Barry University Athletics

YAN AT A GLANCE: Returning home to finish collegiate career ... Played the past two seasons at Tennessee, having started as a true freshman ... Will look to bat in the middle of the Bucs order ... In addition to catching, Gomes will also see time at third base ... Enters the season as the No. 6-ranked Division II prospect, according to Baseball America ... Of the top 10 prospects listed, Gomes is ranked the highest among Division II catchers.

JUNIOR (2009): Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round ... Named an All-American by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association ... Selected as an All-American by College Sports Information Directors of America ... Named All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association ... NCBWA All-South Region selection ... ABCA All-South Region choice ... Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year ... First-Team All-SSC selection ... Played and started in all 55 games as Bucs went 44-11 with trip to NCAA Tournament ... Batted .405 with 90 hits, 17 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs, 92 RBI, 69 runs scored, .775 slugging percentage, .480 on-base percentage and two stolen bases ... His 92 RBI set a school season record ... His 21 homers, 90 hits, 69 runs and .775 slugging percentage each ranked second in Barry single-season history ... .405 batting average ranked third on season leaders list ... 172 total bases ranked first on season list ... Eight sacrifice flies ranked tied for first on school single-season charts ... Had .964 fielding percentage, splitting time at catcher and third base ... Threw out 15 baserunners attempting to steal, and had .483 stolen base against percentage, both of which ranked fifth among school season leaders ... Went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and four RBI vs. West Alabama in NCAA South Regional in final game of season (May 15) ... His grand slam in the third inning vs. West Florida helped Barry set an NCAA Division II record for grand slams by a team in a season as the Buccaneers crushed 11 ... Went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run to left vs. Valdosta State to open NCAA South Regional (May 14) ... Went 4-for-6 with a double, home run, a walk and three RBI in 21-3 win over Rollins in first game of a doubleheader (May 2) ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI in 15-4 win at St. Thomas (Apr. 29) ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles in 6-3 win over Tampa (Apr. 25) ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in 16-0 win over Rollins (Apr. 21) ... Went 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI in 8-2 win at Nova Southeastern (Apr. 18) ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in 10-6 win at Nova Southeastern (Apr. 17) ... Named Barry Male Athlete of the Year. 

SOPHOMORE (2008 -- Tennessee): Earned Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference honors ... Played in 52 games, making 50 starts ... Made 40 starts behind the plate, nine at first base and one as the designated hitter ... Batted third or fourth in the order for 37 of his 50 starts ... Threw out 12 potential base stealers, while earning a spot on the Johnny Bench Award watch list ... Hit .403 vs. left-handed pitchers, while batting .270 against right handers ... Posted a team-best .347 average with runners on base (33 of 95) ... Led the Volunteers with four sacrifice flies ... Totaled 18 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... Hit .336 in SEC play, with five home runs, 24 RBI and a team-best 41 hits ... Went 1-for-3 with a run in UT's loss to Texas Tech in Houston (March 1) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk in second game of a doubleheader vs. Eastern Michigan (March 9) ... Delivered a two-run double to jumpstart UT's win over Middle Tennessee (March 11) ... Was the hero of Tennessee's first-ever three-game sweep of LSU, hitting .545 in the series with a 1.455 slugging percentage (March 14-16) ... Totaled nine RBI in the Sunday doubleheader against LSU, including a walk-off grand slam in the series finale (his second homer of the game) ... Hit a two-run homer during a 3-for-5 day as the Vols beat Georgia 4-3 in 10 innings (March 23) ... Drove in two runs while going 4-for-6 at Auburn (March 29) ... Belted a three-run homer to help UT come from behind to beat No. 13 Florida in second game of a twin bill (Apr. 5) ... Collected three hits in UT's series-clinching win over Alabama (Apr. 13) and hit .385 in the series ... Belted a solo homer at Arkansas as part of a two-hit effort (Apr. 18) ... Was key to UT's 10-inning win at Arkansas, going 4-for-5 with three RBI, a run and a walk (Apr. 20) ... Hit .500 in the Arkansas series, with a team-high four RBI ... Drove in a game-high three runs in the win over Appalachian State (Apr. 22) ... Authored a 17-game hit streak Apr. 5-29, during which he hit .418 (28-for-67) ... It was the longest hit streak by a Vol since 2002.

