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1 Steven DiGirolamo

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position OF
  • Height 5-9
  • B/T L/L
  • Hometown Dumont, N.J.
  • High School Dumont

Biography

CAREER
Honors
  • An all-region and all-conference honoree
Statistics
  • A starter in all 123 games who has been perfect defensively in 336 total chances in center field
  • Has compiled a .345 batting average, 35 doubles, 15 triples, five home runs, 81 RBI, 133 runs scored, .428 on-base percentage, .497 slugging percentage and 31 stolen bases
On the WP Charts
  • Ranks tied-second in triples
 
2022 SEASON
  • Did not compete
 
2021 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Statistics
  • Started all 35 games, posting a .268 average, seven doubles, two triples, three home runs, 28 RBI, 43 runs scored and nine stolen bases
  • Had 12 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
In the NJAC Statistics
  • Ranked first in walks (28), third in runs, ninth in RBI, tied-ninth in hits and 10th in steals
Game Highlights
  • Was 5-for-7 with a double, four RBI and four runs scored during a 21-10 victory at Montclair State (4/30/21)
  • Had a 4-for-5 day with a homer and five runs scored in a 22-13 win at New Jersey City (4/16/21)
  • Notched three hits, including a double and triple, and drove in two runs while scoring three times during an 11-6 NJAC Tournament semifinal triumph against The College of New Jersey (5/14/22)

2020 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Honors
  • Named the NJAC Player of the Week (3/16/20)
Statistics
  • Started all nine games, leading WP with 12 runs scored and two triples while tying for the top spot in RBI (nine)
  • Compiled a .394 average, five doubles, a home run, .758 slugging percentage and .512 on-base percentage
  • Had three multi-hit and three multi-RBI games
Game Highlights
  • Went 5-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, a pair of RBI and two runs scored during a 7-6 victory against St. Joseph’s-Long Island (3/10/20)
  • Crossed the plate three times while adding two hits and an RBI to an 18-2 win against Keene State (3/8/20)
  • Ripped a double and triple while scoring twice during a 7-2 triumph against NYU (3/5/20)
  • His three-run double gave WP a sixth-inning lead as the Pioneers went on to defeat Drew, 6-4 in seven innings (2/26/20)
 
2019 SEASON
Honors
  • Named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team, D3Baseball.com Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team, All-ECAC First Team and All-NJAC First Team
Statistics
  • Led WP in batting average (.417), hits (73), triples (eight), runs (45), on-base percentage (.469) and stolen bases (15)
  • Added 12 doubles, 27 RBI and a .577 slugging percentage while starting every game
  • Repeated his 1.000 fielding percentage in center field (116 putouts, three assists, two double plays)
  • Posted 24 multi-hit and six multi-RBI efforts
  • Started the season with a 19-game hit streak, and reached base safely in all but one contest
On the WP Charts
  • Tied-third in triples and ranked sixth in hits
In the Division III Statistics
  • Was sixth in triples, eighth in triples/game (0.20), 15th in hits and 46th in batting average
In the NJAC Statistics
  • Ranked first in triples, triples/game and hits/game (1.83), tied-first in fielding percentage, third in hits, tied-third in total bases (101), fifth in both runs and runs/game (1.13), tied-fifth in both steals and steals/game (0.38), sixth in batting average, and eighth in both slugging percentage and on-base percentage
Game Highlights
  • Finished a combined 7-for-12 with a double, three RBI and three runs scored during a 5-2, 16-5 sweep at Stockton (4/27/19)
  • Went 4-for-5, laced two triples, drove in four runs and scored three times in a 21-0 win against Farmingdale State (4/23/19)
  • Was 5-for-10 while adding two doubles and three RBI during a twin bill against No. 7/3 The College of New Jersey (4/20/19)
  • Had two triples as part of a three-hit, two-RBI, three-run effort when WP defeated St. Joseph’s-Long Island by an 8-6 score (3/27/19)
  • Contributed three hits, including a double, two RBI and a run scored to a 15-11 triumph at New Jersey City (4/11/19)
  • His bases-loaded walk forced in the winning run during the bottom of the 14th inning, handing WP a 3-2 win against New Jersey City (4/12/19)
 
2018 SEASON
Honors
  • The April 30 NJAC Rookie of the Week
Statistics
  • Started all 39 games for the Pioneers, pacing the club with 53 hits
  • Posted 15 extra-base hits (11 doubles, three triples, one home run), 17 RBI, 33 runs scored and four stolen bases
  • Was one of two outfielders in the NJAC with a 1.000 fielding percentage and more than 100 putouts
  • Had 14 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games
In the NJAC Statistics
  • Tied-eighth in triples and was ninth in triples/game (0.08)
Game Highlights
  • Doubled three times and singled once, adding a stolen base while driving home two against Fredonia (3/10/18)
  • Totaled seven hits, including three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored during a doubleheader split at No. 6/2 Rowan (4/28/18)
  • Turned in a three-hit performance in the first round of the NJAC Tournament at No. 9/8 The College of New Jersey (5/1/18)
  • Tripled home two and scored twice amidst a four-hit effort during a 10-3 win at Farmingdale State (4/24/18)
  • Turned in consecutive multi-hit efforts, adding a total of four RBI and four runs scored to wins against Rutgers-Newark (19-10, 4/13/18) and Kean (13-0, 4/14/18)
  • Hit a solo home run during a 6-1 victory against Anderson (3/13/18)
  • Had his first multi-hit game (2-for-4) in an 11-5 triumph against Keene State (3/4/18)
 
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A 2017 graduate of Dumont H.S. where he was a two-year letterwinner with the Huskies
  • Named a first-team all-North Jersey, all-county and all-league selection as a senior after hitting .517 with 28 RBI, 10 doubles and 26 runs scored
  • Also a four-year letterwinner in soccer, garnering second-team all-league laurels twice
  • Earned one varsity letter in bowling as a senior, securing first-team all-league status
  • An Honor Roll student and National Honor Society member
 
PERSONAL/ACADEMICS
  • His uncle, John, was a member of WP’s 1992 national championship baseball team
  • His brother, Matthew, is an outfielder for the Pioneers
  • His sister, Keri, is a 2015 WP graduate and his brother, Michael, played baseball at Ramapo College
  • A member of the 2020 and 2021 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Third Teams
  • Selected to the 2019, 2020 and 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Teams
  • Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
  • A Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Dean’s List student
  • Named to the 2020-21 Academic All-NJAC Second Team and the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2021 with a bachelor’s in finance
  • Pursuing a master’s in applied business analytics

 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'8" 165 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Junior

    OF
    5'9" 0 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Senior

    OF
    5'9" 0 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Graduate Student

    OF
    5'9" 0 lbs
    1