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What did you do Monday?  Maybe go to work, spend some time with the family, watch some TV?Buster Posey had quite a day, the kind of day that he will file away to tell his grandkids about.Posey, who stars for the fourth-ranked Florida State baseball team, played all nine positions against Savannah State.  The Seminoles (44-8) won the game 10-0.Here is a summary of Posey’s game day:

• 1st inning: catcher
• 2nd inning: 1st base
• 3rd inning: 2nd base
• 4th inning: shortstop
• 5th inning: 3rd base
• 6th inning: left field (moved to center with two outs)
• 7th inning: pitcher (moved to right field with two outs)

(The game ended in the bottom of the seventh with one out and one on base) Oh, about his pitching debut.  He struck out both batters that he faced before moving to right field.But that wasn’t enough for Posey, a junior from Leesburg, Ga.  He proceeded to go 1 for 3 with two walks from the plate.  That one hit?  A grand slam, his second of the season, third for his career.  He went deep to right on the first pitch he saw from Tigers starter Alford Arnold.There have been four Seminole players accomplish the feat during Mike Martin’s reign as coach.  The most recent was Martin’s own son, Mike Martin, Jr., against Furman during the 1994 season.Posey used four different gloves during the game.  He said his weirdest experience was playing first base, and that he had never played that position, or centerfield.Posey is expected to be a high pick in the major league amateur draft in June.  And whoever signs him will know they are getting a guy who can (literally) do it all.

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