Troy Tulowitzki

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**Troy Tulowitzki**
Major League Baseball debut
Colorado Rockies — No. 14
Shortstop
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
August 30, 2006 for the Colorado Rockies
Selected MLB statistics (through October 2, 2006)
AVG	.240
HR	1
RBI	6

Troy Tulowitzki (born on October 10, 1984) in Sunnyvale, California) is a Major League Baseball player. Tulowitzki was drafted 7th overall in the 2005 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies.

At 6-3 Tulowitzki is a well built shortstop for the Colorado Rockies that profiles well to former Dirtbag and current A's SS Bobby Crosby. While he has a very big and strong frame for a SS, he is a very good overall athlete with excellent coordination and body control. He has good range, solid footwork, soft hands and a very strong arm. Even if he outgrows the position, he may hit for enough power to warrant a move to third base. Throughout his career he has had the knack for the big hit, makes solid contact and offers intriguing power potential, especially for a shortstop. He has good enough speed to reach the double digits in stolen bases as well.

1 High School Career
2 Long Beach State
3 Awards & Honors
4 References
5 External links

[edit] High School Career

Graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, Ca., in suburban San Jose just south of San Francisco...he earned 4 varsity letters in baseball and 2 in basketball...was twice named 2nd team all-state in baseball and was a 3-time team MVP...batted .519 as a senior and .536 as a junior...went 15-1 on the mound his junior year...was also a league MVP in basketball, where he was 2nd team all-state and team MVP...averaged 22.6 points in basketball his senior year...named Fremont High Athlete of the Year in 2002

[edit] Long Beach State

Sure-handed starting shortstop for three seasons, Tulowitzki had a .962 career fielding percentage and 117 career RBIs to go along with a .296 career average... rated by Baseball America as the top arm and the best defensive shortstop in the Big West... He had 20 career homers, 37 career doubles and a .453 career slugging percentage over 155 games... He is a two-time All-Big West selection (second team in 2003, and first team in 2004) and a two-time All-Regional Tournament selection, earning MOP honors in 2004... has 31 multi-hit games in his career.