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Returning starter at catcher and one of the top players at his position in the nation...a preseason All-ACC pick and the league's best defensive catcher as selected by Baseball America ... also listed as the ACC's No. 8 professional prospect by that publication ... an athletic catcher with good speed and an excellent eye at the plate...will see time as DH and in left field when not catching...Carolina's regular leadoff hitter since late in the 1998 season.
As a Sophomore (1999)
Dan Moylan
The ACC's best
defensive catcher.
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A first-team All-ACC selection...among the team leaders in several offensive categories, including batting average (.339, tied for third), runs scored (57, tied for first), doubles (18, second), total bases (112, tied for fourth), stolen bases (17, third), at bats (218, third) and home runs (6, tied for fourth)...also led the team with 68 walks, 59 starts, 289 total plate appearances and a .497 on-base percentage...had 22 multi-hit games...threw out 21 of 42 runners attempting to steal...led off every game except May 11 at Clemson...started 46 games at catcher, seven in the outfield and six at DH...started the season 13-for-31 (.419) with 14 runs scored in February...went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a three-run homer, two doubles and a single versus Seton Hall Feb. 20...matched career high with 11-game hitting streak March 8-21, batting 15-for-46 (.326) during the streak...batted 5-for-12 who two doubles and two runs scored in the Wake Forest series (.417)...was 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base in second game of Maryland doubleheader on April 10...batted 5-for-12 (.417) with one home run, one double and seven runs scored in three games versus Duke...was 2-for-5 with two doubles in 7-5 win at Clemson on May 11...was 4-for-4 in NCAA Tournament game versus Stanford on May 29. Summer 1999: Played in 33 games as a catcher for the Chatham Athletics of the Cape Cod Baseball League...batted .235 and was named an All-Star...helped lead Chatham to the Eastern Division championship.
As a Freshman (1998)
Named a 1998 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball...UNC's starting catcher in 58 of 65 games...also started a game at DH ... among the team leaders in batting average (.340/third), doubles (14/tied third), total bases (117/fourth), slugging percentage (.544/fifth), hits (73/tied fourth), walks (49/second), on-base percentage (.465/first), home runs (10/tied fifth) and stolen bases (eight/fourth)...fifth in the ACC with 49 bases on balls...batted .372 in ACC games...had an 11-game hitting streak Apr. 18-29, going 21-for-44 (.477) in the streak ... went 2-for-5 with a two-RBI single and a two-run home run against Richmond March 9 ... became UNC's first catcher to bat leadoff since B.J. Surhoff in 1985 Apr. 15 against The Citadel ... in the leadoff spot, Moylan batted 33-for-83 (.398) with eight home runs, 28 runs scored and 23 RBI ... UNC went 15-6 in games with Moylan batting leadoff ... went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored at Duke Apr. 18 ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI double Apr. 19 at Duke ... homered and drove in three against N.C. State Apr. 25 ... led off the Apr. 26 game with N.C. State with a home run to leftfield ... hit three home runs as Carolina won games from Coastal Carolina and East Carolina Apr. 29 ... hit two two-run dingers vs. Coastal Carolina and one vs. ECU ... went 5-for-9 as UNC split a doubleheader with Clemson May 9 ... hit a two-run homer, drove in three and scored three runs vs. Florida State in the ACC Tournament ... batted 5-for-15 (.333) with six walks in five NCAA Regional games...had an RBI bunt single in the NCAA Tournament loss to Texas Tech...hit a solo home run vs. Miami in the NCAA Atlantic I Regional...went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Florida International May 23 in the NCAA Tournament. Summer 1998: Tied for second in the New England Collegiate League with 11 doubles while playing for the Keene Swamp Bats...fifth in the league with 33 runs scored...batted .306 with four home runs, 18 RBI and an on-base percentage of .429...named the starting centerfielder for the league's all-star team.
Prep
Played baseball (catcher), basketball (point guard) and golf for four years each at Keene H.S. ... four-year all-state choice in baseball ... 1997 New Hampshire Player-of-the-Year by Gatorade and USA Today ... helped Keene H.S. to state titles in 1996 and ¡97 ... captain of the baseball team in 1997 and the basketball team in ¡96 and ¡97 ... honor roll student.
Personal
Daniel James Moylan is the son of Vicki Bacon and James Moylan ... born 4/24/79 ... majoring in exercise and sports science.
| Moylan's Career Batting Statistics |
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| YEAR | G-GS | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | Slg | SB | BB | SO | Avg |
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| 1998 | 63-59 | 215 | 50 | 73 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 10 | .544 | 8-11 | 49 | 46 | .340 |
| 1999 | 59-59 | 218 | 57 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | .514 | 17-26 | 68 | 38 | .339 |
| Totals | 122-118 | 433 | 107 | 147 | 66 | 32 | 1 | 16 | .529 | 25-37 | 117 | 84 | .339 |
Moylan's Career Batting Highs
Hits: 4 vs. Duke (4/18/98) & vs. Seton Hall (2/20/99); Runs: 5 vs. Campbell (4/22/98, Game 1); RBI: 4 vs. Richmond (3/9/98) & vs. Coastal Carolina (4/29/98); Hit Streak: 11 games (two times)
