College of Saint Rose Athletics

GENERAL: Is expected to once again split the catching duties with John Cole…Will see time in the outfield as well…Has started at least 40 games in each of his three years in a Golden Knights uniform…Stands ninth all-time (NCAA era) in school annals with 24 career doubles entering this year…Favorite movie is “For Love of the Game”…Listed his parents as the people who have had the most influence on him throughout his lifetime...Named Alex Rodriguez as the athlete he admires the most…Works as a landscaper during the summer…Would like to play professional baseball following his graduation from Saint Rose.

AS A JUNIOR: Garnered second-team NE-10 All-Conference accolades after finishing second on the squad with a .306 (48-for-157) batting average, 24 RBI and nine doubles…Was third with 27 runs scored…Tied for the team lead with 16 multi-hit games…Drove in three runs throughout three different contests…Strung together an eight-game hit streak (4/25/09 to 5/2/09) during which he batted at a .455 (15-for-33) clip with eight RBI and seven runs scored…Finished 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs in an 8-4 victory against American International (4/16/09)…Wound up 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored during a 16-6 victory at Merrimack (4/25/09).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished second on the squad with a.254 batting average…Had a team-high 43 hits…Started all 46 games, 32 behind the dish…Drove in 19 runs and had a team-leading 13 extra-base hits…Paced the Golden Knights with 12 multi-hit games…Drove in four runs with a pair of doubles versus Saint Michael’s (4/18/08)…Had back-to-back three hit games, at Saint Anselm (4/9/08) and at American International (4/12/09)…Named to NE-10 weekly honor roll (4/14/08).

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 42 of the team’s 45 games, starting 42…Made 20 starts behind the plate, 16 in left field and four as the club’s DH…Finished ninth in the NE-10 with a team-leading four home runs…Also belted seven doubles…Was third on the team with 21 RBI…Had eight multi-hit games and five performances with at least two RBI…Wound up batting .219 on the year…Strung together a seven-game hitting streak (4/24/07 - 5/4/07)…Batted at a .375 (9-for-24) clip during that span…Closed the streak by going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in an 8-4 win versus Pace (5/4/07)…Also went 2-for-4 with four RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Saint Leo (3/7/07).

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year captain of the soccer, basketball and baseball teams at Franklin Academy…Was an All-Region pick in all three sports…Named section X Most Outstanding Player in both baseball and basketball…Helped lead Franklin Academy to a section X title in basketball.