Tom D’Aquila

Thomas Charles D'Aquila

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

• School North Carolina Wesleyan College

• Born April 15, 1973 in Middletown, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Tom D'Aquila played three seasons in the minors.

He hit .458 with 16 homers in college in 1993, finishing 7th in NCAA Division III in average and tying for the most total bases (136). He was named the ABCA Player of the Year for Division III, beating out [Billy Wagner]] most notably. He was an All-American outfielder for Division III in 1994 as well. The Baltimore Orioles took him in the 23rd round of the 1994 amateur draft, two rounds before Michael Young.

He batted .221/.335/.474 with 12 home runs, 37 runs and 38 RBI in 59 games for the 1994 Bluefield Orioles, showing power and walks but not much contact. He tied Terrence Long and Adrian Gordon for second in the Appalachian League in homers, 6 behind Jake Patterson, and was 7th in RBI (between Aaron Royster and Guillermo Mota). In 1995, he hit .264/.345/.433 with 11 triples and 111 strikeouts for the High Desert Mavericks. He fielded only .917 with 11 errors. He led the California League in triples (2 ahead of Raúl Ibañez), was 7th in strikeouts (between Bobby Bonds Jr. and Hector Ortega) and was two errors shy of Bonds for the most by an outfielder. In the O's chain, he nearly had more triples than the next two combined (Sherman Obando and Jarvis Brown each had 6) and he was third in whiffs, behind Danny Clyburn and Tommy Davis.

1996 was a rough year for Tom. He was 1 for 16 with a triple, walk and 7 Ks for High Desert and hit just .146/.294/.192 in 45 games for the Frederick Keys, fanning in 55 of 130 AB. He had 6 errors to 12 RBI between the two teams. He also played briefly for the independent Nashua Hawks (2 for 12, 2B, 2 BB). He finished his pro career with a .226/.327/.392 batting line, 24 home runs, 13 triples, 25 steals in 39 tries, 109 runs, 114 RBI and 235 strikeouts in 224 games.