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Hofstra University Athletics

THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2019 Baseball Roster

Brian Ballweg
Zack Lane
Zack Lane
Vashaun Newman
Vashaun Newman
Vashaun Newman

27 Vito Friscia

27 Vito Friscia

  • Position:
    C
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Valley Stream, NY
  • High School:
    Valley Stream Central

Summary

Biography

Finished Hofstra career ranked fourth in games played (195), ninth in hits (206), fifth in home runs (25), 10th in RBIs (109), and 11th in runs scored (121).

At Hofstra
2019: Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection at catcher...Named to Buster Posey Award Watch List...SENIOR CLASS Award nominee...Played in and started all 50 games...Batted a team-high .317 with a team-best 58 hits, 15 doubles, 31 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 33 walks, .530 slugging percentage and a .422 on-base percentage...Tied for the team lead with eight home runs...Had 15 multi-hit games including six three-hit contests...Had seven multi-RBI games...Compiled a 10-game hitting streak and a 28-game on-base streak during the season...Went 3-3 with three doubles, an RBI and a run scored at Charleston on March 30...Was 3-4 with a home run at Northeastern on April 6...Went 2-4 with two doubles and an RBI versus Towson on April 14...Was 2-5 with three RBIs against UNCW on April 21...Went 6-11 with two doubles, two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs scored in series at James Madison...Posted back-to-back three-hit games against LIU Brooklyn (May 7) and Sacred Heart (May 8)...Threw out 20 of 69 would-be base stealers (29-percent)...2018: First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection at designated hitter...Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region selection...Named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List...Played in and started 45 games...Led Hofstra with a .353 average, 61 hits, seven home runs and 28 runs scored...Tied for team lead with 31 RBIs...Recorded a team-best .514 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage...Ranked second in the CAA in batting...Posted 20 multiple-hit games...Had eight multi-RBI games...Hit a walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning to cap a 2-4, 3-RBI game against Albany on March 17...Was 2-5 with four RBIs at Monmouth on March 27...Was 3-3 with two runs in the series opener against Charleston on April 20...Was 3-4 in back-to-back games against Fordham (May 1) and Northeastern (May 4)...Was 2-4 with a home run in the CAA Championship against Delaware on May 23...Homered and drove in three runs versus St. John's on April 18...CAA Player of the Week on April 23... Batted .297 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in conference play...2017: Played in 49 games, starting 46...Batted .305 with nine doubles, eight home runs, 33 RBIs and 30 runs scored...Shared the team lead in home runs and runs, and led the team in RBIs...Drew a team-best 27 walks...Ranked 10th in the CAA in slugging percentage at .532...Had 12 multi-hit games...Slammed two home runs and drove in three runs at James Madison on May 14...Went 2-3 with a double, a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored versus NYIT on March 8...Was 3-4 with a double and a RBI versus LIU Post on March 29...Was 5-12 with a double, a triple, a home run, four runs and four RBIs in three game series against Towson (April 7-9)...Added three RBI games against Towson (April 9), Fairfield (April 11) and UNCW (April 23)...Hit .314 with seven home runs and 21 RBIs in league play...2016: Played in 51 games, starting 47...Batted .253 with six doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs...Drew 42 walks, which ranked second on team and fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association...Had a team-high .415 on-base percentage...Ranked second on the team in runs scored with 32...Had eight multi-hit games...Was 2-4 with a double and two runs scored versus Fordham on March 16...Had a home run, a double and three RBIs versus Monmouth on March 23...Homered at Saint Peter's on April 6...Drew four walks in games against Coppin State (March 6) and Army West Point (March 9). 
 
High School: Played baseball and football at Valley Stream (NY) Central High School…Named to All-Long Island team twice and All-Nassau County team three times in baseball…2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and second team all-region…Rated #7 senior on Long Island by Blue Chip Prospects…Finalist for the Ryan T. Caulfield Award as the top catcher in Nassau County…Won the Ninth Annual Power Showcase Home Run Derby in Miami…Hit .443 as a junior with three home runs, 10 doubles, 19 RBIs and 11 runs scored…Hit .455 as a sophomore with three home runs and 20 RBIs…Baseball team captain…Ranked number one rated catcher in the state of New York and top #500 nationally by Perfect Game…Captained football team and was named to the all-conference team in 2013…Member of the Junior National Honor Society, the Business Honor Society and the Score Leadership Club…Honor student…Personal: Has one sister, Lisa Marie, who played soccer at Dominican College…Lists LeBron James and Derek Jeter as his favorite athletes…Plans to pursue a career as an accountant…Accounting major.
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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2016Freshman

    Catcher
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2017Sophomore

    C
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Junior

    C
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Senior

    C
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27