William Paterson University Athletics

Career: A first-team all-conference, all-state and all-region selection, he has made 125 starts in 130 appearances, hitting .339 with 124 runs scored, 86 RBI, 23 doubles, nine triples, one home run and 48 stolen bases … On the WP career charts, is tied for seventh in stolen bases and tied for 10th in triples.
 
2014: Started all 10 games he appeared in before a season-ending injury … Was granted a medical hardship waiver … Hit .406 with nine RBI, nine runs scored and a .525 on-base percentage … Recorded five multi-hit games … Went 2-for-4, scoring a run and stealing a base during the season opener at Farmingdale State (3/11/14) … Drove in two runs on two hits, including a triple, stole a base and scored a run during a 6-5 win against Suffolk (3/15/14) … Went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a double and a run scored in an 18-4 victory against Endicott (3/18/14) … Tallied two hits, including a double, drove in two runs and scored two more while swiping a bag during a 7-6 triumph against Denison (3/22/14).
 
2013: Selected to the All-NJAC, ECAC All-Metro Region and New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) All-State First Teams, and the D3baseball.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region and Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Teams … Started in 39 of his 40 appearances … Led the Pioneers with a .381 batting average (second in league), 61 hits (tied-fifth in conference), 40 runs scored (fifth in NJAC) and 19 stolen bases (seventh in league), adding a .449 on-base percentage (sixth in conference) and 26 RBI … Had three sacrifice flies (tied-10th in NJAC) and two sacrifice bunts … Was first in runs/game (1.00), second in hits/game (1.53) and sixth in steals/game (0.48) in the NJAC statistics … Registered 20 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games … Did not commit an error in 79 chances … Went  a combined 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three stolen bases and two RBI during a 15-0, 9-4 sweep against Manhattanville (3/10/13) … Contributed four hits and scored twice against Staten Island (3/29/13) … Recorded four hits, including two doubles, five RBI and two runs scored during a 7-2, 6-5 sweep against Richard Stockton (3/30/13) … Drove in three runs during an 11-3 victory at Rutgers-Camden (4/13/13) and in a 5-2 win against The College of New Jersey (4/15/13) … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI, two stolen bases and a run scored during a 5-3 victory against Rutgers-Newark (4/27/13).
 
2012: Started 38 of 42 games for the Pioneers, posting a .293 average with 46 hits, the fifth-best total on the team, and 22 RBI … Was third in the NJAC and second on the team with 47 runs scored … Finished tied for eighth in the conference and second on the team with 16 stolen bases … Also third in the league in runs/game (1.12) … Did not commit an error in 68 chances … Had 11 multi-hit games and scored two or more runs in a single game 10 times … Went 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI during a 21-4 victory against Johns Hopkins (3/24/12) … Collected five hits, including a triple, four RBI and five runs scored in a 31-17 win against John Jay (3/28/12) … Recorded three hits against Manhattanville (3/27/12), New Jersey City (4/6/12) and The College of New Jersey (4/14/12).
 
2011: Named to the NJCBA Division II/III All-Rookie Team … Started in all 38 games, posting a team-best 49 hits, eight sacrifice bunts and four sacrifice flies … Had a .329 batting average and a .436 slugging percentage … Recorded six doubles and tied for the team lead with five triples and 29 RBI … Stole a team-high 10 bases while compiling a .381 on-base percentage … Posted a team-leading 11 RBI in conference games … Tied for second in the NJAC in triples, tied for third in triples/game (0.13, 44th in Division III), tied for fourth in sacrifice flies and tied for fifth in sacrifice bunts … Recorded 16 multi-hit games … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a pair of RBI and a run scored in an 11-0 win against Staten Island (4/13/11) … During a 15-1 victory at Rutgers-Camden May 1, went 3-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.
 
Prior to William Paterson: Competed in the fall of 2010 for the William Paterson football team as a kicker … Was a first-team all-county and all-conference selection, as well as an all-area honoree, as a senior at West Orange H.S., batting .493 with 36 hits …Tied the school record with six home runs and 23 runs-batted-in as the leadoff hitter, and was a perfect 18-for-18 in stolen-base attempts as a senior … Named a first-team all-conference and all-area honoree while batting .484, stealing 19 bases and not committing an error as a junior … Was an all-area selection and hit .328, committing zero errors as a sophomore … Competed with Lefty’s Lightning from 2008-10, becoming the Northeast qualifier runners-up … Also lettered in soccer and wrestling at West Orange.
 
Academics: A selection to the 2013 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/Capital One Division III Baseball Academic All-America Second Team … Member of the 2012 and 2013 Capital One/CoSIDA Baseball Academic All-District 2 Teams … 2011-12 and 2012-13 NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mentions … A Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 Dean’s List student … Graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history (secondary education) in May of 2014, and is currently completing a certification in teachers of students with disabilities.