#25 -
Vimael Machin
Position: INF
Year: So.
Hometown: San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Previous School: Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Bats/Throws: L/R
Position: INF
Year: So.
Hometown: San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Previous School: Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Bats/Throws: L/R
| VIMAEL MACHIN - CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | GP-GS | Avg. | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG. % | BB | HBP | SO | SB-ATT | FLD. % |
2012 | 59-59 | .291 | 223 | 31 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 86 | .386 | 21 | 1 | 29 | 1-3 | .943 |
2013 | 45-45 | .269 | 167 | 21 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 67 | .401 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 2-3 | .980 |
Totals | 104-104 | .282 | 390 | 52 | 110 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 153 | .394 | 43 | 8 | 60 | 3-6 | .962 |
GENERAL
- Highly talented athlete who will see time in the middle of the Rams infield
- Provides a valauble bat in the VCU lineup
WHILE WITH THE RAMS
2013/SOPHOMORE
- Made 45 starts at shortstop, before an injury ended his season on May 5. He had made 104 consecutive starts prior to the injury.
- Finished the season with .269 average with eight doubles, a triple, four homeruns and 30 RBIs.
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Elon on Feb. 17.
- Recorded 13 multi-hit games in 2013.
- Drove in five runs, including a grand-slam homerun in a 2-for-4 day against the Citadel on March 2.
- Went 1-for-3 with a three-run homerun versus Pittsburgh on March 3.
- Hit his second grand-slam homerun of the season against Dayton on April 19.
- Recorded a season-high three hits against Dayton on April 20, going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
2012/FRESHMAN
- Named to CAA Rookie Team
- Played and started in all 59 games
- Batted .291 with 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 27 RBI
- Posted a .943 fielding percentage on 67 putouts, 183 assists and 15 errors
- Hit his first career home run at Richmond (3/21)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Product of Puerto Rico's Baseball Academy High School
- Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 29th round of the 2011 Amateur Draft
- Posted a .380 batting average in Puerto Rico's Palomino League
- Machin's Gurabo Team won the 2010 Colt League World Series

