No. 8 Steve Gendron
Third Base / Shortstop * 6-3 * 196 * R-R * Senior *3L* Tampa, Fla.(Berkeley Prep)2004
One of three seniors on the club and easily the most experienced (183games) of MSU's returning players * State's returning starter and asecond-team 2003 All-SEC pick at third base * Accorded Preseason BaseballAmerica All-SEC honors and again rated as the conference's best defensethird baseman * Sports a .323 career batting average * Though drafted out ofhigh school as a shortstop, has made 134 of his 182 career starts at thirdbase.
2003
One of three Bulldogs to play in and start all 63 games in 2003 *Returned to third base as a junior and earned second-team All-SoutheasternConference honors * Hit .333, third-highest batting average on the club *Delivered a career-high 88 hits, second-most on the team and matched hiscareer-best with 14 doubles * Ranked second on the club with 26 multi-hitgames and strung together hitting streaks of 16 games (tied forfifth-longest in the SEC) and 10 games * Turned in two of his moreimpressive offensive performances in the NCAA Starkville Regional * Matcheda season-high with three RBI and doubled twice in a tourney-opening 10-4 winover Middle Tennessee (May 30) * Also set a season-high and matched acareer-best with four hits in an 10-5 elimination round tourney win overMissouri (May 31) * Tied the school record with eight at-bats in a 15-inningmarathon battle at Georgia (May 11) * Went 3-for-3 and drove in three runsin a 13-2 win over Southeastern Louisiana (May 13) * Hit .323 against SECopponents, second-best mark on the team * Hit safely in 23 of 29 SEC games,with 11 multi-hit games * Hit his lone home run of the year in State'sseries-clinching 8-3 win at Arkansas (Mar. 22) * Ranked second on the teamwith 13 stolen bases and five sacrifice flies * Compiled the second-bestregular-season fielding percentage (.941) among SEC third basemen * One ofthree Bulldogs named to the SEC All-Tournament Team * Went 7-for-19 andearned a berth on the NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team.
2002
Started all 59 games as a sophomore, drawing 48 starts in right fieldand 11 at third base * Paced the team with 84 hits and ranked thirdontheclub with 14 doubles * Drove in 48 runs, second-most on the club*Hitsafely in 49 of 59 games and enjoyed an 11-game hitting streak to openthemonth of March * Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in MSU'sseason-openingwinover UAB (Feb. 22) * Also laced a pair of doubles in a 4-for-6,5-RBIplateperformance in MSU's 19-2 win at Southern Miss (Apr. 16) * Toppedthatcareer-best RBI effort by driving in six runs in State's 13-7 win atSamford(May 15) * Singled, doubled, and homered in that game at SU *Alsowent yardat Auburn (Apr. 21) * Went 4-for-12 with a double in the SECTournament*Led the Bulldogs with 26 multiple-hit games and ranked second with 12multi-RBI outings * Hit .288 with six extra-base hits and 18 RBI in29SECgames.
2001
Earned honorable mention Louisville Slugger/Collegiate BaseballFreshman All-America honors after starting 60 of MSU's 63 games as atruefreshman * Made all 60 starts at third base * Batted .281 andrecorded 17multi-hit and five multi-RBI games * Second on the team with 228at-batsandtied for third with 64 hits (60 singles, three doubles and a triple)*Turned in a pair of three-hit plate performances, going 3-for-5 againstSamford (Mar. 1) and 3-for-4 against South Alabama (Apr. 10) *Openedtheyear with hits in seven of his first eight games and closed out theseasoncollecting hits in six of his 10 postseason games * Raised hisbattingaverage to .317 during a midseason eight-game hitting streak *Earned aberth on the NCAA Columbus (Ohio) Regional All-Tournament team * Hit.277 inleague competition and one of four Bulldogs to start all 30 SEC games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter as a shortstop and pitcher at BerkeleyPreparatory School in Tampa, Fla. * Coached by Fred Pisano *First-team 2Aall-state selection and finalist for Florida 2A Player of the Yearhonors asa senior, leading the Buccaneers with a .510 batting average, 14doubles,four triples and 45 RBI * Also belted six home runs * Compiled a2-2recordwith a team-best 2.03 ERA * Helped spark the Bucs to a 20-13 record,the2000 regional title and a semifinal finish in the state playoffs *Teamco-captain and team MVP * Became the first Berkeley Prep player tobeselected in the pro baseball draft * Honorable mention all-stateselectionas a junior, hitting .413 with 11 doubles and 31 RBI * Helped leadBPSto a23-8 mark and a runner-up finish in the 1999 regional playoffs *Also ano-hitter and a one-hitter en route to a 4-2 record with a 2.29 ERA as ajunior * Participated in the East Coast Baseball Showcase inWilmington,N.C. and was honored as a Team One Diamond Club All-Star.
DRAFT HISTORY
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 14th round of the2003 Major League draft * Selected in the 21st round by the San Francisco Giants in the2000 Major League draft.
PERSONAL
Born Steven Robert Gendron on November 25, 1981 in Tampa, Fla. *Son of Steve and Sue Gendron of Tampa, Fla. * Father played baseballatGulfCoast (Fla.) CC and at Georgia Southern * Majoring in InterdisciplinaryStudies.
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HB SO SF S SB-SA PO A E FLD2001 .281 61-60 228 25 64 3 1 0 28 16 1 51 3 3 10-13 30 106 16 .8952002 .351 59-59 239 46 84 14 1 2 48 20 1 36 2 2 3-6 94 43 9 .9382003 .333 63-63 264 48 88 14 0 1 35 24 1 40 5 1 13-17 22 155 12 .9372004 .304 59-59 263 41 80 16 1 4 36 13 2 39 4 1 6-8 86 178 17 .940 TOTAL .318 242-241 994 160 316 47 3 7 147 73 5 166 14 7 32-44 232 482 54 .930