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2021 Baseball Roster

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7 Ian Fair

  • Position INF
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Walpole, Mass.
  • Highschool Walpole

Biography

AWARDS:
  • 2020 CAA Preseason Player of the Year
  • Howlin' Huskies Award - Top Male Athlete (2020)
  • Two-time All-CAA (2019, first team / 2018, second team)
  • Three-time CAA All-Tournament Team (2018, '19, '21)
  • 2018 CAA Co-Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team
2021:
  • One of the best defensive first basemen in the country
  • Committed just two errors in 272 chances for a .993 fielding percentage
  • Leads the team with a current 27 on-base streak
  • Batting .350 (21-for-60) since May 8 after a slow start to the season offensively
  • Named CAA All-Tournament
  • Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Northeastern's Fayetteville Regional NCAA Tournament matchup vs. Nebraska (6/4)
  • Drove in two runs with a big two-out double in the CAA Championship Game vs. UNC Wilmington (5/30)
  • Made a spectacular diving catch for a double play at first base in the CAA title game
  • Went a season-best 3-for-5 and drove in two runs in the CAA tournament win over Charleston (5/27)
  • Drove in a season-high three runs at Delaware (5/15)
2020:
  • Started all 15 games before season canceled due to Coronavirus
  • Went 2-for-4 with a run batted in and two runs scored in 10-0 win over South Florida (2/22)
  • Had a run batted in in five straight games (2/22-29)
  • Went 3-for-5 with a run batted in and two runs scored in 7-4 win over Villanova (2/28)
  • Hit in three in 10-7 win over Florida Atlantic (3/7)
2019:
  • Won the batting title in the CAA with a .357 batting average
  • Connected on a team-best eight home runs, tied for eighth in the CAA
  • Drove in 33 runs and stole eight bases
  • Earned all-league and all-tournament honors for the second straight year
  • Hit .500 in the CAA Tournament (9-for-18), with six runs scored, three runs batted in and one home run
  • Ended the season on a 14-game hitting streak and reached base safely in the last 21 games
  • Had a stretch of seven straight games with a run batted in (3/9-17)
  • Hit a home run and drove in four runs against Towson (5/18)
2018:
  • Made 38 starts in 42 games played
  • Hit .305 with two home runs and eight doubles
  • Named CAA Co-Rookie of the Year, All-CAA second team and CAA All-Rookie Team
  • Began his collegiate career with a run batted in triple in one at bat against Creighton (2/16)
  • Hit his first career home run against Towson (4/27)
  • Registered a triple against UMass Lowell, concluding his program-high, 22-game hitting streak (5/1)
  • Went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in and scored two runs in a CAA Tournament elimination game win over Delaware (5/25)
2017:
  • Was redshirted for the 2017 season
Before NU: Attended Walpole High School, where he was a four-year letter winner in baseball and soccer ... Was a member of the 2012 league champion baseball team ... Captained both the baseball and soccer teams during his junior and senior years ... Three-time Bay State League All-Star in baseball ... Two-time Bay State League All-Star in soccer ... Named Eastern Massachusetts All-Star in both baseball and soccer during senior year ... Led soccer team to league championship in 2016.

Personal: Born Oct. 31, 1997 ... Father Rick Fair played basketball at Denison University ... Mother is Annelise ... Has one brother and one sister, Colin and Ali ... Honor roll student throughout high school ... Class President in 2016 ... Enjoys playing guitar ... Plans to study neuroscience with hopes of becoming an M.D. or physician's assistant ... Class of 2020.
CAREER BATTING
SEASON GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB
2017 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0
2018 47-42 .305 177 30 54 8 3 2 27 .418 19 5 38 .386 1 0 6-8
2019 49-47 .357 196 38 70 6 1 8 33 .520 21 2 31 .419 3 0 8-12
2020 15-15 .258 62 13 16 2 0 0 9 .290 6 2 19 .343 0 0 4-4
2021 39-35 .276 127 21 35 5 2 6 26 .488 13 6 43 .358 5 1 10-12
CAREER 150-139 .311 562 102 175 21 6 16 95 .456 59 15 131 .386 9 1 28-36
CAA BATTING
SEASON GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB
2017 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0
2018 21-19 .333 81 15 27 4 1 2 15 .481 6 2 17 .389 1 0 4-5
2019 24-24 .378 98 20 37 3 1 5 18 .582 15 1 15 .457 2 0 7-9
2020 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0
2021 19-16 .281 57 10 16 0 1 3 12 .474 4 3 20 .348 2 1 5-5
CAREER 64-59 .339 236 45 80 7 3 10 45 .559 25 6 52 .408 5 1 16-19

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2017Freshman

    Infielder
    6'3" 210 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    6'3" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'3" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Infielder
    6'3" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Redshirt Junior

    INF
    6'3" 215 lbs
    7