Hofstra University Athletics

At Hofstra
2014: Played in 29 games, starting 21…Batted .260 with four home runs and 19 RBIs…Tied for team lead in home runs…Also contributed four doubles, two triples and 19 runs scored…Had a team-high .519 slugging percentage…Had seven multiple-hit games…Drove in six runs with a grand slam home run and a two-run double versus Massachusetts-Lowell in season finale…Was 2-3 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored at LIU Brooklyn…Added home runs versus Northeastern and Charleston…Had a three-hit day versus Manhattan…Posted a .990 fielding percentage at first base in 96 chances.

At Fairfield
Attended Fairfield University for one and a half years…2012: Appeared in 21 games with four starts before season was cut short due to illness…Notched seven RBI…Batted .162 in 37 at-bats…Picked up first collegiate hit in first collegiate game against LIU… Drove in two runs in the series opener at Delaware…Drove in two runs at Jacksonville…Drew two walks against Quinnipiac.
 
High School/Personal
Played four years of baseball and two years of basketball at the Pennington (NJ) School…Three-time All-New Jersey, All-Central New Jersey, All-Mercer County, All-Prep League and all-area selection…Made the Collegiate Baseball News Top Players in New Jersey list…Selected to the Perfect Game/Rawlings Baseball Atlantic Region All-High School Team…Named a top 70 player in Pennsylvania by Perfect Game…Team captain as a senior…Batted .400 during his career…Struck out 38 batters as a pitcher during senior campaign…Two-time recipient of the Coaches Award for outstanding leadership, example and play...All-Star Baseball Academy 17U Showcase Team Offensive Player of the Year…Helped team earn a ranking of #2 Prep-B School in New Jersey as a senior…Worked with the Pennington Sports Network and The Penntonian student newspaper…Dean’s List student…Has one brother, Connor, who is a baseball player at Lehigh…Father, Jim, played basketball, while mother, Judy, was a swimmer at R.I.T…Hobbies include movies, music, video games and basketball…Also recruited by UNCW, South Florida, Niagara, LIU Brooklyn and Mount St. Mary’s…Co-MVP during 2013 Hofstra Fall season…Played for Wisconsin Woodchucks and Danbury Westerners during the 2014 summer season and batted over .310 for both clubs…Lists Luke Bryan as his favorite musician…Names Joes Bautista, LeBron James, Derek Jeter and Kevin Durant as his favorite athletes…Nicknamed “Donny”…JCC Maccabi Games, Trenton Boys and Girls Club, NJ Homefront and Team IMPACT volunteer…Plans to pursue a career in marketing…Marketing major.