Drafted in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft (15th Round, 440th Overall to the New York Mets)
All-NEC (Second Team, 2016, 2017 2018)
Northeast ABCA/Rawlings All-Northeast Region Team (Second Team, 2017 & 2018)
NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018)
ECAC Academic Honor Roll (2018)
Johnny Bench Award Watch List (2017, 2018)
NEC Rookie of the Week (March 28, 2016)
NEC Player of the Week (April 23, 2018 & March 12, 2018)
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2018 Junior Season
Game-By-Game Stats
Lone Seahawk to play in all 56 games in 2018… Led the team in several offensive categories, including: batting average (.312 | ranked 8
th in the NEC), hits (64 | ranked 4
th in the NEC), home runs (12 | ranked 2
nd in the NEC), RBIs (58 | First in the NEC), total bases (113 | 3
rd in the NEC), slugging percentage (.551 | 4
th in the NEC), on-base percentage (.409 | 8
th in the in NEC), walks (35 | tied for 3
rd in the NEC)… Batted .319 with runners on base and .333 with runners in scoring position… Led the Seahawks with a .360 batting average with two outs… Produced 18 multi-hit games, highlighted by 13 two-hit performances and five three-hit games… Tied for the team lead in multiple RBI games (Freddy Sabido) with 13, as he drove in three RBIs seven times, the last coming in the championship game against LIU Brooklyn (May 26)… Connected on three home runs against Villanova (April 21)….Was the first Seahawk to accomplish the feat since Vin Avella did so back on March 18, 2009 (Coppin State, March 18, 2009)… Drove in a season-high six RBIs in the second game of the doubleheader at Coppin State (February 24)… Over his three seasons at Wagner, ranks among the top 15 in hits (181) and doubles (34), while among the top-ten in program history with 22 career round-trippers and fifth on the career RBI list with 134… Has amassed 80 career walks while producing a career slugging percentage of .505 and an on-base percentage of .407 for a total OPS (on-base plus slugging) of .912… Behind the plate, ranks fifth all-time with 846 putouts…
CONFERENCE ONLY: Played in all 28 contests… Batted .250 with two home runs and 20 RBs… Produced a .742 OPS…
2017 Sophomore Season
Game-by-Game Stats
Started in all 50 games, one of three Seahawks to do so (Anthony Godino, Anthony Pecora) … Made 31 starts behind the plate, 16 at first base while serving as the designated hitter three times… Batted a team-leading .351, which placed him third among all hitters in the Northeast Conference (NEC)… Posted a total OPS of .994, which included a slugging percentage of .541, fifth best in the league… His .453 on-base percentage was third-highest in the NEC this season… Belted seven home runs on the year, tied for second the squad, and was tied for fifth-place among the league leaders… Finished fifth with 42 RBIs... Had 17 multi-hit games while recording ten multi-RBI games, which included a five-RBI game against LIU Brooklyn (4/28) … Joined the 100-hit club back on March 24 against the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights… Had ten doubles on the season, two of which coming on the road at Towson (3/3) … Went 5-of-6 on stolen base attempts…  With runners on base, hit a team-best .391 and with runners in scoring position, batted .424…Additionally, was a .383 hitter when facing two outs…
CONFERENCE ONLY: Batted .407 with a total OPS of 1.134… Six of his seven home runs came during league play… Belted two home runs in the first game of the doubleheader with Central Connecticut (5/14) … His 37 hits during conference play where tied for third… Drove in 29 RBIs during conference-play while his six home runs where second most, behind fellow teammate, Freddy Sabido… Was a .324 hitter against NEC southpaws while boasting a .483 batting average with runners in scoring position.
MISCELLANEOUS: Tabbed to the 2017 Northeast ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team… Selected to the 2017 All-NEC Second Team.Â
2016 Freshman Season
Appeared and started in 49 games for the Seahawks, 22 of which occupying the designated hitter role, 21 games behind-the-plate and four games as the team's first baseman... Finished the season with a .289 batting average (fourth on the team)... Connected for a team-tying three home runs while driving in a team-high 38 RBIs (7th among all-NEC players)... Added 13 runs and 12 doubles, second-most on the squad... Slugged .417 on the year... With runners in scoring position, he batted .338 (22-for-65) and with runners on third base and less than two outs, he posted a .688 average (11-for-16)... In conference-only games, he batted .295 with a team-best 27 RBIs (third-highest among NEC players) , with a slugging percentage of .446... Recorded eight doubles in league games, tying with fellow Seahawks Kyle Cala and Trey Nicosia... Had 14 multi-hit games, which included a career-best four hits on the road at Mount St. Mary's (3/25), where he also drove in a personal-best four runs in the same contest...Garnered his first NEC Rookie of the Week citation for the week of March 28 when he batted .467 with a .556 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .933... Named to the All-NEC Second Team squad.
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Before Wagner
A four-year member of the North Salem High School baseball team under head coach Rob Gilchrist… Was a member of the Honor Roll in every semester while also being inducted into the National Honor Society and National English Honor Society… On the field, he helped lead the Tigers to a Sectional runner-up in 2014… For his career on the diamond, he batted .385, which included 95 hits, 20 doubles, five home runs and 66 RBIs…. Named All-Class B Section 1 League honors from 2013-to-2015… Was also a All-State selection in 2015… In addition to playing baseball, he played on the school’s soccer team (2011 & 2014), basketball (2013 & 2014) while being named All-Section and All-League in soccer… Played in the summer for Taconic Rangers and Danbury Tigers…
Personal
Son of Phil and Lisa… Has one brother, Daniel, and one sister, Nicole… His father played on the Pace University football (1986-90) and baseball teams (1987)… His sister will begin her senior season on the Fairfield University softball team… Born October 1, 1996… Undeclared major at Wagner.Â
