NEC Spring Scholar-Athlete for Baseball (2018)
NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
ECAC President’s Honor Roll (2018)
All-NEC (Second Team, 2016)
All-Time Career Hits Leaders (252)
All-Time Career At-Bats Leader (809)
All-Time Career Assists Leader (546)
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2018 Senior Season
Game-By-Game Stats
Served as team captain for the second straight season… Started in 54 of the Seahawks’ 56 games, serving primarily as the team’s second baseman (52 games)… Batted .280 on the year with 16 doubles (tied for first on the team and third in the NEC)… Belted six home runs (tied for second on the team) while driving in 25 RBI (fifth on the squad)… Led the NEC in runs scored with 60 (tied among the top-50 in Division I)… Posted 17 multi-hit games (third on the team) with 12 two-hit games and five three-hit games… Produced five multiple RBI games, highlighted by a four-RBI game in the second game of the April 7 doubleheader against Mount St. Mary’s… Recorded a total OPS of .809, highlighted by a slugging percentage of .445 (third on the team)… In game one of the regular season finale against Sacred Heart (5/18/18), he became the all-time career hits leader with his 246th hit … Surpassed former record-holder and current Kansas City Royals prospect, Nick Dini… Batted .300 against right-handers on the season (48-for-160) while hitting close to .300 with runners on base (.293)…
CONFERENCE ONLY: Started in 26 of the 28 league games… Batted .340 (ranked tenth in the circuit) while posting a total OPS of .950, highlighted by a .557 slugging percentage (sixth-highest in conference games)… Hit four of his six round-trippers during conference play, the last coming on the road at LIU Brooklyn in game one of the May 5 doubleheader.
2017 Senior Season
Did not play the entire 2017 season due to injury… Will suit up for the 2018 season.
2016 Junior Season
Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared and started in 47 games during the 2016 campaign... Batted a team-leading .374 (73-for-195), which the second best average in the NEC this season (trailed on Bryant's Robby Rinn .378)... Slugged .472 on the season (10th best in the circuit) while posting an on-base percentage of .414 (9th in the Northeast Conference)... Posted a .886 OBS (On-base plus slugging percentage)... His 73 hits were second most in the league during the season... Tied on the squad with three home runs... Two of his three home runs came against Mount St. Mary's (3/24) in which he drove in a career-best four runs... Drove in 21 RBIs on the season (third most on the team)... Tied his career-best with five hits against Mount St. Mary's (3/24)... Opened the 2016 season with a hit in seven straight games (17-for-50) which brought his average to .567 at the time... Had a season-high nine-game hit streak (4/23 through 5/8) in which the third year Seahawk batted .625 (20-for-32)... Batted .418 against left-handed pitching (23-for-55) while connecting at a .493 clip with runners on base (33-for-67)... With two outs, hit for a .465 average (20-for-43)... In 28 NEC contests, batted .353 (41-for-116)... Averaged a conference-best 1.46 hits in league play and his 41 total hits were third highest (trailed only teammate Ben Ruta, 44, and Central Connecticut's Dean Lockery 43)... His 12 total bases against Mount St. Mary's (3/24) were the most during the season... Against left-handers, he clubbed a .345 batting average (10-for-29) while hitting .340 as a leadoff batter (18-for-53)... Ranked 17th out of 150 Division I players as a tough batter to strike out, striking out once in an average of 17.7 at-bats... Named NEC Player of the Week for the second time in his career after batting .667 (12-for-18), seven RBIs, nine runs scored in a four-game sweep of Mount St. Mary's... Garnered All-NEC Second Team honors at the conclusion of the season.
2015 Sophomore Season
Game-by-Game Stats
A mainstay at shortstop and solidified the No. 2 spot in the batting order, appeared and started in all 51 games for Wagner during the 2015 campaign, extending his consecutive games played streak to 105… One of four Seahawks to finish the season with a .300 batting as he ended the year at .304 (58-for-191)… After the first 15 games of the season hitting leadoff, was moved to the No. 2 spot in which he thrived, hitting .359 (46-for-128) while scoring 27 runs, smacking eight doubles, a homerun and 21 RBIs… Statistically, tied for third in walks in the circuit (29) while finishing sixth in the circuit in runs scored (39), ninth in on-base percentage (.409), eighth in hits (58)… Had a season-high nine-game hit streak (4/10 through 4/18) in which he connected for a .432 average (16-for-37) with 11 RBIs… Excelling against left-handed pitching, batted .364 (12-for-33) with two doubles and seven RBIs…. With runners in scoring position, he posted a .412 average (4-for-17) with nine RBIs… Had 15 multi-hit games while connecting on a season-high four hits, two separate time (4/10 @ FDU & 4/24 vs. Central Connecticut).
2014 Freshman Season
Game-By-Game Stats
Had a breakout season as a rookie … Team’s starting shortstop and leadoff hitter … Batted .293 (60-for-205) with 26 runs, three doubles, one triple, 13 RBI, a team-leading 27 walks and five stolen bases … Started all 54 games at short … In seven-game West Coast swing at No. 8 Cal Poly (3/14-3/16) and No. 15 UC Santa Barbara (3/21-3/23), recorded four multi-hit performances en route to hitting a team-best .385 (10-for-26) … Also notched four runs, three RBI and three walks en route to posting a .467 OBP against some of the nation’s top pitching … In games against Bryant (5/22) and Sacred Heart (5/23) at the NEC Tournament went 2-for-7 with a run and four walks … Hit safely in all four games at LIU Brooklyn (4/4-4/6), finishing up 7-for-16 (.438) with three runs and three multi-hit performances … Was 3-for-6 with two runs in 13-7 romp over Saint Peter’s (4/17) before going 2-for-4 with four walks in doubleheader split against NJIT (4/18) … Followed that up with his second 3-for-6 performance of the week in the series-clinching win at NJIT (4/19) … Capped his big five-game tear by going 5-for-6 with a double and a run in 10-7 win over Rutgers (4/23) … All told, went 13-for-22 (.591) with three RBI while his five-hit performance was one of three by a NEC player on the season and the most by a Seahawk since Vinny Avella in 2010 … Set the tone in series-opening 13-2 win over Mount St. Mary’s (5/2), finishing up 4-for-6 with three RBI and two runs … Capped the series by going 2-for-3 with a run and a RBI in 6-2 victory over the Mountaineers (5/4) … Was 6-for-17 with two runs over four games against Sacred Heart (5/9-5/11) … Opened his career with a bang at Elon (2/21-2/23) hitting safely in all three games en route to batting .400 (4-for-10) with two runs and three walks … Went 4-for-7 with three walks and two RBI in a doubleheader at Texas State (3/1) … In 4-1 win at Monmouth (4/1), opened the game with a single before scoring the first run.
Before Wagner
Played his prep ball at Seton Hall Preparatory School under the direction of Mike Sheppard Jr. … Earned two varsity letters while helping the Pirates to the Non Public North A and Essex County Championships … Also helped guide Seton Hall Prep to a Non Public A Runner-Up finish … As a senior, named to the
MSG Varsity First Team and
Star Ledger Third Team All-State teams … Also garnered First Team Essex County and All-Super Essex accolades … First Team All-County pick as a junior … Over his two varsity seasons, batted over .400 with over 70 hits and over 50 RBI … Was a member of the Honor Roll and graduated with a 3.75 GPA.
Personal
Born on September 29, 1995 … Has one sibling, Juliana… Majoring in Business Administration at Wagner.
