January, 2009

James Lavinskas a 6', 205 lbs. infielder from Montreal has signed to play for the Majors this summer.  Lavinskas is currently a sophomore at Seminole State College in Oklahoma (Division 1).  Next fall James will be attending Marshall University, a Division 1 School in Conference USA. 

Below is a brief baseball bio for Lavinskas:

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Played for:
-Seminole State College (current)
-Montreal Elites (Quebec Elite Baseball league)
-Bantam National championships (2002) Team Quebec
-Midget National championships (2004) Team Quebec
- Midget AAA (2001,2002)

- three-sport star at Kent School, a Connecticut prep school

 
Awards:
-MVP Midget AAA (2002)
-Top hitter award in provincial championships (2001)
-Midget National Championships all-star team honorable mention (2004)
 
Last year's stats (Seminole State):
Avg.: 0.336
HR: 7
RBI: 30
2B: 10

"James is a young talent that should help our ball club, says Roop Chanderdat, Co-owner, General Manager and Field Manager. " He is a good RBI man and has gap to gap power ", says Chanderdat.