General
Two-time All-NEC selection ... Career .299 hitter ... Finished his time at Wagner ranked among the record holders in numerous categories ... Member of the prestigious Wagner 200-hit club, ranking fifth in hits (212), fifth in runs (124), seventh in RBI (109), third in doubles (48), seventh in stolen bases (37), third in assists (432), fourth in games (204) and third in at-bats (710).
2011 Senior Season - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - PHOTO GALLERY
Extremely talented and athletic student-athlete that saw time at shortstop, second base, first base and in the outfield in his final campaign … Four-year starter … Member of the elusive Wagner 200-hit club … Hit a team-leading .330 (59-for-179) with a team-best 59 hits, 27 runs, a team-high 16 doubles, one triple, 25 RBI, 12 stolen bases, 24 walks and a team-best .407 OBP … Notched a team-high 16-multi-hit games, including a team-best nine during NEC play, and four multi-RBI games … Began the season on a high note in South Carolina, hitting safely in all four games while going 6-for-14 (.429) with four runs, three RBI and two walks … In win over Winthrop (2/26), was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI ... Extended his hitting streak to a season-high 12 with a RBI double that would prove to be the eventual winning run against Bryant (4/8) … In series finale, was a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double and a run … Notched a pair of hits against Seton Hall (4/13) and at Monmouth (4/15) … Hit safely in all four games at Quinnipiac (4/21-4/22), finishing up 6-for-15 (.400) with three runs, three RBI and four walks while posting a .500 OBP … Went 3-for-4 while scoring the eventual winning run in extra-inning series-opening victory against the Bobcats … Drove in a pair runs while walking twice in helping take the series finale … During bye weekend, helped Wagner go a perfect 3-0 by batting .500 (6-for-12) with three doubles, three RBI, three runs and a stolen base … Notched a pair of doubles – including his 200th career hit – and scored two runs in win over Iona (4/28) … Capped his big week by going 4-for-8 with two RBI and run in doubleheader sweep against Saint Joseph’s (4/30) … … Hit safely in all three games at UCF (3/11-3/13), highlighted by 2-for-4 performance in series opener … Notched multiple hits in three of four games with Mount (3/18-3/20) … Hit safely in all four games with CCSU (3/26-3/27), hitting .333 (5-for-15) … Was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks in game-three, extra-inning win … Also batted .333 (5-for-15) while hitting safely in all four games at LIU (4/2-4/3) with three runs, two RBI, two doubles and two walks … Scored a pair of runs in win over Rutgers (3/30) … Tripled, drove in and scored a pair of runs at Sacred Heart (5/12) … Capped his career with a RBI single in series finale against the Pioneers (5/14) … Notched a pair of hits against FDU (5/6).
2010 Junior Season
All-NEC Second Team … Turned in another solid season at second base while establishing himself as one of the top infielders in the league … Hit .321 (59-184), including a blistering .378 during NEC-play, with 42 runs, nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, 30 RBI, 15 stolen bases (t-4th NEC) and 10 walks … Also posted a .961 fielding percentage … Recorded 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Notched a team-best 14 game hitting streak … Played in 50 games, making 48 starts … Named
Akadema NEC Player of the Week (4/12) after helping the Green & White defeat BIG EAST Champ St. John’s (4/7) before taking three of four from FDU (4/9-4/11) … Hit .579 (11-19) during that time with 10 RBI, eight runs, two doubles, two home runs and four stolen bases while slugging 1.000 and reaching base at a .619 clip … After notching a hit and a stolen base against the Red Storm, picked it up against the Knights by posting .667 (10-for-15) average … Hit a solo homer and scored twice in the Seahawks’ series-opening 3-1 win … Blasted another long ball and drove in four runs as part of perfect 5-for-5 showing in the finale, giving the Seahawks the series victory … In doubleheader split, went 4-for-7 with five RBI, four runs, two doubles and two stolen bases … Also named Wagner College Athlete of the Month in April after batting .400 (30-75) with team-highs in runs (20), hits (30) and home runs (4) while batting safely in 18-of-21 games … Had a big NEC Tournament, batting .455 (5-11) with two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases … Was 2-for-3 against CCSU (5/27) before going 2-for-4 in win over Monmouth (5/28) … Concluded the year with a single against the Blue Devils (5/28) … Helped the Green & White take three-of-four from Monmouth (4/16-4/18), batting .429 (6-14) with three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs and a RBI in capping a doubleheader sweep against the Hawks … In series sweep of Quinnipiac (5/20-5/22) that netted a playoff berth, went 6-for-16 (.375) … In win over Iona (4/28), went 4-for-6 with a home run, three runs and two RBI … Was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs at Saint Peter’s … In four games at Bryant (4/30-5/2), hit .333 (5-15) with three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases … In series finale, went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI … Doubled and scored two runs in win over CAA Champ VCU (3/13) … Also scored a pair of runs in wins over Richmond (3/19) and NYIT (5/12) … Helped Wagner salvage a doubleheader split at CCSU (5/15) with a pair of hits and a stolen base … Went 2-for-5 with a run and a RBI at Jacksonville (3/6) … Hit safely in all three games at Winthrop (2/26-2/28) ... Hit .439 (25-57) with runners in scoring position.
