Redshirt Freshman (2012)…
Saw action in 29 games, including 11 starts…Finished with 12 hits in 54 at-bats (.222 average), including three doubles and one triple…Scored six runs and swiped two bases on the year…Started the season opener against Rutgers (Feb. 17), going 1-for-1 with a run scored and one stolen base…Started all three games against Florida (March 2-4), finishing with a combined four hits, one run and two RBI’s…Registered his first career triple in the series finale against Florida, where he also scored a run…Had a career-best four game hitting streak from March 2-7…Went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the team’s series finale on the road at Florida State (April 22)…Connected on his third double of the season in a 1-for-4 showing against Virginia (April 29)…
Freshman (2011)…
Registered one at-bat and one putout before suffering a season-ending injury… Recovered from a fall injury before suffering the second injury… Injured trying to leg out a single against Illinois State (Mar. 9) at home…
High School/Prep…
Played under head coach Angel Herrera at Killian Senior High School in Miami… Played centerfield for the Cougars as a senior, batting .446 with 30 RBI, four homers and 30 stolen bases… Scored 40 runs as a senior… Named First Team All-Miami-Dade County… All-Region first team selection… FACA All-Star Team member… Named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year and MVP in 2009 and 2010… Helped the Cougars to a 19-8 record in 2010, leading them to a District title and a spot in the Regional quarterfinals against prep power Columbus… Played summer ball for Carlos Martí and the Florida Legends… In 2009, batted .391 with 31 RBI, scored 30 runs, three homeruns and 19 stolen bases… Tabbed Second Team All-Miami-Dade… Sarasota Classic All-Tournament Team…
Personal…
Son of Raul and Lourdes Santos… Has an older brother (Raul Santos, Jr.)… Nickname is “JJ”… Related to baseball player Oscar Cartaya, Sr. who played for the Detroit Tigers organization… Other relative, Oscar Cartaya, Jr., played at the University of Miami… Majoring in Sports Administration…
