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2007: Split time between catcher, designated hitter, and pitcher as a junior... Settled into the starting designated hitter roll over the final third of the season, hitting .245 with six home runs and 24 RBI... Added seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI performances... Burst onto the scene against Iona, collecting three hits, including a grand slam home run for his first collegiate home run (4/24)... Followed with two home runs and seven RBI in the first game against Richmond (4/27)... Had three hits including another home run at Richmond in game two of the series (4/28)... Was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on April 30th, after collecting four home runs and 14 RBI in four games... Was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored against Rhode Island (5/12)... Appeared in the Atlantic 10 Tournament as both a hitter and a pitcher, hitting a solo home run against 20th-ranked Charlotte (5/25), and then made his first career start on the mound against Charlotte in the Atlantic 10 Championship game (5/26)... Made a total of three appearances on the mound for Fordham. 2006: Made 17 appearances on the mound, all in relief... Posted a 3.91 ERA, good for third on the squad, as well as one save... Threw 23.0 innings, allowing a .253 opponent batting average... Did not allow a run in 10 of his 17 appearances... Recorded his lone save against New York Tech, throwing the final 2.2 innings, allowing only one run on four hits (3/22)... Had another stellar performance against New York Tech, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits (4/4)... Threw two scoreless innings against Temple (4/9)... Allowed one hits in two innings of relief with a season-high three strikeouts versus Manhattan (5/3). 2005: Sat out the entire season due to injury. Before Fordham: Two-year member of the varsity baseball team at Archbishop Molloy High School... Was a First Team All-Brooklyn/Queens selection by Newsday... Selected as a Scholar-Athlete for baseball in 2003 and 2004... Member of the Honors Society at Archbishop Molloy for four years. Personal: Majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing... Has a sister and a brother... His brother, Gary, also played baseball at Fordham from 2001-05. |
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