Chris Fontenot is a proven performer and has seen his stats improve with each season...he has been a starter all of his previous three years with the Cowboys

2005 season: he batted .284 which was third high on the team...he also hit .295 in conference games....on the season he scored 24 runs, hit 10 doubles and three home runs and drove in 24 runs...he also led the team with 13 stolen bases...a two run homer beat UTA 3-2 ...also went 5 for 6 with 3 RBIs and home run in series with Loyola...knocked in teams only runs with a triple in loss to then No. 21 ranked La-Lafayette...only one error in 69 chances

2004 season: batted .319 to rank second on the team and among the top 20 in the conference...led the league in triples with six...three home runs...stole eight of nine bases and did not commit an error in 74 chances...hit safely in his last three games......four hits in three games including his last two...two or more hits in 16 games...four RBIs in games against Grambling (hit two triples) and Northwestern State..

2003 season: batted .212 with two homers and 19 RBIs..five multi-hit games with high of three hits including a homer against Arkansas State...team high seven at bats vs UL-Monroe..other home run against Ohio State...did not make an error in 48 chances and threw out two runners

Pre-McNeese: played on two district title teams at Slidell High..earned all-district and all-parish honors..batted .380 as senior and hit three home runs

Personal: birthdate Sept.7, 1982...older brother Mike Jr. played at LSU and is now in the Baltimore Oriole organization...parents are Mike and Lisa Fontenot....father Mike Sr. and uncle Nathan played baseball at McNeese in the 1970s...honor roll student majoring in Chemical Engineering