Career: Has made 60 starts in 70 appearances, posting a .256 average with 37 runs scored, 31 RBI and 14 doubles.
2012: Started 35 of 36 appearances for the Pioneers as the everyday catcher, hitting .297 while driving in 18 runs and scoring 24 … Finished fourth on the team with 12 doubles … Committed just three errors in 239 chances (.987 fielding percentage) … Had 11 multi-hit games … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored during an 11-5 victory against Stevens (3/7/12) … Collected three hits in back-to-back victories against No. 14 Rowan (6-1, 4/1/12) and St. Joseph’s-Long Island (11-5, 4/3/12) … Hit a three-run double in a 12-4 win against New Jersey City (4/6/12) … Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored against The College of New Jersey (4/14/12).
2011: Did not compete due to an injury.
2010: Made 22 appearances, starting in 18 games … Drove in 10 runs, scoring seven times … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 15-4 win over Worcester State (3/7/10) … Contributed a 2-for-3 effort with two runs scored to an 11-6 victory against Utica (3/28/10).
2009: Started in seven of 12 appearances as the Pioneers’ back-up catcher … One of his four hits was for extra bases (double), and he scored six runs while driving in three … Had two RBI and scored once himself after a single against Concordia (3/18/09).
Prior to William Paterson: Was named a first-team all-Northern Hills and second-team all-Morris County honoree as a senior at Pequannock Twp. H.S. ... Led the 2008 Golden Panthers to a Northern Hills Conference championship and a berth in to the Morris County Final Four ... Finished third all time in career hits at Pequannock ... Named a first-team all-Northern Hills, first-team all-area and third-team all-Morris County pick as a junior ... Played for the North Jersey Cardinals summer team ... Lettered as a junior in basketball ... An Honor Roll student.
Personal/Academics: His uncle, John Kriete, competed with The Citadel’s rifle team, while his cousin, Carlos Fernandez, played basketball at the University of Miami … Majoring in women’s and gender studies.
FONDACARO'S CAREER STATISTICS
|
YEAR |
G-GS |
Avg. |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
OB% |
SB-A |
SLUG% |
FLD% |
|
2009 |
12-7 |
.174 |
23 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
.310 |
1-1 |
.217 |
1.000 |
|
2010 |
22-18 |
.200 |
60 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
17 |
.300 |
1-1 |
.217 |
.964 |
|
2012 |
36-35 |
.297 |
128 |
24 |
38 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
14 |
32 |
.377 |
0-0 |
.391 |
.987 |
|
TOTALS |
70-60 |
.256 |
211 |
37 |
54 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
22 |
57 |
.347 |
2-2 |
.322 |
.982 |
