As A Junior: Started the first 45 games of the season at catcher before missing last six games an injury ... Averaged .274 on the season after averaging a team-best .355 in his final 22 games ... Tied for fifth with four home runs which ties him for the team lead amongst returnees ... Second on team with 12 doubles and 20 walks, while third in runs batted in (29) ... Fourth in slugging percentage (427) and on-base percentage (.372) ... Recorded 316 putouts and caught 15 base stealers ... Three walks against Troy (2/10) tied the season high ... Posted 12 multi-hit games and seven games with multiple RBIs ... Belted two home runs with five RBI against Texas Southern (4/18) ... Had a season-high three hits twice ? at Centenary (4/1) and vs. Prairie View A&M (4/22) ... Twice drove in three runs in a game going 2-for-4 at Grambling (3/5) and 3-for-5 vs. Centenary ... Has a 4.0 GPA.

As A Sophomore: Made 40 appearances with 32 starts at catcher and four at DH ... One of five regulars to finish the season with an average over .300 batting .307 ... Finished with a .555 slugging percentage which was fifth on team ... Tied for second on the team in homers with eight and was fourth with 33 RBI and fifth with 34 runs scored ... Second with nine multiple-RBI games, while posting 11 multi-hit games ... Tied an Islander record with three home runs in a game going 3-for-5 with four RBI against Dallas Baptist (4/18) ... Named Independent Newcomer of the Week (4/12) after batting 7-for-8 with six RBI and seven runs scored in two games versus Grambling ... Had a seven-game hitting streak during which time he hit .586 with five home runs, 13 RBI and 14 runs scored.

In Junior College: Started one year at Galveston College for Ruben Felix and Javier Solis ... Hit .360 with eight HRs and 50 RBI ... Named Phi Theta Kappa, Academic All-American, and to the National Dean’s List.

In High School: Played for Rick Carpenter at Elkins High School ... Hit .310 with four homers and 20 RBI as a senior as team went 35-1 winning the state and national title ... Reached state semis as a junior ... Chevrolet Top Athlete of the Week in May of 2002 ... Earned Academic All-State honors as a senior ... Holds school record in career and single-season putouts and fielding percentage.

Personal: Josh Plumaj was born Dec. 7, 1983 in Missouri City ... Son of Char and Pasco Plumaj ... Has two brothers and two sisters ... Business marketing major.