Toledo & Summer League Highlights
Member of 2009 MAC All-Tournament Team ... Started 152 of 172 games at Toledo ... Recorded 40 multi-hit efforts ... Played last two summers for Haymarket Senators in Valley League ... Hit .281 with 11 runs scored, eight doubles and 20 games in 2010, garnering all-star recognition ... Played with former teammate Matt Suschak for league champions in 2009 ... Batted .234 (29-for-124) with 15 runs scored and 11 RBI in 37 games ... Played for Geneva Red Wings in 2008 New York Collegiate League and helped team qualify for playoffs.
As a Senior (2011)
Appeared in 49 games, making 44 starts at catcher ... Hit .258 with 21 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and 10 RBI ... In MAC play, batted .297 with 12 runs scored, two doubles and five RBI ... Hit safely in 29 contests, including 10 multi-hit efforts ... Batted squad-best .577 (15-for-26) over final 10 games, posting six multi-hit contests (May 8-26) ... Hit team-high .667 (4-for-6) with one run scored and one RBI in MAC Tournament (May 25-26) ... Went 2-for-4 vs. Central Michigan in consolation round of MAC Tournament (May 26) ... Finished 2-for-2 vs. Miami in opening round of MAC Tournament (May 25) ... Went 3-for-4 with one run scored at Ball State in second game of doubleheader (May 20) ... Hit safely in all three games in Eastern Michigan series, batting team-high .714 (5-for-7) (May 13-15) ... Finished 2-for-3 with one run scored at Central Michigan in series finale (May 6-8) ... Batted 3-for-5 with one run scored at Bowling Green on Saturday (April 16) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Akron in second game of doubleheader (April 2) ... Finished 2-for-4 at Kent State on Saturday (March 26) ... Scored pair of runs at nationally ranked Louisville on Saturday (Feb. 26) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Canisius in season opener (Feb. 18).
As a Junior (2010)
Appeared in 49 contests, making 48 starts at first base ... Hit .286 with 32 runs scored, 10 doubles, three home runs and 31 RBI ... In MAC play, batted .263 with 12 runs scored, four doubles, one home run and 18 RBI ... Hit safely in 34 contests, including 13 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI efforts ... Second on team in sacrifice flies (5) ... Batted team-high .462 (6-for-13) in MAC Tournament, including 3-for-5 effort with one run scored and two RBI vs. Kent State (May 26-28) ... Missed six games (May 7-20) with ankle injury but returned to collect two RBI (May 20-22) ... Hit 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI at Western Michigan in Game One of doubleheader (May 1) ... Finished 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Bowling Green on Saturday (April 17) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI at Buffalo in second game of doubleheader (April 10) ... Batted 2-for-3 with one RBI at Cleveland State (April 7) ... Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI at Akron in series opener (April 2) ... Went 2-for-3 at Ohio State (March 31) ... Finished 3-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Kent State in second game of doubleheader (March 27) ... Batted 4-for-6 with season-high four runs scored at Dayton (March 23) ... Went 2-for-4 with season-high four RBI vs. Memphis in season opener at USA College Classic (Feb. 26).
As a Sophomore (2009)
Appeared in 50 games, making 49 starts (42 at first base, four at catcher, three at designated hitter) ... Hit .296 with 37 runs scored, nine home runs and 35 RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .283 with 19 runs scored, four home runs and 20 RBI ... Hit safely in 36 contests, including 14 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI efforts ... Second on team in total bases (89) and third in runs scored, home runs and RBI ... Batted .412 (7-for-17) with team-high eight runs scored, squad-best three home runs and four RBI in MAC Tournament, earning all-tourney team accolades (May 20-23) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a solo home run vs. Kent State in MAC Tournament Finals (May 23) ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI vs. Ohio in opening round of MAC Tournament (May 20) ... Batted team-high .545 (6-for-11) in first two games of Western Michigan series, including 4-for-5 effort with four runs scored and three RBI on Saturday (May 1-2) ... Went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and career-high six RBI at Central Michigan in series opener (April 24) ... Hit safely in career-best 12 games, batting .327 (16-for-49) (March 21-April 10).
As a Freshman (2008)
Appeared in 23 games, making 10 starts (six at designated hitter, three at catcher, one at first base) ... Hit .327 with 12 runs scored, one home run and 10 RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .267 with six runs scored, one home run and eight RBI ... Hit safely in 13 contests, including three multi-hit and two multi-RBI efforts ... Started all three games in Central Michigan series, including 2-for-5 effort in series opener with season-high three RBI (April 25-27) ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Olivet College (April 17).
High School
A 2007 graduate of Columbus St. Francis de Sales High School ... Two-year letterwinner in baseball and football ... Ranked 72nd-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ... Batted .531 with 31 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs and 42 RBI as a senior ... Named Division II first-team all-state, Central District Player of the Year and member of Team Ohio and All-Ohio Mizuno Squad ... Two-time first-team all-district, Dispatch Agonis All-Star Team, all-conference and team Offensive Player of the Year honoree ... Earned MVP honors at 2007 CABA Wooden Bat World Series in Charleston, SC ... Hit .419 with 30 runs scored, six triples, two home runs and 39 RBI as a junior ... Passed for over 1,900 yards in football as a senior, earning Division III second-team all-state honors.
Personal
Born James William Vahalik on Nov. 1, 1988 ... Parents are James and Kaye Vahalik ... Has a brother, Mitchell ... Enjoys fishing ... Majoring in communication.
Vahalik's Personal Bests
Hits
4 on three occasions
Runs
4 at Dayton (March 23, 2010)
4 vs. Western Michigan (May 2, 2009)
2 on 14 occasions
RBI
6 at Central Michigan (April 24, 2009)
4 vs. Memphis (Feb. 26, 2010)
3 on four occasions
Vahalik's Career Statistics
