Mark Sluys

Class:
Senior
Position:
Catcher/Infielder
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Gig Harbor, Wash.
High School:
Gig Harbor

2019: First Team All-Ivy … team captain … started 36 of 37 games as a utility player, seeing time at catcher, first base, third base and designated hitter … led the team with seven home runs and a .486 slugging percentage … batted .325 in Ivy League play … added five homer, six doubles and a .578 slugging percentage in league games … had 12 multiple-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts against Columbia (4/20) and Princeton (4/28) … had multiple RBIs in four games.

2018: Started 25 of 26 games played, appearing at catcher and designated hitter … batted .272 with six doubles and 11 RBIs … ranked third on the team with a .402 slugging percentage … added two home runs … posted five multiple-hit games … put together a nine-game hitting streak during the season.

2017: Had a strong start to the year before missing the rest of the season due to injury … went 7-for-11 with two doubles in the opening series at Nicholls State (3/3).

2016: Appeared in 12 games with eight starts, serving as the backup catcher … had four runs scored with four RBIs … had a multiple-hit game against Bryant (4/26).

2015: Made nine appearances as a freshman, including five starts, as the team’s backup catcher … finished with six hits, three runs and four RBI … scored a pair of runs at Rhode Island (3/17).

Before Brown: A letterwinner as a catcher at Gig Harbor High School … Two-time team captain as a junior and senior … named team MVP as a senior … First Team All-Narrows League in 2014 … Washington State All-State baseball nominee in 2014 … Narrows League Honorable Mention in 2013.

Personal: Born on March 25, 1996 … son of Jan and John Sluys … has two brothers, Scott and Jack … concentrating in business, entrepreneurship and organizations … hobbies include traveling.