Luis Maza

1997 graduate of Jose Antonio Sucre (VZ) High School.

1999

Hit safely in 4 of 5 games, July 27-August 5 . . . tied season-high 2 rbi, August 11 vs. GCL Orioles . . . was 5-11 (.455) in 5 games, August 21-26 . . . season-high 2 hits, August 24 vs. GCL Orioles.

2000

Was 8-24 (.333) in 5 games, June 27-July 2 . . . season-high 9-game hit-streak, going 13-39 (.333), July 24- August 9 . . . hit safely in 6 of 7 games, going 9-25 (.360), August 11-18 . . . homered in consecutive games, August 17-18 . . . tied season-high 4 rbi, August 18 vs. Martinsville . . . tied season-high 3 hits, August 21 at Martinsville . . . was 9-16 (.563) in 5 games, August 26-September 1 . . . led club in hits, doubles, triples and homers and was second in batting, runs and stolen bases . . . tied for fi fth in league in doubles and extra-base hits . . . named to Appalachian League All-Star team.

2001

Hit safely in 9 of 10 games, going 17-43 (.395), April 5-15 . . . was 11-31 (.355) in 7 games, April 20-27 . . . season-high 4 hits, April 27 vs. Beloit . . . was 15-43 (.349) in 11 games, May 5-16 . . . had 7-game hit-streak, going 11-26 (.423), June 12-22 . . . season-high 9-game hit-streak, going 15-38 (.395), June 25-July 4 . . . season-high 4 rbi, June 30 at Cedar Rapids . . . hit safely in 11 of 12 games, July 17-30 . . . played in Midwest League All-Star Game, June 19 at Dayton . . . batted .311 (33-106) with runners in scoring position . . . led club in runs and was second in hits and on-base percentage.

2002

Hit safely in 9 of 10 games, April 13-24 . . . season-high 4 hits, May 1 at Sarasota . . . was 6-14 (.429) in 4 games, May 13-16 . . . season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 9-25 (.360), June 14-24 . . . was 7-16 (.438) in 5 games, July 2-6 . . . tied season-high 3 rbi, August 29 at Tampa . . . was third on club in on-base percentage and fourth in hits.

2003

Was 11-28 (.393) in 7 games, April 20-29 . . . hit safely in 11 consecutive games, going 18-46 (.391), May 3-16 . . . had 4-hit game and season-high 4 rbi, June 2 vs. Lakeland . . . hit safely in 9 of 10 games, going 14-43 (.326), July 1-12 . . . had game-winning 2-run homer in 10th inning, July 8 vs. Lakeland . . . season-high 12-game hit-streak, going 17-44 (.386), July 14-26 . . . was 13-33 (.394) in 10 games, August 7-18 . . . tied season-high 4 hits, August 27 at Sarasota . . . batted .321 (43-134) with 2 homers vs. lefthanders . . . was 42-134 (.313) with runners in scoring position . . . was second on club in runs, third in hits and rbi and fourth in games . . . was sixth in leage in batting . . . named to Florida State League Post-Season All-Star team.

2004

Began season at New Britain . . . hit safely in 12 of 13 games, going 21-53 (.396), April 17-30 . . . hit safely in 13 of 14 games, going 24-56 (.429), May 2-17 . . . season-high 4 hits, May 12 at Portland . . . was 12-32 (.375), May 29-June 5 . . . promoted to Rochester, June 16 . . . had 7-game hit-streak, June 17-24 . . . transferred to New Britain, June 25 . . . hit safely in 12 of 13 games, going 17-51 (.333), July 8-24 . . . homered in consecutive games, July 9-10 . . . was 11-25 (.440) in 5 games, August 5-8 . . . season-high 13-game hit-streak, going 17-53 (.321), August 14-30 . . . tied season-high 3 rbi, September 5 vs. Altoona.

2005

Began season at New Britain . . . had 8-game hit-streak, going 12-34 (.353), April 13-20 . . . was 9-23 (.391) in 5 games, April 25-May 1 . . . hit safely in 5 consecutive games, going 7-20 (.350), May 8-13 . . . hit safely in 12 of 13 games, May 17-June 1 . . . promoted to Rochester, June 2 . . . season-high 4 hits, June 11 vs. Indianapolis . . . had 5- game hit-streak, going 9-20 (.450), June 11-16 . . . hit safely in 9 of 10 games, going 14-41 (.341), June 25-July 10 . . . had 2-homer game and season-high 4 rbi, August 7 at Ottawa . . . season-high 9-game hit-streak, going 15-36 (.417), August 7-15 . . . homered in consecutive games, August 9-10 . . . hit safely in 8 of 9 games, going 14-35 (.400), August 19-27 . . . Twins' Minor League Player of the Month for August, going 31-96 (.323) with 8 doubles, 7 homers and 25 rbi in 27 games . . . was tied for third at Rochester in homers.