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Bronx, N.Y. – (June 28, 2021) - As the Atlantic 10 Conference celebrates its 45th anniversary, this season also marks a special occasion for Fordham Athletics, marking the 25th anniversary of joining the Atlantic 10.
 
Fordham has seen some outstanding student-athletes come through the Rose Hill gates over the last 25 years, and to mark that window in history, the Rams will be announcing 25th anniversary teams of each Atlantic 10 sponsored sport.  In deciding the teams, Fordham fans will vote on who the best of the best over the last 25 years is on FordhamSports.com.
 
Our final team vote is here!  We finish the right side of the infield baseball vote at second base, please make sure to vote for TWO.  The vote will last through Wednesday.
 
Here is the list along with some background on each Ram: (KEY – GP – games played, AVG – batting average, SLG % - slugging percentage, OBP - on base percentage, R – runs, H – hits, 2B – doubles, 3B – triples, HR – home runs, RBI – runs batted in, SB – stolen bases, BB – walks, FLD% - fielding percentage)
 
Mike D’Auria (1995-98)
  • Career stats: 158 GP, .330 AVG/.417 SLG/.427 OBP, 118 R, 148 H, 36 2B, 74 RBI, 65 BB, 24 SB, .969 FLD%
  • A10 Academic All-Conference (1997, 1998)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (1998)
  • A10 Champion (1998)
  • Career rankings – 2B (T-15th)
  • Single season marks – Scored 59 runs in 1997 (T-4th-best single season mark)
 Eric Reese (2005-08)
  • Career stats: 198 GP, .327 AVG/.433 SLG/.440 OBP, 165 R, 233 H, 32 2B, 8 3B, 9 HR, 123 RBI, 125 BB, 60 SB, .957 FLD%
  • 1st Team All-A10 (2007)
  • All-A10 Honorable Mention (2008)
  • A10 Academic All-Conference (2008)
  • A10 All-Championship Team (2007)
  • Career rankings – GP (T-9th), Runs (T-7th), Hits (4th), RBI (11th), TB (10th), Walks (5th), SB (13th)
  • Single season marks – 58 runs scored in 2007 (T-6th-best single season mark); 81 hits in 2007 (T-2nd-best single season mark)
Nick Martinez (2009-11)
  • Career stats: 148 GP, .295 AVG/.376 SLG/.381 OBP, 109 R, 167 H, 26 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 66 RBI, 75 BB, 22 SB, .958 FLD%
  • 2011 MLB Draft pick (18th round – Texas)
  • Single season marks – 69 hits in 2010 (T-11th-best single season mark)
 Joey Runco (2013-16)
  • Career stats: 218 GP, .283 AVG/.348 SLG/.350 OBP, 145 R, 242 H, 32 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 82 RBI, 72 BB, 91 SB, .960 FLD%
  • A10 All-Rookie Team (2013)
  • 2nd Team All-A10 (2014)
  • A10 Academic All-Conference (2014, 2015)
  • A10 All-Championship Team (2016)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2015)
  • Career rankings – GP (1st), AB (1st), Hits (1st), SB (T-2nd)
  • Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame (2021)
C.J. Vazquez (2018-21)
  • Career stats: 152 GP, .280 AVG/.355 SLG/.362 OBP, 79 R, 149 H, 25 2B, 3 2B, 3 HR, 58 RBI, 62 BB, 39 SB, .949 FLD%
  • A10 All-Rookie Team (2018)
  • A10 All-Championship Team (2019)
  • A10 Champion (2019)
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