| Dain Hall |
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On Hall: Up-and-coming prospect with the potential to eventually hit near the top of the lineup ... Has good speed ... Will have a chance to earn playing time at third base and as a utility player elsewhere on the field.
Barrington High School: Three-year letterwinner in football and baseball ... Two-time All-Conference and three-time All-Area baseball player ... Named second team All-State by the Chicago Sun Times ... Batted .495 with seven home runs, 30 RBI and 22 stolen bases as a senior, including a four-game stretch where he went 14-for-14 at the plate ... Also batted .417 as a sophomore and .392 as a junior ... Compiled 65 stolen bases in three seasons for a team that finished third in the state his sophomore year ... As a football player was an All-Conference and All-Area choice as well as an All-State honorable mention pick ... Holds school records for kick return yardage and for receiving yards in a game and season.
Personal: Born 7/14/88 in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... One of three sons of Martin Hall and Jan O'Callaghan ... Siblings are Scott (21) and Chase (11) ... Father played football and baseball at Dartmouth ... Two of his uncles played football at Davidson and John Carroll, respectively ... Has a cousin that was a 2003 second round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox ... Chose Villanova for its great academic prestige, location near Philadelphia and for the strong athletic programs ... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business.
