2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
John Naff
- Position:
- Infield/Outfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Bats:
- L
- Weight:
- 222
- Throws:
- R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Wash.
- Prev School:
- Everett CC
- High School:
- Marysville-Pilchuck
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2016 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
WASHINGTON
2017: Hit .271 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI in 50 games, 49 starts (47 1B, 2 DH) ... reached base safely in 41 games ... multi-hits in 15 games ... hits in 16 of last 18 games to raise avg from .202 to .271 ... batted .378 in 13 May games ... finished the year with a five-game hit streak and four-consecutive multi-hit games ... was 6x11 with three RBIs and four runs in final 3 games of year vs. USC ... hit a home run and double, driving in 2 runs and scoring twice in final game of his Husky career ... 3x12 at Stan, 2B ... 3x9 vs. ASU, RBI, 2 runs, .405 ob% ... .. started all 4 games in LA, going 1x10 vs. UCLA, the one hit a HR, and 1x3 with 2 BB at LMU ... 2x9, 3B, RBI vs. Baylor ... 1x7 at Oregon ... 1x6 at Gonzaga but that one hit was game-winning RBI double in 9th inning on March 21... hits in 3 of 4 games vs. Sacramento State ... 7x16 (.438) at St. Mary's with multi-hits 3 times, including 3x5, HR, 3 runs in 11-5 win ... 2 runs in 3 games at Santa Clara.
2016: Played in 54 games, 45 starts ... ended the year with a 5-game hit streak and was 9x21 to raise final batting average to .301 ... had 16 extra-base hits for a .466 slugging percentage ... was 4th in the Pac-12 with 445 putouts, 8th in with .423 on base percentage ... hit .377 on the road ... .359 (23x64) over last 15 starts ... was 4x13, HR, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI in NCAA Nashville Regional ... hit .357 (15x42) in 13 May games ... 5x11, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI at Utah to raise average to .300 for first time since March 20 ... 3x7, 2 RBI, HR in 2 starts vs. Stanford ... 4x10 with hits in all 3 games vs. WSU ... 5x9 at Cal, including 3x3, GW HR and game-tying RBI in 4-2 opening night win ... 2x9, 2 2B, 3 RBI vs. St. Mary's ... knocked in first run of 3-0 win over St. Mary's Sunday with RBI double ... broke out of 3x19 slump in Pac-12 play with 5x10 weekend at ASU (2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R), including 2 hits in each of final 2 games of series ... 4x11, 5 RBI, 2 HR vs. Ariz., including 2x4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, go-ahead 3-run HR in 8-4 win on Saturday ... 2x7 in Pacific series ... reached base safely in the first 9 games ... 6x17, 8 runs, 2 2Bs at UC Riverside, including 3x3, 4 runs, 2B, RBI in GM 1 of DH ... 3x10 at Baylor, including a single in his first D1 at bat.
EVERETT CC
Named second team 2015 All-NWAC Northern Region as an infielder and was NWAC All-Academic … played in 44 games as a sophomore hitting .365 with 3 home runs, 7 doubles, a triple and 22 RBI … batted .311 in 36 games as a freshman, driving in 21 runs … played summer ball for the Everett Merchants.
MARYSVILLE-PILCHUCK HIGH SCHOOL
Named 2012 All-Wesco North first team as a first baseman after his senior season and was second team All-Wesco as a junior.
GETTING TO KNOW JOHN NAFF
First memory of baseball:
Playing in the backyard with my friends.
Favorite baseball player:
Miguel Cabrera because he makes hitting look so easy.
Favorite music:
Country.
Why do you love baseball:
It is the greatest game on earth.
