Very talented infielder and an outstanding defensive player ... Tigers’ probable starter at third base ... has played second base and shortstop during his career ... has tremendous batting eye ... has led the Tigers in walks the last two years ... good clutch hitter who has 17 home runs in college career ... has dedicated his season to the memory of his father who passed away after a battle with cancer ... has lauched a fund-raising campaign called “Hans’ Hits For Hospice” ... led the Colonial Athletic Association with 50 walks as a sophomore ... set a Towson single season record with 50 walks in 2005.
2006 Season: Played in 53 games and started 51 times ... made 22 starts at second base and 25 starts at shortstop ... also started at third base four times ... batted .256, eighth on team ... finished second on team with 41 runs scored ... hit 13 doubles, second on team ... tied for team lead with four triples ... also hit six home runs and had 21 runs batted in ... led Tigers with 37 walks ... had a .388 on-base percentage ... batted .284 in CAA games with 6 homers and 13 RBI’s ... had a .407 on-base percentage in CAA games ... had 13 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games ... led Tigers to a 9-7 win over The Citadel in Citadel Tournament championship game by hitting a two-run single in 10th inning that gave the Tigers the lead ... had two hits and one RBI in 16-12 win at Delaware State ... hit a solo home run in 7-6 loss at George Mason ... led Tigers to a 12-9 win at George Washington with three hits, including two doubles ... also scored three runs in win at GW ... had three hits, including a home run, with two RBI’s in 8-7 loss to UNC Wilmington ... walked twice and scored three runs in 9-8 victory at Temple ... banged out two hits and drove in three runs at Northeastern in Tigers’ 11-7 loss ... scored two runs in 5-2 win over Delaware State ... paced Tigers to an 11-8 win at Hofstra with two hits, including a home run and a double ... helped Tigers win season-ending series against Old Dominion by batting .389 with three runs scored, a triple and two home runs ... also had three RBI’s in the series ... led Tigers to 5-3 win over ODU in series opener with three hits ... clouted decisive two-run homer in sixth inning to give Tigers a 5-3 lead ... played all 18 innings of Tigers’ 9-8 loss to Monarchs ... had three putouts and nine assists in 18-inning game ... helped Tigers edge ODU in the series finale by a 9-7 score ... led off eighth inning with solo homer to provide insurance run in Tigers’ win ... had a .948 fielding percentage in CAA games.
2005 Season: Played in 56 games ... started 50 times ... made 43 starts at third base and seven starts at second base ... batted .293 with 10 home runs and 27 runs batted in ... scored 58 runs, third on the team ... second on team with a .451 on-base percentage ... drew school record 50 walks and was hit by a pitch five times ... hit 12 doubles ... played well defensively with only 13 errors in 210 fielding chances for a .938 fielding percentage ... made only one error in last 16 games of season ... took part in 16 double plays ... had 16 multi-hit games ... had a four-hit game in 3-2 loss at Hofstra ... honored as Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on April 25 ... batted .467 in five games (7-for-15) with 10 runs scored and eight runs batted in ... led Tigers to a series win over James Madison by hitting .600 (6-for-10) with 8 runs scored and 8 RBI’s ... hit four home runs in two games against JMU ... led Tigers to a 15-8 win over JMU with two hits, both homers, and four RBI’s ... had two homers, two walks, four runs scored and four RBI’s in 21-4 victory over Madison ... had three hits and scored two runs in 7-6 win at Longwood ... hit a solo home run and had two hits in 11-6 victory over UMBC ... led Tigers to 11-8 win over Buffalo with a 5th inning grand slam that gave the Tigers an 11-3 lead ... hit a two-run homer in the 7th inning of a 6-4 loss at North Carolina ... doubled twice and scored three runs in 20-19 come-from-behind win at Delaware ... walked four times in Tigers’ 10-3 victory at Bucknell ... helped Tigers to a 13-3 win over UNC Wilmington with a two-run triple that gave Tigers a 4-3 lead in 4th inning ... went 3-for-5 and scored four runs in 17-15 win at William & Mary ... helped Tigers finish second at CAA Tournament by batting .357 with one RBI in four games.
2004 Season: Appeared in 44 games ... started 37 times ... started at third base 35 times and second base twice ... had a .902 fielding percentage with 12 errors in 123 chances ... batted .198 with one home run and 15 runs batted in ... had 28 walks and a .351 on-base percentage ... second on team in walks ... had three sacrifice flies ... had four stolen bases in five attempts ... had six multi-hit games ... had two-out RBI single in the 9th inning to lead Tigers to a 6-4 win at Virginia Commonwealth ... helped Tigers to a 10-2 win over UMBC with two hits and two runs scored ... had two hits and two RBI’s in win at James Madison ... had two hits and three RBI’s in 13-11 loss to George Mason ... hit first collegiate home run in loss to the Patriots ... handled first 38 chances of season without an error ... took part in eight double plays.
Background: Three-year co-captain ... helped team reach state championship game as a junior ... led the Bengals to 18 straight wins ... All-County pick who was selected to play in the Crown All-Star Game ... had a .394 career batting average ... hit 17 home runs in his career ... drew 28 walks as a senior ... hit three home runs in one game ... three-year starter for soccer team ... honor roll student ... took part in Minds In Motion program.
Personal: Has one older brother and one older sister ... lists mother as the person he admires the most ... has had a summer job working at a summer camp ... favorite author is John Steinbeck ... hobbies include watching movies ... favorite actor is Edward Norton ... most memorable moment was the state championship game ... favorite athlete is Brian Roberts ... father is deceased ... favorite food is Surf and Turf ... mother is a graduate of the University of Maryland ... mother works for the Montgomery County School System ... son of Susan Falkenhan and the late Frank Falkenhan III ... born on September 28, 1984 in Silver Spring, Md. ... has double major in Business Administration and Marketing.
