Alex Koronis

45  Alex Koronis Class: Sophomore Hometown: Miami, Fla. High School: Monsignor Pace Height / Weight: 6-1 / 205 Position: RHP

At Miami
Hard-throwing right-hander, who bolsters the depth in the bullpen … Made 22 appearances on the mound as freshman in 2007 going 3-2 … Earned wins over Fordham, Maine and Maryland in 2007.

Freshman (2007)

• Made first career start against Georgia Tech on Apr. 6 and struck out a career-high three in 2.2 innings.
• Posted a 9.00 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 30 innings on the season.
• at Virginia Tech (4/22): Pitched two scoreless innings and struck out batter in a 9-5 UM win.
• at Clemson (3/30-4/1): Appeared twice in the series against the No. 11 Tigers and allowed one earned run in two innings and struck out one.
• at Virginia (3/23-25): Made two appearances in the series against No. 5 Virginia and allowed one earned run in 3.1 innings; tossed two innings in the series finale and gave up the one run.
• vs. Elon (2/23): Tossed a career-long three innings and held the Phoenix scoreless while striking out a career-high three batters.

Monsignor Pace

• Team finished the 2006 season as Florida State Champions and ranked fifth in the country by Baseball America … member of the Perfect Game World Wood Baseball Bat 2006 summer championship Florida Bombers.
• Senior (2006): Went 8-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 90 strikeouts for state championship team.
• Junior (2005): Finished the season 2-1 with two saves.

Personal

• Son of Alberto and Addrienne Despaigne.
• Has one older sister, Daniella, and a younger sister, Angelica.
• Undecided in a major.
• Drafted in the 40th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2006 MLB draft.