Biography
Career: A national Gold Glove honoree and all-region selection … Two-time all-conference and all-New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III all-state pick … Has started all 109 appearances, batting .330 with 53 RBI, 104 runs scored, 19 doubles, 13 triples and 43 stolen bases … On the WP career charts, is tied for third in triples.
2016: One of nine members nationally of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Gold Glove Team … Named to the D3baseball.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region and All-NJAC Second Teams … Earned a spot on the ECAC Metro/Upstate All-First Team … Started all 39 of his appearances, hitting a league-best .393 while adding nine doubles, five triples, a home run, 21 RBI, 42 runs scored and 10 stolen bases … Was perfect defensively in 131 total chances (127 putouts, four assists) … Recorded 22 multi-hit, six multi-RBI and 14 multi-run games … In the NJAC statistics, was first in hits/game (1.64), second in runs/game (1.08), tied for second in triples, third in on-base percentage (.465), hits (64) and triples/game (0.13), tied for third in runs, fourth in total bases (86) and sixth in slugging percentage (.528) … Went 5-for-5 with a triple, two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored at Manhattanville (3/23/16) … Collected four hits, two RBI and a pair of runs scored during a 12-6 victory against Trinity, Conn. (3/12/16) … Crushed a home run and a double, driving in three runs and scoring twice to help defeat RPI, 9-8 (3/15/16) … Hit a triple, double and single while adding an RBI and run scored in a 13-11, 11-inning win at Staten Island (3/22/16) … Recorded three hits and crossed the plate twice against St. Joseph’s-Long Island (3/30/16) … Went 3-for-4 against No. 28 The College of New Jersey (4/10/16) … Collected three hits and an RBI to help defeat Rutgers-Newark, 4-3 (4/21/16) … Tallied a double as a part of a two-hit performance, also scoring twice during an 8-2 triumph at No. 3/7 Ramapo (4/28/16) … Tallied two hits, including a triple, two RBI and a pair of runs scored in a 10-6 win against Springfield (3/16/16) … Drove in a run while posting three hits and three runs scored during a 12-4 victory against Montclair State (4/14/16).
2015: Earned spots on the NJCBA Division II/III All-State and All-NJAC Second Teams … Started all 34 games, hitting .345 with a .547 slugging percentage (fourth in NJAC), 20 RBI, 40 runs scored (fifth in league), eight doubles, seven triples (second in conference, ninth nationally), 16 stolen bases (tied-eighth in NJAC), two home runs and 76 total bases (10th in league) … His 0.21 triple per game led the conference and ranked seventh in Division III … Also second in runs/game (1.18, 44th nationally) and tied for seventh in steals/game (0.47) in the NJAC … Registered four outfield assists … Had 14 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … Ranked tied for fifth on the WP single-season triples chart … Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two steals during a 6-1 victory against Trinity, Conn. (3/19/15) … Slugged three hits, including a triple, while driving in four runs and scoring twice to help defeat Amherst, 12-2 (3/21/15) … Crushed a home run as part of a three-hit performance, scoring three times in a 12-11, 11-inning win at Stockton (4/11/15) … Recorded a three-hit effort, including a triple and a double, while driving in two runs and scoring twice during a 15-12 victory against New Jersey City (4/25/15) … Collected three hits, including two doubles, and three runs scored in a 17-7 win against Keene State (3/14/15) … Contributed three hits, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases at The College of New Jersey (4/12/15).
2014: Named to the NJCBA Division II/III All-State Rookie Team … Started all 36 games his freshman season and led the team with 17 stolen bases (third in NJAC) … Hit .239, driving in 12 runs with 22 runs scored … Recorded eight multi-hit games … Collected three hits, including a double, scored three runs and drove in two during an 18-4 victory against Endicott (3/18/14) … Went 2-for-2 with a triple and three runs scored in a 9-3 win against Worcester State (3/16/14) … Swiped two bases and scored twice during a 7-6 victory against Denison (3/22/14) …Collected a hit, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored to help defeat Ramapo, 6-3 (4/3/14) … Stole two bags and scored twice in an 11-7 defeat of Centenary (4/9/14).
Prior to William Paterson: Was a first-team all-league and all-county selection at Wayne Hills H.S. … Compiled a .445 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, 20 RBI and three home runs as a senior captain, earning a starting spot in the All-Star Game … Recorded a .335 average and 25 RBI as a junior … Played for Wladyka Baseball for four years … Also a two-year letterwinner in football, winning a pair of state championships.
Personal/Academics: His mother, Roseann, graduated from William Paterson and his father, George, played baseball for Monmouth University and the California Angels … A Fall 2015 Dean’s List student … Majoring in physical education.
