Career Honors: - Second-Team All-Patriot League (
2009 - C)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week (
Feb. 27, 2007;
March 13, 2007)
Career Statistics: -OVERALL-Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT2007.... .240 48-44 129 16 31 6 0 0 16 21 23 0-02008.... .225 31-26 89 20 20 5 2 2 11 14 17 1-12009.... .309 44-40 139 21 43 10 0 7 23 18 29 1-1TOTAL... .263 123-110 357 57 94 21 2 9 50 53 69 2-2-PATRIOT LEAGUE-Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT2007.... .226 17-17 53 8 12 3 0 0 5 7 12 0-02008.... .130 9-7 23 3 3 0 1 1 1 4 8 0-02009.... .310 19-17 58 10 18 5 0 4 7 8 10 0-0TOTAL... .246 45-41 134 21 33 8 1 5 13 19 30 0-0
Career Highs: - Runs Scored: 3, two times (MR:
at Holy Cross, 4/25/09)
- Hits: 3,
at Lehigh (4/14/07) - RBIs: 3, three times (MR:
vs. Monmouth, 3/13/09)
- Stolen Bases: 1, two times (MR:
vs. Central Connecticut State, 3/8/09)
- Hitting Streak: 7 games, two times (MR: 4/19/09-4/26/09)
In the Navy Record Books: -CAREER-
- Most Home Runs:
t-14th (9) -SEASON-
- Most Home Runs:
t-5th (7 in 2009) 2010: Game-by-Game Statistics 2009: Game-by-Game Statistics - Played in 44 games, 40 of which he earned the starting nod
- Stepped up his production at the plate with a .309 (43-for-139) batting average
- Belted seven home runs and 10 doubles to go along with 23 RBIs
- His .532 slugging percentage ranked second highest among the Mids
- Ranked among Patriot League leaders in home runs (seventh) and slugging percentage (10th)
- Also walked 18 times and hit by a pitch seven times for a .415 on-base percentage
- Made only two errors in 255 chances, good for a .992 fielding percentage
- Gunned down 37.9 percent of all base stealers (22-for-58) and picked off a runner
- Totaled 12 multi-hit and six multi-RBI performances
- Put together a seven-game hitting streak from 3/13-3/21, during which he batted .435 (10-for-23) with two doubles, a home run, five RBIs and four walks
- In his seven starts as a designated hitter, he batted .360 (9-for-25) with two doubles and a home run
- During Patriot League play, he hit .310 (18-for-58) with five doubles, four home runs and seven RBIs
- Pinch-hitting, he was 3-for-3 with a walk, double, home run and five RBIs
- Over his final-two league weekends against Bucknell and Holy Cross, he batted .444 (8-for-18) with two doubles, a home run and three walks
2008: Game-by-Game Statistics - Saw action in 31 contests, 26 of which he started
- Batted .225 (20-for-89) with 20 runs scored
- Smacked five doubles, two triples and two home runs with 11 RBIs
- Drew 14 walks and hit by a pitch five times
- Committed just one error in 226 chances, good for a .996 fielding percentage
- Gunned down 42.9 percent of all base stealers (21-for-49)
- Threw out 57.1 percent of all runners in Patriot League action (8-for-14)
- Allowed just two passed balls all year
- Registered six multi-hit and two multi-RBI performances
- Hit his first-career home run, a shot that cleared the scoreboard in left-center, in a 2-for-3 effort with three runs scored against Rhode Island (3/8)
- Belted his second long ball of the year at Lafayette (3/30)
2007: Game-by-Game Statistics - Shouldered most of the duties and excelled behind the plate during his freshman campaign
- Played in 48 games, 44 of which he started at catcher
- His 48 games played were the third most by a freshman in school history
- Batted .240 (31-for-129) with 16 runs scored
- Smacked six doubles and drove home 16 runs
- Patient at the plate, as he walked 21 times and owned a .373 on-base percentage
- The 21 walks ranked as the fifth-highest total ever by a Navy freshman
- Tallied eight multi-hit and three multi-RBI performances
- Did a tremendous job defensively, allowing only three passed balls all year
- Worked with a pitching staff that produced its lowest team ERA in 12 years
- Gunned down 28.0 percent of all runners in stolen base attempts, including a 37.5-percent mark in Patriot League action
- Also picked off three runners
- Registered a six-game hitting streak between 2/17-28, during which he batted an eye-popping .667 (10-for-15) with two doubles and three walks
- Enjoyed much success at the plate against Army, hitting .385 (5-for-13) with a double and two walks (4/21-22)
High School: - Attended Taravella High School and also went to Grandview Prep School
- Combined for four letters in baseball
- Five-time All-Broward County selection
- Named the team's Most Valuable Player in his senior year
- Earned Best Defensive Player Award during his junior season
- Helped his squad to a 22-9 mark during his senior campaign
- Posted a .450 batting average during his senior season, including nine home runs
Personal: - Full name is Steven Patrick Soares
- Son of Kathleen and Joseph Soares
- Born May 18, 1987, in Hollywood, Fla.
- Majoring in general science
- Service assignment following graduation is Surface Warfare Officer
