14th Round (No. 417) Pick By Seattle in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft
GENERAL
Became the first Wagner position player to be drafted after his junior season since Joe Francisco was tabbed by Atlanta in 1999 ... Fourth-highest draft pick in school history ... Finished his Seahawk career with 93 stolen bases and 171 hits … Those totals rank second and 12th in the Green & White career annals, respectively … Signed with the Mariners in June of 2013 and will forgo his final season of eligibility.
2013 Junior Season
All-NEC First Team
ABCA Northeast Region Second Team
Turned in one of the finest seasons in school history … Fleet-footed centerfielder that was arguably the fastest runner in the NEC and the entire Northeast … Broke the conference record for stolen bases and finished up second nationally (as of the NCAA Super Regionals) with 46 swipes … Had 11 multi-stolen base games… Hit a team-best . 329 (77-for-234), which ranked 10th in the conference … Also led the team while ranking second in the league, second in the single-season Wagner annals and 122nd nationally with 77 hits ... Scored a team-best 46 runs, which placed him third in the NEC and fifth in the Seahawks’ single-season record book … Had a team-best matching 22 multi-hit games, including a team-best four four-hit games … Batted a blistering .343 (24-for-70) with runners in scoring position … Recorded a season-high 16-game hitting streak, during which time he batted .464 (32-for-69) … Hit .300 or better in five of his eight NEC series while batting safely in 43 of his 55 games … Started all 55 games in center field … Named NEC Player of the Week after batting .520 (13-for-25) with eight runs and six stolen bases out of the leadoff spot in series victory over Mount St. Mary’s (5/3-5/5) and 12-9 win at NJIT (4/30) … Against the Mountaineers, logged nine hits, six runs and four RBI … Opened the series with a pair of three-hit, two-RBI performances, capped by a walk-off RBI single in the first game of a doubleheader with the Mountaineers that erased an early five-run deficit, before notching a pair of hits in the nightcap … In the finale, recorded a career-high four stolen bases in 9-5 series-clinching win over the Mountaineers … Began the week by going 4-for-6 against the Highlanders … Set the single-season school-record for steals, before breaking Kyle Messineo's NEC record of 42 with back-to-back swipes in the series opener at LIU Brooklyn (5/10) … Also notched two steals and a pair of runs in the nightcap, a 3-1 win, with the Blackbirds … Opened the season by going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run and one RBI in 5-4 win over Villanova (2/22) … Batted a blistering .667 (8-for-12) with seven RBI and three runs in leading Wagner to a three-game sweep over Saint Peter’s (3/28; 3/30) … In the second game of the series, finished up 4-for-5 with a career-high five RBI while helping the Seahawks cap a doubleheader sweep… Near-impossible out in 22-16 victory at St. John’s (4/3) … Reached base safely in six of his seven plate appearances while finishing with four hits, four RBI, three RBI, two walks and two stolen bases in helping the Green & White overcome a 10-run deficit … Followed that up by recording at least one hit in all four games against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/5-4/7) … Batted .429 (9-for-21) with seven stolen bases, five runs scored in helping Wagner to the series victory… Hit safely in all three games at Richmond (3/1-3/3), finishing up at a .385 clip (5-for-13) with four stolen bases, three RBI, two runs and two walks … Notched three hits in the second game of a doubleheader at Monmouth (4/13), fueling five-hit weekend … Also had five hits with four runs and a pair of stolen bases in series split with Central Connecticut (4/19-4/21) … In series sweep of Quinnipiac (4/26-4/28) recorded a pair of multi-hit games … Also threw the would-be tying run out at the plate in the Bobcats’ final at-bat to preserve the game-three win … Over three games against La Salle (3/15) and Saint Joseph’s (3/16-3/17) batted .385 (5-for-13) with three runs, three RBI and three stolen bases … Began NEC play by hitting safely in all four games against Sacred Heart (3/22-3/24) … Went 5-for-14 (.357) with two runs and two stolen bases … Scored a pair of runs while notching his NEC-record 46th stolen base in the season finale against Bryant (5/18) ... Profiled in Wagner's
"A Day In The Life Of" series.
