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#39 Jimmy Falla
Position: First Baseman/Outfielder
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
Year: Junior
City/State: Tampa, FL
High School: Jesuit High School
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Jimmy Falla Bio
Courtesy: USF
Release: 05/28/2012
FALLA, Jimmy
Year
Avg
GP
GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG%
BB
HBP
SO
GDP
OB%
SF
SH
SB
ATT
PO
A
E
FLD%
2010
0.273
31
15
66
9
18
4
0
2
10
28
0.424
3
4
20
0
0.338
1
1
2
2
79
7
0
1
2011
0.240
43
38
146
11
35
2
1
2
14
45
0.308
11
4
38
2
0.311
0
0
2
2
174
7
2
.989
2012
0.286
54
46
182
20
52
10
0
3
21
71
0.390
14
5
43
3
0.351
1
1
3
4
345
20
4
.989
TOTAL
0.266
128
99
394
40
105
16
1
7
45
144
0.374
28
13
101
5
0.333
2
2
7
8
598
34
6
.992

2012: Recorded 46 starts during his junior year at USF...Finished the season third on team in hits (52) and fourth in batting average (.286)...Earned All-BIG EAST honors following the 2012 BIG EAST Baseball Championships...The junior recorded a .375 batting average during the Bulls memorbable run to the program's first ever trip to the BIG EAST Championship final...Finished the season with three homers with the third coming during the Bulls 1-0 win over Connecticut in their first game of the third day of the tourney...The junior's homer accompanied senior Derrick Stultz's first career CG SHO to keep the Bulls alive in Clearwater...The junior collected a season-high three RBI's during the May 18th meeting with West Virginia...He repeated that number against Pittsburgh in the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament, giving the Bulls a 12-5 win over the Panthers to force a game three for USF.

2011: Played in 43 games and started 38 of them at either first base, designated hitter or in the outfield...Batted .240 with two home runs and two doubles while recording 14 RBI...Posted an on-base percentage of .311 and a slugging percentage of .308...Two of his four home runs came against Jacksonville (4/6) in which the sophomore had a season-high four RBI...He recorded another four RBI at UCF (3/15)...Had nine multi-hit games...Sits in fourth place on the team with 174 putouts...Was one of three to be perfect in stolen base attempts, going 2-for-2 on the season.

2010:
Played in 31 games and started 15 of them at first base and designated hitter... Batted .273 with two home runs and four doubles while recording 10 RBI... Posted an on-base percentage of .338 and a slugging percentage of .424...Very solid defender with a field percentage of 1.000 out of 87 total chances...Best game occurred during opening weekend against Florida (2/21), with three hits, including one double, and two RBI... Started seven times at first base and eight times as the designated hitter.

Prep:
As a senior batted .319 with 5 homeruns and was named second team all-county ...  As a junior, was first team all county after batting .397 with 5 homers ...  Helped lead the Tigers to a 20-7 record ...  Recognized as a second team all-state player in 2008 ...  Played for four years for Jesuit coach Richie Warren ...  Selected to both the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune Hillsborough County teams, as well as the St. Petersburg Times all-Sun Coast squad ...  Played summer ball with the Florida Bombers, who won the World Wood Bat Association National Championship.

Personal:
Born James Gregory Falla on Sept. 9, 1990 to Ish and Minnie ... One sister, Natalie,21 ...  Enjoys hunting, video games and baseball ...  Majoring in Business.


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