2009 Sophomore Season
All-NEC Second Team ... Hit .312 (54-173), including .345 during NEC-play, with 33 runs, a team-high 15 doubles, five home runs, 36 RBI and one triple for a .497 slugging percentage ... Ranks seventh in school history with his 15 doubles (t-7th NEC) ... Also swiped six bases and walked nine times ... Recorded 15 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... Played in 50 games, making 46 starts, primarily at second base while also seeing time in the outfield ... Committed just six errors while posting a .967 fielding percentage ... Standout in the classroom as he was named to the 2009 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Went 6-10 with five RBI, four runs and one home run over three games vs. CCSU (4/3-4/5) ... In doubleheader sweep of Quinnipiac (4/10), was 3-8 with his second home run of the year and three RBI ... Blasted a pair of home runs while going 4-6 with four RBI and three runs over first two games at LIU (5/1-5/2), both Wagner wins ... Helped the Green & White claim the series win over Mount St. Mary's (4/24-4/26), batting .375 (6-16) with three doubles, three RBI and two runs ... Hit safely in all three games at the NEC Tournament, batting .286 (4-14) with four runs, two doubles and one home run ... Was 4-9 with four runs, three RBI and two doubles in doubleheader sweep at UMBC (3/7) ... Crushed two doubles in win over FDU (5/15) ... Helped the Seahawks clinch their first NEC Regular Season Championship against the Knights (5/17), going 1-3 with two RBI ... In doubleheader at Sacred Heart (5/10), recorded four hits ... Notched three hits in win over Seton Hall (4/15) ... Singled and scored a run in 2-0 win over William & Mary (3/16) ... Scored two runs in win over Coppin State (3/18) and notched two hits in win over NYIT (5/13) ... Batted .369 with runners in scoring position.
2008 Freshman Season
Hit .230 (40-174) with 22 runs, eight doubles, three home runs, 18 RBI, one triple, four stolen bases and 20 walks ... Third on the team with 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Played in 54 games with 52 starts ... Hit .353 (6-17) in season-opening four-game set at Florida International (2/29-3/2) ... In game-three, went 2-5 with his first collegiate home run, three RBI and three runs in thrilling 13-11 come-from-behind win over the Golden Panthers ... Had two hits and a RBI in series-finale ... Blasted his second career home run, a two-run shot, and went 3-4 in series-finale at Winthrop (3/24) ... Scored three of Wagner's 16 runs in NEC-opening win over LIU (4/5) ... Followed that up by going 1-2 with a run in narrow 3-0 win in the night-cap ... Crushed his third home run and went 2-5 in 13-4 game-three win at FDU (4/19) ... Hit .333 (5-15) in four games against Big East competition ... Had two hits at Seton Hall (4/16) and at Rutgers (4/22) ... Was 2-4 with a double and two RBI in win vs. Iona (4/23) ... Went 2-6 with two runs and two walks in doubleheader sweep of Mount St. Mary's (4/26) ... Was 4-7 in doubleheader sweep of Sacred Heart (5/17) ... Doubled in a run in 3-1 game-two win over Quinnipiac (5/3) ... Ripped two doubles and scored two runs at NYIT (5/14) ... Had two hits vs. Monmouth (4/11) ... Began the year with a seven-game hitting streak.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Perth Amboy High School under the direction of Steve Rubin ... Earned four varsity letters for the Panthers... Was named All-Division and All-Area as a senior ... Also selected to play in the Senior All-State game and had 100 career hits ... In the summer of 2007 played for the Richmond County Baseball Club ... Also earned two varsity letters in football at Perth Amboy ... Born on January 28, 1989 ... Has three brothers; Ryan (34), Jared (31) and Ethan (28) ... Jared was the 2002 NEC Player of the Year at UMBC and played in the Independent Can-Am League ... Ethan played at Montclair State University and was the 2005 NJAC Player of the Year ... Was on the Principal's Honor Roll ... Graduated from Wagner with a degree in sociology.