2012 Sophomore Season
All-NEC Second Team
Posted a breakout year in his second season on Grymes Hill … Arguably, one of if not the fastest players in the Northeast … Hit .312 (64-for-205), including a team-best .336 during league play, with a conference-leading 34 stolen bases … Paced the team with 64 hits (t-6th NEC), 39 runs (t-5th NEC) and 27 walks (5th NEC) … Also recorded seven doubles, two triples one home run and 17 RBI while posting a .400 OBP (10th NEC) … Played all 55 games, making 54 starts … Recorded a career-best 14-game hitting streak, batting .483 during that time … Notched a team-best 23 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … Over four games against Sacred Heart (5/4-5/6) batted .471 (8-for-17) with three multi-hit games, five runs, four stolen bases, three RBI and two doubles … In the opener, was 3-for-6 with three runs and two stolen bases … Scored two runs in the second game, before driving in two in the series finale … In series victory over Iona (4/20-4/21) was 7-for-12 (.583) with five runs and three stolen bases … Capped his big weekend by going 4-for-5 with four runs and a RBI and a stolen base in 18-10 series-clinching victory over the Gaels … Followed that up by batting .438 (7-for-16) with four stolen bases, four walks and two runs over four games at Central Connecticut (4/27-4/29) … Hit safely in all four games, with three multi-hit games … His first career home run, a solo shot in series-clinching victory over Quinnpiac, ignited a stagnant Green & White offense to a series-clinching 10-1 rout … Over four games against the Bobcats, batted .385 (5-for-13) … Hit safely over the last three games against Monmouth (3/23-3/24)… Reached base safely four times on a hit and three walks, while adding two runs, a RBI and a stolen base in 11-4 win over defending Atlantic 10 Champion Charlotte (3/3) in the first game of a doubleheader … Over four games at Fairleigh Dickinson (4/5-4/7) had three multi-hit games at Fairleigh Dickinson (4/5-4/7), while adding four stolen bases en route to posting .429 average (6-for-14) … Also hit .429 (6-for-14) with three multi-hit games in series-victory over LIU Brooklyn (4/13-4/15) … Added two stolen bases, two walks and two runs … Hit safely in all three games at Jacksonville (3/9-3/11), while helping Wagner win two-of-three … Batted .455 (5-for-11) with four stolen bases, three walks and two runs … Was 3-for-6 with three runs in romp over Saint Peter’s (4/17) … Notched three hits, three runs, three stolen bases and three walks in helping the Seahawks sweep a doubleheader from the Mount (3/30) … Recorded the first of his four three-hit games on the year in the opener … Went 2-for-4 in the season opener at Hawaii (2/23) … Had a highly productive summer for the Matsu Miners of the Alaska League, notching a league-best 36 stolen bases, while batting.287 (33-115) … Reached base in each of the final 15 games en route to being named the league’s No. 6 pro prospect by
Baseball America.
2011 Freshman SeasonÂ
Good athlete that had a solid rookie campaign … Split his time between center and left … Batted .231 (30-for-130) with 16 runs, 13 stolen bases, seven doubles, six RBI and nine walks while also being plunked five times … Recorded six multi-hit games … Played in 45 games, making 41 starts … In win at Winthrop (2/26), was 2-for-5 with two runs, two stolen bases and a double … Went 3-for-8 over the final two games at UCF (3/12-3/13) with two runs and two stolen bases … Finished up 3-for-5 with three runs, two stolen bases in extra-inning, NEC-opening win over the Mount (3/18) … Was 4-for-8 with two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases over final two games against FDU (5/7-5/8) … Hit safely in all three games vs. Bryant (4/8-4/10), finishing up 3-for-8 … Was 2-for-4 at St. John’s (4/6) … Scored two runs in win over Iona (4/28).
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Bishop Shanahan High School under the direction of Mike Cooper earning two letters … Named All-Chesmont Honorable Mention and All-Chester County as a senior … Played in the prestigious Carpenter Cup … Paced the Chesmont Conference in stolen bases in each of his final two seasons … Played at the All Star Baseball Academy for the Downington Legion squad … Also earned three letters in football … Born on February 21, 1992 … Has one brother Colin (17) … His father Mark was a collegiate player at UCLA before being drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round of the 1979 MLB Draft ... Played two seasons of minor league ball, including one each at Rookie-A Billings and Low-A Cedar Rapids … His dad’s Godfather was Danny Murtaugh, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to the 1960 and 1971 World Series Championships … Graduated with an 85 average … Member of the National Honor Society of High School Scholars … Is majoring in economics at Wagner.
