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2011 Baseball Roster

24 Joe Russo

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lancaster, Pa.
  • Highschool Conestoga Valley

Biography

RussoVertical2011: Saw action in 48 games, making 44 starts... Batted .268 with 20 runs scored, nine doubles, two home runs, and 21 RBI... Registered 12 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests... Opened the year going 3-for-4 with a run scored at VCU (2/18)... Had two hits and two runs scored against Towson (3/5)... Was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI against NYIT (3/8)... Totaled four hits in the Charles Southern series (3/11-14)... Was 2-for-4 with a home run at Seton Hall (3/18)... Totaled four hits and five RBI in the Rams' series at La Salle (3/25-27)... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI at NYIT (4/6)... Drove in three runs in the George Washington series (4/15-17).

2010: Played in 19 games as a junior, making seven starts... Hit .219 (7-for-32) with three runs scored, two doubles, and two RBI... Had two-multi-hit games... Was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI versus New York Tech (3/10)... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Rutgers (4/13)... Had a pinch-hit double and run scored at Saint Joseph's (5/8).

2009: Appeared in nine games, making six starts in the infield and as a designated hitter...Hit .308 (8-26) with a double, three RBI and three runs scored...Knocked in three runs on two hits while scoring a run at Florida Atlantic (2/22)...Scored a run as a pinch runner versus Massachusetts (3/27)...Went 2-for-4 against Rutgers (4/14)...Had a 2-for-four, one run and a double game against Columbia (4/15).

2008: Played in 18 games as a freshman, starting 11... Saw time at second and third base, as well as at shortstop... Hit .244 (11-45) with six runs scored, six RBI, and five stolen bases... Was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/9)... Was 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and two RBI against New York Tech (3/18)... Finished the year on a high note, going 2-for-5 in the season finale at Massachusetts with two RBI and his first career home run (5/17)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year varsity baseball player at Conestoga Valley High School... Two-time PUMA All-American (2005-06)... 2006 Legion All-Star... Three-time selection to the All-Star Lancaster-Lebanon League team... Was a First Team selection as a freshman (2B) and as a junior (SS), while earning Honorable Mention as a sophomore (SS) and a junior (P)... Distinguished Honor Roll member for four years.

Major: Business Administration with concentration in Marketing, and a minor in Music.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3, 3x, last vs. New York Tech (3/8/11)
Runs: 2, 3x, last vs. Towson (3/5/11)
Doubles: 2, at Charleston Southern (3/11/11)
RBI: 3, 3x, last at New York Tech (4/6/11)
Hit Streak: 8 games (3/2-16/11)

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Historical Player Information

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    2008Freshman

    IF
    6'0" 200 lbs
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    2009Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'0" 195 lbs
    24
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    2010Junior

    Infielder
    6'0" 185 lbs
    24
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    2011Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
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