Arizona
2007
Season:
Batted .264 with 39 runs scored and
22 RBI ... Tied for the team lead with 21 stolen bases ... The 21 stolen bases are
third all-time at Arizona for a freshman ... Liberty (May 4-6):
Batted .400 (4 for 10) with a double, two RBI and five runs scored in the series ... Cal (April 5-7): Went 3
for 13 (.231) with a double, two RBI and a pair of stolen bases ... No. 2
Oregon State (March 30-April 1): Batted .273 (3 for 11) with a double, five
RBI and two run scored ... Went 2 for 2 in stolen bases ... vs. No. 10
Arizona State (March 28): Went 1 for 3 with a stolen base in the Challenge
at Chase ... Northern Colorado (March 24-25): Batted .667 in the series
(6 for 9) with a triple, two RBI and six run scored ... Tied the single-game
school record for stolen bases with four in UA's 6-2 win on Saturday ... at
Hawaii-Hilo (March 13): Went 2 for 6 with a double ... at Hawaii (March
9-11): Went 3 for 9 (.333) with two runs scored ... Eastern Michigan (March
2-4): Batted .364 (4 for 11) with double, two triples, two RBI and four runs
scored in three games ... at UNLV (Feb. 23-25): Batted .214 (3 for 14)
with two RBI and three runs scored in three games ... at No. 8 Cal State
Fullerton (Feb. 16-18): went 2 for 11 (.182) with a double ... New
Mexico (Feb. 9-11): Hit .400 (4 for 10) with three runs scored and two
stolen bases ... Utah Valley State (Feb. 6-7): Finished the two-game set
2 for 8 (.250) with two runs scored ... Gonzaga (Feb. 2-4): Batted . 429
(6 for 14) with a double, a RBI and six runs scored in three games ...
Collected his first hit in his first career AB.
High School
Graduated from Woodland High School in Woodland, Calif., in
2006 ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball for head coach Javy Valdivia ... Team captain his senior season ... Four-time
All-Sierra Foothill League ... Three-time all-city honoree ... All-state his senior
year ... Batted .480 as a senior and tied Dustin Pedroia's
school record for hits (50) his junior year ... Also earned three varsity letters
as a wide receiver on the football team.
Personal
Full name: Robert Dunstan Abel ... Born 12/14/87 in Sacramento, Calif.
... Son of Robert and Kim Abel ... Has one sister, Danielle, who attends San Diego State ... Area of academic interest in
business.
