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Men's Volleyball Athlete Profile - Victor Batista

Victor Batista Outside Hitter, Middle Blocker
6-6, 170, Sr.
Tamayo, DR - Maria Antonio Gomez HS

At BYU
SENIOR - (2005-2006): Named All-MPSF Honorable Mention ... started all 27 matches and played in 101 games ... hit .406 on the season and averaged 2.47 kills per game ... was second on the team in blocks with 113 (1.12 per game) ... tied for team lead in aces with 23 ... added 55 digs and 33 assists ... finished with a had a .378 career hitting percentage, fourth in BYU history ... finished with 80 career aces, third in... (More)

JUNIOR - (2004-2005): Earned All-MPSF Second Team honors as an outside hitter ... named a second-team All-American by Asics/Volleyball Magazine ... recorded 10-or-more kills in 22 matches ... had 20-or-more kills in four matches ... was first on the team in total kills with 388 and second in kills per game at 3.53 ... led the team with 38 service aces while averaging 0.35 per game ... his 0.39 aces per game in league p... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2003-2004): A member of the 2004 National Championship team ... earned AVCA All-America Second Team honors ... recorded more than 10 kills in seven matches ... finished ninth in the nation in hitting percentage at .458 ... competed in 104 games and 28 matches during the season ... recorded a season-high 18 kills in three different matches, the first against Long Beach State in January ... hit his best percent... (More)

Before BYU
Played six years as a middle blocker for Club Tamayo under coach Elias Gerardo ... attended Maria Antonio Gomez High School and was pre-selected to the Dominican Republic national team.

Personal
Born in Tamayo, Dominican Republic ... son of Ramona Lemos ... married to Nikki ... started playing volleyball in his hometown ... enjoys listening to the radio and dancing ... leisure services management major.

Statistics

Career Match Highs

Kills: 23 at UC Santa Barbara, 1/22/05
Attempts: 45 at UC Santa Barbara, 1/21/05 
Hitting Percentage: .889 (8-0-9) vs. Stanford, 3/3/06
Digs: 9 vs. Cal Baptist, 1/14/05 
Block Assists: 10 at UC Irvine, 3/10/06
Block Solos: 2 (six times)
Total Blocks: 10 at UC Irvine, 3/10/06
Service Aces: 4 at UCLA, 1/26/06
Assists: 4 at Hawai`i, 4/15/06

Year-by-Year Statistics

Year  MP  GP KILLS K/PG-AVG. E   TA   PCT.  ASST. ACE SE  RE DIGS BS  BA  TB B/PG-AVG. BE BHE
2004  29  104 251    2.41    53  432  0.458  8    19  100 1   53  14  115 129  1.24    37 3
2005  30  110 388    3.53    146 765  0.316  27   38  93  19  108 8   89  97   0.88    32 8
2006  27  101 249    2.47    65  453  0.406  33   23  100 2   55  9   113 113  1.12    31 2
Total 88  315 888    2.82    264 1650 0.378  68   80  293 22  216 31  308 339  1.07   100 13