4  Derek Amicone Class: RS Junior Hometown: Sandy, Utah High School: Jordan HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 170 Position: INF Experience: 1V Bats/Throws: R/R

At Utah Valley ...

Freshman (2010): Batted .352 in while appearing in 34 games, 25 of which were starts ... finished with eight doubles and 19 RBI ... his 25 starts all came at second base ... had 10 multi-hit games including four 3-hit games, three of which came in five contests vs. Houston Baptist ... in a four-game sweep at HBU, he was 9-for-18 with eight runs scored and four RBI ... also went 3-for-4 vs. Houston Baptist in Great West Tournament ... was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in a win at Chicago State ... hit .426 (23-for-54) in Great West games, third on the team.

Redshirt (2009): Redshirted 2009 season.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Jordan High School where he helped team to region and state championships as a junior ... team finished second in state during freshman and sophomore seasons ... named 1st Team All-Region and 2nd Team All-State in 2008 ... set school record with three doubles in a game (one shy of state record) and 13 doubles on the season ... hit .437 with 25 RBI as a senior and was named Jordan's Team MVP ... played in the Deseret Morning News Top-30 All-Star game.

Personal ...
Son of Marc and Mary Kay Amicone ... born in Salt Lake City, Utah ... plans to major in Exercise Science at Utah Valley ... his mom played softball at Utah and is the current head softball coach at Salt Lake Community College ... his dad played baseball at Utah and is the current General Manager of the Salt Lake Bees (LA Angels AAA) ... also recruited by UNLV and Utah ... his last name means "Friend" in Italian.