General
Gritty four-year starter ... Posted a career .267 average ... Finished his time at Wagner with 127 hits, ranking 32nd in school history ... Also appears in the record books with 33 stolen bases (10th) and 25 hit-by-pitches (25) ... Model student off the field as well ... Volunteered his time at a local soup kitchen as well as the pediatric unit of a local hospital en route to winning the inaugural Hilton Garden Inn Community Service Award at the annual Wagner Senior Awards dinner.
2011 Senior Season - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - PHOTO GALLERY
Team Captain … Speedy outfielder that was a menace on the basepaths … Hit .271 (39-for-144), including a scorching .330 during NEC play, with 32 runs, a team-best 14 stolen bases, 10 RBI, five doubles, one triple, 13 walks and 13 HBP … Reached base at a .380 clip … Notched eight multi-hit games … Played in 45 games, making 43 starts … Started the season on fire, hitting .500 (5-for-10) with four runs over his first three games – highlighted by going 2-for-5 with two runs and a triple in win over Winthrop (2/26) … Hit safely in all four games against CCSU (3/26-3/27), finishing up 7-for-12 (.583) with four runs, three stolen bases, two RBI, two doubles and three walks … Notched a season-best three hits in the third game and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning … Also hit safely in all four games at LIU (3/26-3/27), going 5-for-13 (.385) with four runs, two RBI and a pair of walks … Went 2-for-3 with two runs in series-opening victory against the Blackbirds … Scored two runs – including the game-tying tally in the bottom of the 10th – in extra-inning victory over Mount (3/18) … Singled and scored the eventual winning run against Bryant (4/9) while helping Wagner a doubleheader split … Notched a pair of hits in the series finale with the Bulldogs (4/10) … Hit safely in nine-straight games beginning with the final three at Monmouth (4/16-4/17), going 3-for-8 with three runs and was plunked three times … In three wins over Quinnipiac (4/21-4/22) was 4-for-9 with four runs, two RBI and a walk while posting a .500 OBP … Doubled twice and scored two runs with one stolen base in series opener against FDU (5/6) … Batted safely in three of four games at Sacred Heart (5/12-5/14) … Closed his collegiate career with 1-for-2, two-run, two-HBP performance in season finale.
2010 Redshirt Season
Redshirted the year and will have one year of eligibility remaining.
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 ... Was 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 over 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 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) ... Notched 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 ... 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) ... Laced 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 for the Haymarket Senators in the Valley Baseball League in the 2008 and 2009 ... 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 ... Prep teammate of AJ Pirozzi ... Born on June 8, 1988 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated with a degree in criminal justice (Class of 2010) and is pursuing his master's degree in education.
