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#23 Joe Conforti
Position: OF
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Class: Junior
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
High School: Farrell
2009 Junior Season
Hit .310 (39-126) with 30 runs, 13 stolen bases, seven doubles, three triples, 12 RBI and 22 walks while posting a .428 on-base percentage ... Played in 47 games, making 39 starts in the outfield ... Began the year on a tear, hitting a blistering .467 (14-30) over his first 11 games ... Was 3-6 with three runs in doubleheader sweep of UMBC (3/7) ... Followed that up by going 2-4 with two runs in win over Yale (3/8) ... In 2-0 victory over William & Mary (3/16), went 2-3 with a run-scoring triple ... Batted .500 (6-12) over four games at Delaware State (3/20-3/22) ... Doubled and scored a run in 2-0 win over Quinnipiac (4/10) ... Over four games at Monmouth (4/17-4/19), went 4-8 with two multi-hit games ... Went 3-5 with two runs, two RBI and a triple in series-clinching win vs. Mount St. Mary's (4/26) ... Also drove in a pair of runs in the series-opener against the Mountaineers (4/24), an 11-9 come-from behind win ... Stole three bases and scored a run in 4-3 win at LIU (5/2) ... Hit .500 (5-10) while helping the Green & White wrap up their first NEC Regular Season Championship with a four-game sweep of FDU (5/15-5/17) ... Went 3-4 in the clincher ... Was a perfect 2-2 with a run and a stolen base against Sacred Heart (5/23) in the NEC Tournament ... Recorded 10 multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... Hit .413 with two outs.
2008 Sophomore Season
Hit .231 (25-108) with 13 runs, two doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, seven walks and three stolen bases ... Played in 44 games, making 33 starts ... Scored the winning run in 4-3 victory over No. 22 St. John's (4/9) and the tying run in 13-11 victory over Florida International (3/1) ... Went 2-2 with a double with two RBI and a double in 2-1 game-three win over Maine (3/30) ... Smashed his first career home run, a two-run shot, in win over Iona (4/23) ... Hit .400 (4-10) in four-game sweep of Quinnipiac (5/2-5/4) ... In game-one win vs. Sacred Heart (5/17), was 2-4 with a home run, three runs and two RBI ... Had two outfield assists in 4-3 game-three win vs. Monmouth (4/12) ... At UCF (3/18), went 2-3 with a run, stolen base and a walk ... In the NEC-Tourney, was 2-5 with a two-run double vs. CCSU (5/22) ... Also recorded two hits vs. Manhattan (4/2) ... Recorded six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games.
2007 Freshman Season
Hit .247 (24-97), including .250 during NEC play, with 12 runs, four doubles, 11 RBI, seven walks, three stolen bases and a triple ... Saw action in 36 games, starting 24 ... In near-upset of VCU (3/24) had a career-high three hits to go along with two runs and two RBI ... For the weekend against the Rams, he went 6-14 with four runs and four RBI and was named Gotham Baseball Magazine Rookie of the Week... Helped the Green & White to 7-5 win at UMBC going 2-5 with a triple ... Hit safely in all three games at William & Mary (3/31-4/1) ... Ripped two hits against Lafayette (3/29) ... Went 2-4 with a RBI and stolen base in win at LIU (4/5) ... Ripped a two-run double at Quinnipiac (4/21) ... Hit .296 with runners in scoring position and had five multi-hit games.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Monsignor Farrell High School under the direction of Bob Mulligan ... Earned two varsity letters ... As a senior, helped the Lions to an 18-2 overall record, including a perfect 16-0 ledger during the regular season ... His squad outscored opponents 178-25 and included five D-1 baseball players ... Was a Staten Island Advance All Star and a First Team All-Catholic League selection ... Won the Farrell "Heart of a Lion" award after hitting .404 ... Also earned three letters in football ... As a senior, was Team MVP and a Fourth Team All-State selection ... Also was a Daily News All-City All Star ... Played the last two summers in the Valley Baseball League with the Haymarket Senators ... Earned MVP Honors for the North in the 2008 Valley League All-Star Game ... Hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat ... High School teammate of AJ Pirozzi ... Born on June 8, 1988 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Is undecided on a major at Wagner.
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