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Transferred prior to 2005 from Eastern Oklahoma State College.
At Charlotte - 2005: Switched from jersey 11 to 3 for 2006 ... One of the team's leaders both on and of f the field, swiped a team-best 20 steals in 26 tries and tied for lead with six home runs ... Second on team in RBI, slugging and doubles ... One of three to play in and start all 54 contests a year ago ... His season-ending 12-game hitting streak from April 30 to May 21 was the team's longest last year ... Hit .362 during that stretch with 3 doubles, a home run, 11 RBI and 7 stolen bases ... During 30 conference games, improved his average to .331 with team-best totals in home runs (5), RBI (25) and steals (11) ... Second among C-USA leaders in stolen bases ... Solid defensively, he made several diving stops at short last year to preserve runs ... Combined to turn a team-high 39 double plays, tying him for 10th in C-USA ... Leads team in the classroom, carrying a 3.885 cumulative GPA including a 4.00 semester this fall ... Chancellor's List and Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2005) ... Dean's List (Spring, 2005).
At Eastern Oklahoma State (NJCCAA) - Earned second-team All-Bi State Conference honors in 2004, hitting .364 with 10 home runs and 57 RBI in 55 games ... second on the team in batting average ... tied for the team lead in RBI and third in HR ... added 18 doubles, 12 stolen bases ... played short stop for the Mountaineers.
At St. Joseph's High School - Member of the 2001 Ontario Elimination champion London Badgers, which won the 2001 Canadian National Championship ...
Personal - Parents are Neal and Judy Ambrose. Grandfather, John Ambrose, played minor league baseball in the Milwaukee Braves' and Brooklyn Dodgers' farm systems. Major is psychology. Birthdate is November 28, 1983.
