Graduated as the holder of single season school records in
hits (102), doubles (32) and runs (78)...In two seasons, ranks 11th all-time in
hits (170), third in doubles (48), ninth in runs (116) and eighth in stolen
bases (49).
At Hofstra
One of four team
captains in 2012...2012: First Team
All-America selection by Collegiate
Baseball Newspaper...Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year...First team All-CAA selection...Named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes
Award and the Dick Howser Trophy...Howdy
Myers Award winner as Hofstra's Male Athlete of the Year...Batted .430 with
102 hits, 79 runs, 32 doubles, seven home runs, 48 RBIs and 29 steals...Led
team in batting, hits, doubles, runs and steals...102 hits, 32 doubles and 79
runs are school records...Leads the nation in doubles and runs, and is second
in batting and third hits...Posted 31 multiple hit games during the
season...Recorded 11 multiple RBI games...Scored at least one run in 45 of
Hofstra's 56 games...Posted a .500 on-base percentage and a .654 slugging
percentage...Batting average is ninth-best single season total in school
history...Had a six-hit game against NYIT, including two home runs...Knocked in
five runs at Virginia Wesleyan...Was 4-5 with a double and two RBIs at Florida
State...Batted 5-13 with three doubles and five runs scored in three-games
series versus Notre Dame...Posted a 4-5 game with three doubles, two RBIs and
two runs scored at George Mason...Had a 4-4 game with three doubles, a home run
and five runs scored versus VCU...Was 8-10 in the VCU series with four doubles,
a homer and eight runs scored...Posted six hits, including four doubles in
series at Delaware...Stole three bases at Virginia Wesleyan...Had two steals on
five different occasions...Struck out just 16 times in 280 plate
appearances...CAA Player of the Week on March 19...Batted .410 with 19 doubles,
three home runs, 20 RBIs, 41 runs and 13 steals in CAA games...2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic
Association selection...Named to American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)
All-Region second team...Started all 47 games...Led team with .382 average,
68 hits, 16 doubles, two triples, 28 RBIs, 38 runs scored and 20 stolen
bases...Also added two home runs...Had a team-high .528 slugging percentage and
.452 on-base percentage...Ranked second in the CAA in batting and sixth in
stolen bases...Had 23 multi-hit games...Started career off with a 4-5 game at
Florida Atlantic with a stolen base, a run and an RBI...Was 4-5 with a double
and two RBIs versus Marist...Went 7-12 with a home run, three doubles, six
RBIs, five steals and five runs scored in George Mason series...Was 3-4 with a
double against St. John's...Was 5-9 with two doubles and four RBIs in series at
Miami (FL)...His 68 hits rank ninth on the single season list at Hofstra, while
his 16 doubles are tied for 10th in the single season record book...Batted .345
with nine doubles and 16 RBIs in CAA play...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
recipient.
At Cuesta College
Attended Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California, for
two years...2010: Played in 18 games
due to injury, starting 12...Batted .143 on the season...2009: Honorable mention
All-Western State Conference North selection...Played in 32 games, starting
30...Hit .318 with eight doubles, four triples, four home runs and 25
RBIs...Scored 35 runs...Was a perfect 10-10 in stolen bases.
High School/Personal
Lettered in baseball and basketball at Monterey High
School...Offensive Player of the Year in baseball as a senior after compiling a
team-high .500 batting average...Team captain as a senior...Captained the basketball
team all four years...Born February 23, 1989...Has one brother...Dad, Vince, is
the owner of a liquor store; mom, Pam, has been teaching Jazzercise for 30
years; and older brother, Kevin, works at the Naval Post Graduate
School...Hobbies include snowboarding, wakeboarding and riding dirt
bikes...Speech communication and rhetorical studies major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2011 47 178 38 68 .382 28 16 2 2 16 30 20
2012 56 237 78 102 .430 48 32 0 7 22 16 29
Career 103 415 116 170 .410 76 48 2 9 38 46 49
