Biography
At UR 2023: Team Captain...Capped off a tremendous career with ABCA Second-Team All-Region and Second-Team All-Liberty League honors...Started all 42 games for the Yellowjackets, 41 at second and one at shortstop...Batted ,343 (58-for-169) with 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 43 runs scored and a team-high 40 RBI...Drew 15 walks, compared to just 13 strikeouts, and seven hit-by-pitches...Had an on-base percentage of .404 and slugged .485...Hit a team-high seven sacrifice flies as well as two sac bunts...Stole three bases in four attempts...Hit .405/.436/.607 against conference foes...Team-best 20 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games...Had a 10-game hitting streak and 17-game on-base streak midway through the year...Ranked first in the conference in sacrifice flies, fifth in at-bats, eighth in hits and ninth in RBI and runs scored...Finished 12th in NCAA Division III with seven sacrifice flies...Seven sac flies were also the most in a single-season in program history...Also finished with the second-most at-bats, tied for the eighth-most RBI and tied for the ninth-most hits in a single-season in UR baseball history...Opened the season with a 2-for-5 performance, scoring a run and driving in three vs. Christopher Newport on Feb. 24...Went 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored at La Verne on March 11...Combined to go 6-for-12 with a triple, walk, six runs scored and three RBI over three games vs. Hobart...Earned both Liberty League Performer of the Week and D3Baseball.com Team of the Week honors following a sensational weekend vs. Clarkson...Hit 8-for-10 against the Golden Knights with two doubles, a triple, a home run, two walks, six runs scored and five RBI...Went 3-for-5 at Hamilton with a double, two runs scored and a season-high five RBI...Matched his season high of five RBI at St. Lawrence on April 21, going 2-for-5 with a double, home run, run scored and five RBI...Hit 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in UR's Crossover Series clincher against Bard on May 7...Hit a double and scored a run in Rochester's Liberty League Tournament win over Skidmore on May 12...Graduates as UR's career-leader in sacrifice flies...Also ranked second in at-bats and games played, third in double-plays turned, tied for fifth in hits, tied for sixth in total bases, eighth in runs, walks and RBI, tied for eighth in doubles, tied for ninth in home runs and tied for 10th in hit-by-pitches...Fourth-straight Liberty League All-Academic honor
At UR 2022: Another strong season with the Yellowjackets, earning 1st Team All-Liberty League honors at 2nd base...Hit .306 (45-147) with 33 runs, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs and 34 RBI...Slugged .517 and had 25 walks and 8 hit by pitches for a .422 on-base mark...Was 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts and was a part of 19 double plays, had 72 putouts and 94 assists, defensively...Named to the NCAA Rochester All-Regional Team after a 4-for-7 performance with 4 runs, 5 RBI, 3 walks and 2 steals during UR's two NCAA Tournament games at Towers Field...Set career-high's in games played, home runs, RBI's and walks...Ranked 2nd in the Liberty League in sacrifice flies (5) which also was third most in a single-season at Rochester...Also, finished 4th in the conference in sacrifice hits (5) and defensive assists, 6th in walks, 8th in double plays, 9th in home runs and 9th in at-bats...Named Liberty League Performer of the Week on Mar. 28...Led UR in doubles, home runs, and walks, while also finishing first on the team with 10 multi-RBI games...Had 11 multi-hit games, including five games with three or more hits...Hit for the cycle in a 4-for-5 performance with 2 runs and 4 RBI, including a grand slam, against Rivier on Mar. 12...Team captain for second straight year...Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District accolades...Named to Liberty League All-Academic team...Selected as a Lysle 'Spike' Garnish Scholar recipient.
At UR 2021: Terrific junior season culminated earning 2nd Team All-NY Region honors by the ABCA and 3rd Team All-Region by D3baseball.com...Team captain...Was named 1st Team All-Liberty League...Hit a stellar .341 (47-138) with 41 runs, 32 RBI, 11 doubles, 4 triples and 2 home runs...Slugged .522 and had an on-base percentage of .436 after drawing 17 walks and getting hit an additional eight times...Was perfect 14-for-14 on stolen base attempts, tying the single-season stolen base percentage record (min. 10 SB)...Defensively, played solid at second base, with a .974 fielding percentage, being apart of 23 double plays...Was second on UR with nine multi-RBI games and third on the team with 15 multi-hit affairs...Ranked inside the top-5 in the Liberty League in a number of categories, including at-bats (1st), runs, stolen bases and double plays (2nd), hits (3rd), triples, defensive assists and hit by pitches (4th) and fielding chances (5th)...Was 4-for-7 with four runs against St. Lawrence on May 2, ranking tied for first in school history in single-game at-bats, with the four hits also establishing a career-high...Finished a home run shy of the cycle in the Liberty League Championship game against Union on May 15, going 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored...Honored by the Liberty League as an All-Academic selection for the second year in a row.
At UR 2020: Started all five games during sophomore campaign...Ended the season with a .471 average (8-17) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 home run and 1 RBI...Added three walks and a hit by pitch for a .571 on-base percentage...Had a hit in each game, with multiple-hits on three occasions...2-for-3 game with a double, home run and 2 RBI on Mar. 7 at Pomona-Pitzer...Named Liberty League All-Academic.
At UR 2019: Came on strong during the second half of Rochester's season...Overall, made 32 appearances, including 28 starts at shortstop...Hit .247 (23-93) for the season, with 17 runs, 3 doubles and 8 RBI...Added 6 sacrifice hits, and had a .314 on-base percentage (6 BB, 3 HBP)...Named Honorable Mention All-Liberty League following the season...Ranked 4th in the conference in fielding assists (93) and was 7th in double plays turned (14)...Had seven multi-hit games, all coming in the last month of the season...Went 3-4 with an RBI at St. Lawrence on Apr. 13...Recorded two hits and two RBI against Bard on May 5.
HS: Attended Babylon HS...Lettered in baseball (SS/P), basketball (G/F), and football (QB)...Co-captain of each team as a senior...Baseball team MVP in 2018...All-League, All-County, All-State and Suffolk County Gold Glove award winner, all as a senior...Basketball All-League and All-Tournament accolades...Football All-League, All-County and All-State honors...Career .380 batting average and .470 OPS with 6-1 record and 0.61 ERA on the mound...Threw for 30 total touchdowns and 2,168 in football senior season...Nominated for Suffolk County Scholar Athlete of the Year...Teams appeared in Suffolk County championships eight times...President of Class of 2018, VP of Business Honor Society, member of DECA and part of National, English and French Honor Societies.