FRESHMAN (Freshman All-America -- 2007 -- Tennessee): Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America and Freshman All-SEC selection ... Was one of UT's most productive rookies, hitting .310 with 70 hits, eight home runs and 47 RBI ... Threw out 11 base runners in 26 games behind the plate; started UT's other 33 games at first base ... Hit .284 in SEC play, with 33 hits, four homers and 17 RBI ... Recorded 19 multi-hit games and a team-high 13 multi-RBI games ... Began the season at first base, but started behind the plate for 13 straight games in J.P. Arencibia's absence due to a back injury (Feb. 23-March 11) ... Recorded base hits in each of the first two games of the year at No. 13 Florida State ... Made his debut behind the plate vs. Eastern Michigan, producing an RBI and scoring a run (Feb. 11) ... Caught both games of the Bethune-Cookman series (Feb. 16 and 18) ... Hit .455 (5-for-11) during the IPFW series, with a pair of multi-hit games and a team-high seven runs (Feb. 23-24) ... Led the Vols with a .545 average, six hits and six RBI in the Illinois-Chicago series (March 2-4) ... Hit his first collegiate home run in the UIC series finale (March 4) ... Drove in eight straight Tennessee runs during a three-game span (March 3-6) ... Started UT's comeback vs. Lipscomb with a two-run single that tied the game at 2-2 (March 6) ... Went 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a homer vs. Siena (March 9) ... Homered in a two hit, two-run effort vs. Siena (March 11) ... Went 3-for-4 in his first career SEC game at No. 22 Alabama, and he sent his first ever SEC pitch out of the park for a solo home run (March 16) ... Drove in two runs on a pair of doubles vs. Wright State (March 20) ... After going 0-for-4 in the series-opener vs. Georgia (March 23), bounced back by going 5-for-9 with three RBI, three runs and a homer in the next two games against the Bulldogs ... Tied for the team lead with three RBI in the series vs. No. 7 Arkansas (March 30-Apr. 1) ... Hit a three-run homer against Furman that helped the Vols pull away from the Paladins in a 12-7 victory (Apr. 17) ... Was UT's top hitter in the series at top-ranked Vanderbilt, recording five hits, four RBI and a home run (Apr. 20-22) ... Went 3-for-3 with three RBI at ETSU (Apr. 24) ... Had three hits in a career-high seven at-bats with a run and an RBI at LSU (Apr. 29) ... Went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI against Ole Miss (May 6) ... Drove in three runs on two hits vs. Belmont (May 9) ... Scored three runs in the win over Tennessee Tech (May 15) ... Hit a solo home run at Florida in a win that secured UT's berth in the SEC Tournament (May 19) ... Finished the season with a .422 batting average against left handers, and a .265 average vs. right handers ... Hit .329 with runners in scoring position, and had 24 two-out hits ... Reached base at a team-best .458 clip when leading off an inning (22 of 48).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southridge High School in Miami, Fla. ... Rated by Baseball America as the 143rd best high school prospect in the nation among 2006 seniors ... Earned Miami Herald All-Dade County honors as a junior in 2005 ... The Spartans finished 2005 as the regular-season 16-6A district champions after starting the year with 19 consecutive wins ... Hit .481 with five home runs and 25 RBI as a junior in 2004 ... Played summer ball with the Florida Bombers, helping the club win the 2006 World Wood Bat Association 18U National Championship ... Sat tied for first on the Bombers' all-time single-season list with 59 hits, while ranking second on the single-season RBI charts with 55 (both in 2006).

PERSONAL: Son of Decio and Claudia Gomes ... Receipient of the Captain & Mrs. Dan C. Clements Athletic Scholarship Endowment ... Majoring in psychology.


Yan Gomes Career Stats

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
Most runs batted in: 1st (92 in 2009)
Most total bases: 1st (172 in 2009)
Most sacrifice flies: t-1st (8 in 2009)
Highest slugging pct.: 2nd (.775 in 2009)
Most runs scored: 2nd (69 in 2009)
Most hits: 2nd (90 in 2009)
Most home runs: 2nd (21 in 2009)
Most games started: t-2nd (55 in 2009)
Highest batting avg.: 3rd (.405 in 2009)
Most games played: t-4th (55 in 2009)
Most times grounded into DP: t-4th (8 in 2009)
Lowest stolen base against pct.: 5th (.483 in 2009)
Most caught stealing by: 5th (15 in 2009)
Most at bats: 7th (222 in 2009)
Most fly outs: t-10th (60 in 2009)