Liam Sabino

Position:
INF
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 190
Hometown:
New York, NY
High School:
Blair Academy
Prev School:
Vanderbilt

CAREER: Appeared in 55 games, all of which were starts as a Panther.

2018: Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region member … Second Team All-ACC member … started in all 55 games for the Panthers in the infield … finished the season with a .286 batting average to go along with 60 hits, 44 RBI, 39 runs, 36 walks, 18 steals, 17 doubles and 16 home runs … ranked first on the team in RBI, runs, stolen bases, doubles and home runs while tying for first in hits and ranking third in walks … compiled 122 assists and 47 putouts in the field … ranked second on the team in assists … compiled a season-high four hits in five at-bats in a 9-3 victory over Oakland while adding two RBI, two runs, two steals and a home run … recorded a season-high four runs in a 21-1 win against Saint Peter’s after going 2-3 to go along with four RBI, three walks and two home runs … hit 3-5 with two doubles, one run and one RBI against No. 19 Duke … batted 3-5 in a 3-1 victory over USC Upstate while adding three RBI and two home runs … went 2-4 with four RBI, one home run and one double in an 18-5 win against MD Eastern Shore.

2017: Did not compete due to NCAA transfer rules.

2016 (at Vanderbilt): Started as the designated hitter against Missouri on May 24 in the SEC Tournament … was the designated hitter for the third time in four games, going 1-3 with an RBI, run and stolen base in a victory against Auburn on May 21 … singled twice and drove in a run for the second straight start as the designated hitter in a win versus Auburn in game two on May 19 … matched career-bests with three hits and two RBIs in a win over Morehead State on May 17 … singled in his lone at bat off the bench against Georgia on April 29 … doubled and scored in a loss at Tennessee on April 23 … started as the designated hitter for the first time in career against Xavier on March 13, going 2-3 with an RBI … hit his first career home run against Xavier on March 12, lining a two-run shot into the bleachers in left field … singled and scored in a win over Radford on March 9 … earned his first career start at second base in the second game at Stanford on March 3, going 0-3 with a run scored … came off the bench to go 0-2 against UIC on Feb. 27 … ripped his first hit of the season into the gap for an RBI-double against UIC on Feb. 26 … came off the bench to play third base against San Diego on Feb. 21 … drew a walk in his season debut against San Diego on Feb. 20.

2015 (at Vanderbilt): Singled in his only at bat of the NCAA Regional championship game against Radford on June 1 … grounded out as a pinch hitter in the SEC Tournament loss to Texas A&M on May 21 … earned his first career start at shortstop at Belmont on April 28, going 0-3 … struck out twice in three at bats as the designated hitter against Tennessee on March 28 … started as the designated hitter in a win at MTSU on March 24, driving in a run with a sacrifice fly … doubled in his only at bat against Tennessee Tech on March 17 …earned his first career start at designated hitter against Quinnipiac on March 11, going 1-4 with a run scored … knocked in a run for the second straight game despite going 0-2 versus Western Kentucky on Feb. 25 … scored three runs and went 3-5 with one RBI versus UT Martin on Feb. 24 … went 0-1 with a sacrifice bunt as the designated hitter against Indiana State on Feb. 22.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. where he was a four-year letterman … led the Buccaneers to three Prep A State titles from 2012-14 … in 2013, he helped his team set the school record for wins, going 20-4 … name the 2014 New Jersey Star Ledger Prep Player of the Year … played in the 2013 Area Code Games and East Coast Pro … named a 2014 Perfect Game Third-Team All-American and Atlantic All-Region First-Team … played summer ball for Team Citrus under Melvin Penez from 2012-14 and the Midland Redskins under Brian Hiler and Dave Evans in 2014 … also played basketball in high school.

PERSONAL: Born May 1, 1996 … son of Fabiana Benitez and Roman Sabino … has two older siblings; Hallie and Ashley … loves to cook, learned from his mom … can speak three languages; English, Spanish and Portuguese … parents are immigrants to the United States; mother is from Brazil and father is from the Dominican Republic.