2008: Saw action in six games with seven starts as an OF and DH in his first season as a Huskie ... Hit .258 in 31 at bats with five RBIs and five runs scored ... Made collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter and pitched 0.1 innings vs. Portland (2/28) ... Recorded his first career hit with a double at Valparaiso (4/9) in his first OF start ... Scored his first career run and went 1-for-1 vs. Akron (4/13) ... Had his first RBI against Toledo (4/19) ... Went 2-for-5 with one triple, three RBIs and two runs against Illinois State (4/23) ... Scored one run and drove in the game-winning run in two at bats against Northern Iowa (5/12).
Summer 2007: Led the Chicago Suburban Baseball League with a .444 batting average ... Totaled 12 hits and drove in eight runs in 27 at-bats for the Crystal Lake Cardinals.
Junior College: Earned first team ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Division II All-American honors and first team All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference selection as a sophomore ... Hit .455 with 5 HR and 35 RBI while stealing 24 bases and scoring 34 runs during sophomore year ... Played two seasons for the Fighting Scots.
High School: A two-time all-area selection by the Northwest Herald and earned a pair of all-conference accolades ... Hit .405 and went 3-4 with a 3.50 ERA to earn all-area and all-conference honors as a senior ... Named team MVP and captain during his final prep campaign ... Went 3-0 with 4.44 ERA and hit .387 to earn all-area and all-conference recognition as a junior ... Named team[apos]s Most Improved Player and served as captain during his junior campaign ... Earned three letters in baseball and two in basketball ... Honor Roll member as a senior and junior.
Personal: History major ... Born Sept. 9, 1986 in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... Two brothers pitched for Northern Illinois, Dan (1997-2001), and Mark (2003-07), who signed with the Florida Marlins organization following his college career ... Younger brother, Zach, signed a National Letter of Intent with NIU in November and will be a freshman on the 2009 team ... The Huskies have had a Badgley on their baseball roster every season except one (2002) since 1997 ... Son of Phil Badgley and has 11 siblings ... Aspires to become a history teacher ... Hobbies include bowling ... Admires Frank Thomas and Michael Jordan.
BADGLEY[apos]S CAREER STATISTICS
Hitting
YR AVG G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO
2008 .258 21/7 31 5 8 1 1 0 5 0 1 4
Career .258 21/7 31 5 8 1 1 0 5 0 1 4
Long Hit Streak: 2 (2008)
Pitching
YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG IP H R ER BB SO HBP
2008 0 1 0 81.00 1/0 0 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0
Career 0 1 0 81.00 1/0 0 0.1 1 3 3 2 1
BADGLEY[apos]S CAREER HIGHS
Hitting
Hits: 2, 2x, last at UW-Milwaukee, 4/29/08
Runs Batted In: 3, vs. Illinois State, 4/23/08
Runs Scored: 2, vs. Illinois State, 4/23/08
Doubles: 1, at Valpraiso, 4/9/08
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 0.1, vs. Portland, 2/28/08
