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2009: Led OSU in hitting for the second-straight year with a .346 batting average ... ended the season on a 12-game hitting streak ... had 19 multi-hit games, including nine with at least three hits ... also had 13 multi-RBI games, which ranked second on the team ... one of only two Cowboys to start all 58 games ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Clemson Regional after going 7-for-14 (.500) with four home runs and nine RBIs in four games ... had a 1.429 slugging percentage in the Regional ... tied a school record with three home runs against Alabama in the opening round of the NCAA Regional ... was 3-for-3 with a career-high six RBIs against the Crimson Tide ... opened season with a 3-for-6, three-RBI effort against BYU (2/20) ... had back-to-back four-hit games against Gonzaga (3/5) and Oregon State (3/6) at the Palm Springs Invitational. ... was 7-for-10 in three games at Texas A&M (4/24-4/26) ... was 5-for-6 with four RBIs and three runs in second game of Texas Tech series (5/16) and finished the series 8-for-14 with five RBIs.
2008: Had a huge impact for the Cowboys as a freshman ... earned second-team All-Big 12 honors at second base ... named a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger ... led the Big 12 Conference with a .386 batting average ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Stillwater Regional after going 5-for-14 (.357) with a home run and four RBIs ... ended the season on a 14-game hitting streak ... earned a spot in the starting lineup at second base in late March ... in his first-career start, tied OSU and Big 12 records with six hits in a game against UAPB (3/19) ... also tied a school record with six runs ... collected three doubles, a home run and five RBIs in the contest ... during OSU's season-long 12-game winning streak, hit .479 (23-for-48) with 11 RBIs and eight runs ... hit .345 in Big 12 play which ranked second on the team ... was 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in a win over Nebraska (4/12) ... had 10 games where he collected three or more hits.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the All-Ohio team as a senior ... hit school-record .556 as a senior at Moeller High School, breaking Ken Griffey Jr.'s school mark ... also had two homers, 12 doubles, six triples, 25 RBIs and 20 stolen bases ... named the Greater Catholic League Player of the Year, first-team All-State, Cincinnati Player of the Year and honorable mention Louisville Slugger All-American ... as a junior, hit .389 with 18 stolen bases and was first-team All-Greater Catholic League, first-team All-Cincinnati and second-team all-state ... also considered Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Louisville and Michigan.
PERSONAL: A sports management major ... son of John and Debbie Belza ... born July 31, 1989 ... has two brothers, Mike and Max ... dad played baseball at Louisville and mother was a tennis player for the Cardinals ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... favorite teams are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds ... favorite baseball moment is winning the 2007 Connie Mack World Series ... chose OSU because of the great coaches, tradition, and the chance of playing in Omaha.
