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Getting To Know Chris Lewis |
General: One of the most experienced players on the club and a team leader who knows how to play the game His experience and leadership that have been key factors in determining the success of the Cardinal in 2006 Has moved back to the infield as a starter at second base, returning him to a natural position after spending the 2005 as the team's starter in left field A dangerous and rapidly improving hitter with excellent power potential and the ability to hit the ball to all fields Has had the best year of his career offensively His versatile offensive skills allow him to hit just about anywhere in the batting order Continuing to make better contact at the plate to have his best year hitting for average A solid defensive player who turns the double play well Has excellent athletic ability as evidenced in his move to the outfield as a junior.
Cardinal Career: Updated Career Stats Stanford's active career leader with 21 homers (one grandslam) to go with a .269 batting average, 100 RBI and six stolen bases in 169 games played and 149 starts Has added 87 runs scored, 144 hits (53 for extra bases), 29 doubles, three triples, 242 total bases, a .451 slugging percentage, 46 walks, five hit-by-pitches, a .327 on-base percentage, 10 sacrifice flies and 13 sacrifice bunts Has 37 career multiple-hit games, including nine with three hits and two with four, as well as 24 multiple-RBI contests (three with five, three with four and one with five) Fielding at a .948 clip with 24 errors in 461 chances.
Career-Highs: AB - 7, at SCU (5/9/06) R - 3, twice H - 4, twice HR - 2, at CSF (2/6/05) RBI - 5, at PAC (5/24/06) SB - 1, six times Hit Streak - 7
As A Senior In 2006: Second on the team with a career-high-tying eight homers and a career-high 48 RBI, while raising his batting average to a current .310 that is 44 points above his previous top average in a season Has hit safely in 17 of his last 21 games (.402, 33-82, 8 2B, 5 HR, 25 RBI) that included a 2-for-5 contest with four RBI in the NCAA Regional championship game versus North Carolina State (6/4) and a 3-for-4 game at Texas (6/3) in an NCAA Regional winners' bracket game Also had seven hits in his final 12 regular season at bats (.583) by going 4-for-5 with a double, homer, a career-high five RBI and a stolen base at Pacific (5/24), as well as 3-for-4 in the regular season finale at UC Davis (5/27) Was 5-for-8 (.625) with two homers and four RBI in the final two games of the team's last Pac-10 series at UCLA, going 2-for-4 with a homer and an RBI on May 20 and 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI on May 21 Had homers in three consecutive games from May 20-24 Started May with a season-high six-game hit streak (5/1-9, .409, 9-22, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI) to begin his May run Has had some other big games during the hot stretch, including two contests at Washington (5/13 - 2-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI; 5/14 - 2-3, 2 2B), a 3-for-7 game with a double and two RBI at Santa Clara (5/9) and a 2-for-4 contest with a homer and three RBI versus California (5/7) Posted the first four-hit game of his career versus Arizona State (4/28, 4-5, 2B, 3B) Had at least one RBI in a career-high five straight games (4/17-23) Stanford's hottest hitter over the first 13 games of April (.441, 15-34, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI) Had two big series versus USC, going a combined 10-for-22 (.455) with a double, homer and eight RBI, while hitting safely in five of six games Was a hero in both wins over USC, leading Stanford to a 7-6 victory at USC (3/10) by going 3-for-4 (career-high-tying hits) with a key two-run eighth inning double and a season-high three RBI before hitting a crucial three-run homer to fuel Stanford's 9-7 comeback win over the Trojans and going 3-for-4 with a career-high-tying four RBI in the first game of a doubleheader (4/1) at Sunken Diamond Started the season in a 4-for-32 (.125) slump Has started all 59 games this season at either second (41) or third (18) base, as well as made 118 straight starts in a row to start every game in each of the last two seasons.
2006 Individual Game Notes Game-By-Game Stats
Season-Highs: AB - 7, at SCU (5/9) R - 3, at Texas (6/3) H - 4, twice HR - 1, eight times RBI - 5, at PAC (5/24) SB - 1, twice Hit Streak - 6
As A Junior In 2005: Started all 59 of the team's games with 58 of the starts in left field Tied for second on the club with eight homers, including his first career grandslam Added a .266 batting average, eight doubles, 35 RBI and three stolen bases to go with 32 runs scored, 58 hits, 90 total bases, a .413 slugging percentage, 16 walks, a .310 on-base percentage, five sacrifice flies and four sacrifice bunts Had a .972 fielding percentage with three errors in 107 defensive chances and none in his final 28 contests Hit .408 (11-27) during a career-high seven-game hit streak (February 19 - March 6, Game 1) and 8-for-19 (.421) during a six-game run (March 29 - April 9, Game 1) later in the season Scored at least one run in five straight contests from April 1-9 Had multiple-hit contests in seven of his last 15 games Hit .264 with two homers, 19 RBI and three stolen bases in 24 Pac-10 starts Earned All-Regional honors by hitting .333 with a pair of homers and four RBI at the NCAA Waco Regional Was named honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic.
