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Hofstra University Athletics

THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2024 Baseball Roster

Alexis Friedman
Rob Cuni
Rob Cuni
Rob Cuni
Pete Coco
Adam Koszo
Jon Reiss
Rafael Suanes

33 Santino Rosso

33 Santino Rosso

  • Position:
    IF
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    186
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Victor, NY
  • High School:
    Victor Senior

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra
2023:
Played in and started 51 games...Batted .318 with 13 doubles, three home runs, 36 RBIs, and 36 runs scored...Ranked third on team in doubles and fourth in RBIs...Stole three bases...Compiled 18 multi-hit games...Was 4-5 with a double and three RBIs versus Manahattan on March 16...Went 4-5 with a double, a triple, and two RBIs versus Iona on April 18...Went 4-6 with a home run and four RBIs at Monmouth (May 6) and 4-5 with three runs and three RBIs at Massachusetts-Lowell on May 13...Had a .974 fielding percentage with just six errors...Batted .268 in CAA play...Spring 2023 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Member of the Spring 2023 Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll...2022: All-CAA Championship selection...Played in 46 games, starting 44...Batted .266 with 13 doubles, four home runs, and 28 RBIs...Tied for team lead in doubles and runs (32)...Had 13 multi-hit games...Homered twice in NCAA Regional game at North Carolina (June 3) and added a double...Had three hits including a home run and four RBIs at Towson (April 23)...Fall 2021 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...2021: Played in and started 31 games...Batted .278 with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 16 RBIs...Scored 31 runs...Ranked second on team in runs...Had seven multi-hit games...Went 2-4 with a home run and two RBIs against Sacred Heart on March 12...Had a double, a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Northeastern on May 8...Was 3-5 with a double and two RBIs at Towson on May 16...Batted .288 in CAA play...Spring 2021 Dean's List student...Named to Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021...Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...2020: Played in 12 games with eight starts...Batted .293 with one home run, one double, four RBIs and seven runs scored...Had four multi-hit games...Was 3-5 with a double and a run scored at New Mexico on March 6...Went 2-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored at Nevada on Feb. 29...Was 2-5 with his first collegiate hit against Purdue on Feb. 15...Named to the Fall 2019 Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll...Fall 2019 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Named to Hofstra Dean's List.

High School: Played four years of varsity baseball and wrestled for three years at Victor High School in Rochester, New York…Was the Class AA New York State Player of the Year as a senior and was a Fourth Team All-New York State selection…Three-time all-county selection in baseball…Two time All-Greater Rochester pick…Batted .380 as a senior with three home runs…Batted .345 as a junior with 2 home runs…Helped the Blue Devils to two league championship wins, a sectionals win, and a regional win…Honor Roll student…Personal: Son of Elena Diaz and Frank Rosso…Has one brother and one sister… Lists The Beatles as his favorite band…Names Brett Gardner as his favorite athlete…Participated in Beep Baseball, a program to help the blind play baseball…Graduated with a degree in criminology...Pursuing graduate degree in business leadership.
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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2020Freshman

    IF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Sophomore

    IF
    5'10" 186 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Junior

    IF
    5'10" 186 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Senior

    IF
    5'10" 186 lbs
    24
  • 33

    2024Graduate Student

    IF
    5'10" 186 lbs
    33