William Paterson University Athletics

Career: Has started in 31 of 40 games during his two years as a Pioneer, hitting .287 with 24 runs scored, 24 RBI and six doubles … Has compiled a .424 on-base percentage and a .992 fielding percentage.

2010: Started in eight of nine games before suffering an injury that ended his season … Batted .391 with nine hits and two doubles … Drove in five runs while compiling a .478 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage … Was 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs during a 7-0 victory against UMass Boston (3/13/10) … Went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases during a 3-2 win against Babson (3/14/10).

2009: Started in 23 of 31 games, primarily at first base, and hit .261 while scoring 18 runs and driving in 19 … In the NJAC statistics, was tied for sixth in sacrifice bunts (five) and tied for ninth in sacrifice flies (three) … Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI during a 20-9 victory against Rowan (4/4/09) … Was 2-for-4 while driving in three runs in an 11-5 win against Roger Williams (3/16/09).

Prior to William Paterson: A transfer from Montclair State, he played in 45 games during two seasons and hit .275 (2007-08) ... Led his Paramus H.S. team to a 25-4 record and the NNJIL championship as a senior captain in 2006 ... Was named a second-team all-Bergen County and first-team all-league pick after hitting .415 as a senior with 30 RBI and 32 runs scored ... Was a first-team all-league and third-team all-Bergen County honoree as a junior after hitting .439 ... Played with the Teaneck Titans for six years ... Was a three-year letterwinner in ice hockey, winning the Rookie of the Year award.

Academics: Majoring in business administration.

Palestina's Career Statistics

YEAR	G-GS	Avg.	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OB%	SB-A	SLUG%	FLD%
2009	31-23	.261	92	18	24	4	1	1	19	14	15	.366	2-4	.359	.995
2010	9-8	.391	23	6	9	2	0	0	5	2	4	.500	2-2	.478	.980
TOTALS	40-31	.287	115	24	33	6	1	1	24	16	19	.424	4-6	.383	.992