2005 Individual Game Notes Game-By-Game Stats
6/6 at Baylor (Regional Championship Game) - 2-5, HR, 2 RBI ... hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give Stanford a 3-2 lead the Cardinal held until the ninth in an eventual heartbreaking and season-ending 4-3 loss in 12 innings ... second homer of the Regional 6/5 vs. Texas-San Antonio (Regional) - HR ... first postseason homer 6/4 vs. TCU (Regional) - 2-3 ... first postseason hit and start 5/29 at USC - 2-4 5/28 at USC - 2 RBI 5/21 vs. Arizona - 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, SB 5/15 vs. UCLA - 2-4, 2B, RBI 5/14 vs. UCLA - 2-4, SB 5/10 at Santa Clara - 2-6, 2B 4/22 vs. Washington - Had a key leadoff single and scored a run to spark a two-run Stanford sixth inning in a 2-1 win 4/16 at Arizona State - 2-4, 2B, RBI 4/9 vs. Oregon State (Game 1) - 2-4, HR, 4 RBI ... first career grandslam and of one of two by Stanford in 2005 ... tied for the most RBI by a Stanford player in 2005 4/3 at Washington State - 2-5, 2 2B, RBI ... first career two-double game 4/1 at Washington State - 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI 3/6 vs. California - 2-4 3/5 vs. California - 2-5, HR, RBI 2/25 vs. USC - 2 RBI 2/19 at Texas - 3-4 2/12 vs. Kansas (Game 1) - HR, 2 RBI ... third homer in two games 2/6 at Cal State Fullerton - 3-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 runs ... first career two-homer game and one of four times done by a Stanford player in 2005 1/30 vs. Fresno State (Game 2) - 2-4, RBI ... broke out of an 0-for-9 slump to start the season with hits in two of his final three at bats
As A Sophomore In 2004: Finished the season with a .233 batting average, four homers and seven RBI in 22 games played and 13 starts Added 12 runs scored, two doubles, a .558 slugging percentage, five sacrifice bunts and five walks Was 10-for-27 (.370) over his final 12 games after going hitless in his first 16 at bats over his first 10 contests Homered in back-to-back games versus Washington State (5/2) and San Jose State (5/4) Scored runs in four consecutive contests (April 27 - May 8) Hit .250 with a pair of homers and four RBI in six Pac-10 games and five starts.
| 2004 Individual Game Notes Game-By-Game Stats 5/22 vs. USC - Scored the tying run as a pinch-runner on the same play that a three-base USC error allowed Sam Fuld to come home with the game-winning run 5/18 vs. San Francisco - 2-3 5/15 at Arizona - HR, 2 RBI 5/4 at San Jose State - HR, RBI 5/2 vs. Washington State - 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI 4/20 vs. Saint Mary's - 2-2, 2B, HR, 2 RBI ... collected first hit of season with a home run |
As A Freshman In 2003: Hit .159 in 30 games and 19 starts, contributing a homer, 10 RBI, five doubles, a triple and 11 bases on balls as seven of his 10 hits were for extra bases Had at least one RBI in four consecutive contests (February 14-17).
| 2003 Individual Game Notes Game-By-Game Stats 6/1 vs. Richmond (Regional Championship Game) - First postseason at bat 4/26 vs. Arizona - Scored tying run in bottom of eighth in eventual 10-9 comeback win 3/7 vs. California - First career stolen base 3/2 vs. USC - HR, 2 RBI ... first collegiate homer, a two-run shot in bottom of the eighth 2/16 vs. Fresno State - 2 RBI 2/8 vs. Florida State - First collegiate hit and RBI in first collegiate start |
High School: A 2002 graduate of Northwood High School Played his first three seasons at Irvine High School An All-Pacific Coast Conference selection as a senior after earning All-Seaview League honors in his junior campaign A three-time All-City (Irvine) selection Hit .360 with 21 homers in his prep career Ranked No. 43 among Baseball America's 2002 Top 100 High School Prospects and named the No. 8 prospect in the nation by Team One in December of 2001 Led his team in both singles and bases on balls in his junior and senior seasons Helped his clubs to three section playoffs with a top finish of third-place as a junior Also played football during his first two years of high school A member of his school's honor roll for four consecutive years, graduating with a 3.85 GPA Coached in baseball by Rob Stuart (Northwood) and former Stanford player Rich Crowe (Irvine).
Other Amateur Baseball: Spent the summer of 2005 playing for the Waikiki Surfers in the inaugural season of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League Started 40 games (39 at second base) for Falmouth of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2004, hitting .193 with a pair of homers and 11 RBI as the Commodores earned a spot in the CCBL championship series and won the West Division regular season title Hit .167 with a homer, an RBI and a stolen base in the 2004 CCBL playoffs Also spent his first year of collegiate summer baseball playing primarily at third base for the Commodores, hitting .211 with a homer, eight RBI and six stolen bases A member of the Orange County Renegades from 2000-02, helping lead the team to a fourth-place finish at the Connie Mack World Series in the summer of 2000.
MLB First-Year Player Draft: Selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 32nd round (972nd overall) of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Getting To Know Chris Lewis
Born: January 25, 1984 Parents: Paul Lewis and Barbara Jensen Major: Sociology I would describe myself as a person as: Determined, confident and a people person What people don't know about me is: I have musical talent The reason I love baseball: It's relaxing, and I have always excelled at it I pattern my game after: Alex Rodriguez Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Drinking a Coke Greatest Athletic Moment: Home run against Baylor in the 2005 NCAA Regional Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: How to carry on about my business in a professional manner What sets Stanford Baseball apart from other collegiate baseball programs is: Nobody does what we do Favorite Pro Sports Team: Los Angeles Dodgers Advice To Youngsters: Don't give up, Don't EVER give up! One moment in history I wish I could have seen is: The U.S. hockey team with its 1980 "Miracle on Ice" For me to improve as a player, I need to: Be more consistent The thing I most love about baseball is: Hitting When I played sports as a kid, I pretended to be: Ken Griffey, Jr. My parents were right when they told me: Life is short Earliest Baseball Memory: My backyard, 3-4 years old, playing wiffle ball with Dad One wish I would make for the 21st century is: A national championship for the Cardinal!
Last Updated: June 11, 2006