IP)…Batted .430 in ‘01 (25 RBI)...Five times all-conference, three times all-city and member of three league champs…Two-year team captain and MVP.
Personal: Christopher Paul Vasami is the son of Ralph and Mary Vasami...Born on March 7, 1985...History major
