2009 Sophomore Season
Turned in an outstanding second campaign, batting .366 (63-172) with 28 runs, 18 stolen base, 14 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 35 RBI and seven walks while posting a .529 slugging percentage ... His .366 average ranked sixth in the NEC while his 63 hits are the seventh-best total in school history ... Also ranks third with four triples (t-2nd NEC), eighth with 14 doubles (t-10th NEC) and 10th with 18 swipes (6th NEC) ... Started all 51 games he played at shortstop ... Named to the NEC All-Tournament team after batting .538 (7-13) with five RBI and two runs over three games ... Was 3-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBI against Sacred Heart (5/23) ... Notched three hits and three RBI in win over CCSU (5/22) ... Closed out the year with a bang, batting a scorching .444 (24-54) with 12 stolen bases, 11 runs, three doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 RBI while slugging a team-best .630 over the last 15 games ... Hit safely in 14 of those games with eight multi-hit games and four multi-steal games ... Hit .538 (7-13) in sweep of FDU (5/15-5/17) helping propel the Green & White to their first NEC Regular Season Championship ... Was named
Akadema NEC Co-Player of the Week (3/23-3/29), hitting .500 (3-6) with a home run, double and six RBI over a pair of wins against Lafayette (3/25) and Maine (3/27) while slugging 1.167 ... In doubleheader sweep of Quinnipiac (4/10), was 5-8 with two runs ... Went 3-9 in doubleheader at Sacred Heart (5/10) ... In three-game sweep of LIU (5/1-5/2), was 3-10 with four stolen bases ... Helped Wagner rally from a seven-run deficit in 11-9 win over Mount St. Mary’s (4/24), going 3-4 with a double, RBI and run ... Was 2-3 with a RBI in win over Monmouth (4/18) ... Doubled at No. 7 Virginia ... Was 4-9 with three RBI in sweep of UMBC (3/7) ... Scored three runs and notched two hits in win over Yale (3/8) ... Rapped two hits at Winthrop (2/27) ... Stole a career-best three bases while going 2-2 with two doubles in win over NJIT (5/6) ... Smacked a pair of hits and drove in three in victory over Seton Hall (4/15) ... Recorded hits in all four games vs. CCSU (4/3-4/5) and was 5-14 in the split ... Also notched two hits in win over NYIT (5/13) ... Recorded a team-best 20 multi-hit games and was second with 10 multi-RBI games ... Ended the year with a 10 game hitting streak ... Hit a team-best .406 with runners in scoring position.
2008 Freshman Season
Hit .239 (34-142), including .273 during NEC-games, with 13 runs, five doubles, one home run, 14 RBI, six stolen bases, one triple and 11 walks ... Ended the season on fire, batting .500 (8-16) over his last five games ... Named
Akadema NEC Rookie of the Week after going 2-4 with two RBI and a run in win at Temple (3/7) ... Etched his name in the Wagner-annals by belting a grand slam in win vs. Saint Peter’s (3/13) ... The home run was the first by a Wagner player at Richmond County Bank Ballpark ... In the NEC Tournament, went 3-4 with a double and a run vs. CCSU (5/22) ... Hit .400 (4-10) with two runs, two RBI and a triple in four-game sweep of LIU (4/5-4/6) ... Was 3-6 with three runs in doubleheader sweep of Sacred Heart (5/17) ... His sacrifice fly lifted Wagner to a 2-1 game-two win over Maine (3/29) ... In win vs. Iona (4/23), went 3-4 with a double, run and RBI ... Hit .300 (3-10) in three games vs. Quinnipiac (5/2-5/3) ... Also collected three hits at CCSU (5/10-5/11) ... Was 2-3 with a double, run and walk at Seton Hall (4/16) ... In win over NYIT (5/14), recorded two hits in five at-bats with two RBI ... Had nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... Hit .362 vs. left-handed pitching.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at La Costa Canyon High School under the direction of Justin Machado ... Earned three varsity letters for the Mavericks ... Was named Defensive Player of the Year all three years ... Born on April 12, 1989 ... Has two sisters; Brittany (24) and Melissa (18) ...Was named to the All-Academic North San Diego team ... Is majoring in business accounting at Wagner.
