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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2020 Baseball Roster

Brian Ballweg
Vashaun Newman
Joe Browning/UNCW Athletics

19 Vinnie Costello

19 Vinnie Costello

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pompano Beach, FL
  • High School:
    Pompano Beach

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra
2020: Played in 14 games with 13 starts...Batted .205 with four home runs and nine RBIs...Led team in home runs...Went 2-3 with a pair of solo home runs in game two of a doubleheader against Purdue on Feb. 15...Was 2-5 with a double and two runs in the first game of the Purdue twinbill...Went 2-3 with a home run and two RBIs in first game of a doubleheader at New Mexico on March 7...Was 1-3 with a home run in the nightcap...Scored seven runs on the season...Named to Hofstra Dean's List...Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll member...Selected to Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...2019: Played in 32 games, starting 21...Batted .173 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs...Scored 11 runs and stole four bases...Went 2-3 with a double, a run and an RBI against Central Michigan on March 2...Was 3-8 with two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored in a pair of games at Fordham on March 9-10...Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection…2018: Played in 28 games, starting 35...Batted .215 with four home runs, 16 RBIs and 16 runs scored...Had six doubles and one triple...Stole five bases...Went 2-2 with a home run and an RBI at Norfolk State on March 4...Had two hits, including a home run, two RBIs and two runs at UNCW on March 23...Went 2-3 at Fairfield on April 11...Had two hits, including a two-run double, versus Charleston in the CAA Championship...Batted .188 with two home runs and nine RBIs in CAA play...Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection…2017: Played in 48 games, starting 40...Batted .176 and shared the team lead with eight home runs...Added six doubles and 19 RBIs...Scored 18 runs and was 4-4 in stolen bases...Picked up first collegiate hit, a solo home run versus Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 18...Went 2-3 with a double, a home run and three RBIs at Charleston Southern on March 5...Picked up two hits and three RBIs versus NYIT on March 8...Went 3-4 with a homer and two runs scored in game one of the Albany doubleheader on March 18...Was 2-4 with a game-winning home run in a 5-4 win over Elon on May 7...Hit five home runs ad drove in nine runs during CAA play.

High School: Played baseball for four years at Pompano Beach (FL) High School…Batted .315 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs as a senior…Three-time All-Broward County selection…Hit .333 as a junior and .503 as a sophomore…Helped Pompano Beach to a district championship as a senior…Named all-district as a senior…Gold Glove Award recipient and team captain…Honor student...Personal: Has one brother and one sister…Father, Vincent, played baseball at LSU and mom, Anissa, lettered in track at West Virginia…Also recruited by Central Florida, Jacksonville, Alabama and Mississippi…Sustainability studies major.
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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2017Freshman

    IF/OF
    6'5" 183 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Sophomore

    OF
    6'5" 183 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2019Junior

    OF
    6'5" 205 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2020Senior

    OF
    6'5" 205 lbs
    19