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2007 (Sophomore): Started 18 games behind the plate and two as the DH...Delivered with 13 hits and seven RBI...Earned a .979 fielding percentage, and did not make an error in first 29 games...Came through with a sacrifice fly vs. Stetson (May 2)...Recorded a base hit and RBI in game two at UAB (March 31)...Posted a base hit against Houston (March 25)...Cranked out a single as a pinch-hitter vs. UMass (March 11)...Earned a base hit and had a sac bunt vs. Michigan State (March 6)...Doubled, walked and was hit by a pitch vs. Michigan (Feb. 27)...Notched a base hit and drove in a run at LSU (Feb. 25)...Recorded a two-run single and then came around to score at LSU (Feb. 24)...Notched two hits and scored two runs vs. TCU (Feb. 11)...Connected for a base hit against TCU (Feb. 9)...Banged out back-to-back doubles in first two at-bats of the year, finishing at 3-for-4 vs. FIU (Feb. 4).
2006 (Freshman): Saw time in 41 games, making 18 starts as the DH, six at third base and five at catcher...Concluded first year at UCF with a .295 batting average, recording 36 hits, five doubles and five homers...Ranked third on the team in slugging (.459)...First career hit came vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 28)...Was 3-for-6 with a three-run double and four RBI vs. Monmouth (March 3)...Went 1-for-3 with two RBI in the series finale vs. the Hawks (March 5)...Belted first career home run with a three-run shot vs. Wagner (March 11)...Had a 4-for-4 affair with a three-run home run and four RBI vs. the Seahawks (March 12)...Pounded out a three-run homer in the series opener vs. Siena (March 17)...Closed out the series going 2-for-5 with a two-run home run vs. the Saints (March 19)...Scored two runs and added two hits in a win at Bethune-Cookman (March 21)...Went 3-for-5 with two runs and a RBI at Marshall (March 31)...Collected two hits with two RBI off the bench at USF (April 4)...Registered a solo home run at No. 10 Houston (May 6)...Posted two hits in three of the last four games, including notching a double vs. Memphis (May 14) and at Southern Miss (May 19).
Prior to UCF: Four-year letterwinner at Palm Beach Gardens High School for head coach Joe Russo...Also earned three letters in football and one in basketball...Was a three-time all-county and all-conference selection...Also was a third-team all-state honoree as a junior...Finished career with a .350 batting average, 10 home runs, 60 RBI and seven stolen bases...Listed as the 29th-best prospect at the Perfect Game National Showcase...Led Palm Beach County with eight home runs in 2004...Tied for third in the county with 24 RBI while having a .349 batting average as a junior.
Personal: William Steven Stropp was born in Atlanta, Ga....Son of Richard and Ellen Stropp...Has yet to declare a major.