2011: Drafted by the Texas Rangers as a pitcher in the 2011 MLB Draft (18th round - Pick #564)... Started all 51 games he appeared in, leading the Rams with 46 runs scored, 37 walks, and a .404 on-base percentage... Ranked third on the squad with a .292 batting average to go with nine doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI, and 11 stolen bases... Had 16 multi-hit games to go with three multi-RBI games... Opened the year with back-to-back multi-hit games at VCU (2/19-20)... Was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored at Charleston Southern (3/11)... Had a three-hit game at Campbell (3/16)... Scored three runs in a game three times this season, which came against George Washington (4/15), Saint Joseph's (5/8), and Xavier (5/21)... Had a career-long 11-game hit streak from April 15th through the 30th, which included five multi-hit games... Had two hits and two runs scored in games against #28 Charlotte (4/24) and Columbia (4/27)... Totaled six hits and three RBI in the Rams' series at Massachusetts (5/13-14)... Also made 10 appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 1-3 record with three saves and a 2.75 ERA, striking out 20 batters in 19.2 innings pitched... Posted his first career save against Iona (2/27)... Recorded his first career win, pitching four innings of three-hit relief at Charleston Southern (3/14)... Earned one-inning saves in games against LIU (4/13) and Columbia (4/27)... Pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts versus George Washington (4/16)... Set a career-high with five strikeouts in a career-long 4.2 innings of relief against Xavier (5/21).
2010: Started all 55 games he played in as a sophomore... Hit .305 with 39 runs scored, nine doubles, three triples, and 27 RBI... Registered eight stolen bases in 11 attempts... Totaled 69 hits, which is tied for ninth at Fordham on the single-season list... Set the single-season mark with 226 at bats... Registered 19 multi-hit games, which included nine three-hit games... Was 3-for-4 with two runs scored at Old Dominion (2/21)... Had three hits and two RBI at Duke (2/26)... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored versus Manhattan (3/9)... Was 3-for-4 with two runs scored versus Michigan (3/19)... Totaled five hits, included two doubles in the Rams' series with Richmond (3/27-28)... Had six hits, four runs scored, three RBI and two doubles in the Rams' series against Rhode Island (4/1-3)... Went 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBI at Dayton (4/24), followed with his only home run of the season the following day against the Flyers (4/25)... Scored three runs to go with two hits in the series finale with La Salle (5/2)... Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI against Saint Joseph's (5/8)... Ended the season with five straight multi-hit games, which included three two-hit games against Duquesne (5/20-22) and three-hit games against both Saint Louis and La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/26).
2009: Played in 42 games with 40 starts...Batted .281 in rookie season with eight doubles, one home run, 23 RBI and 24 runs scored...Had the second-best batting average in conference action at .356...Belted a three-run homerun in his first collegiate at bat at Florida Atlantic (2/20)...Put together an eight-game hit streak from April 18-May 1 followed shortly by a seven-game hit streak from May 8-16...Had a breakout game in 9-8 win over Duquesne where he slugged three RBI on three hits with a run scored (4/12)...Was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run at Xavier (4/18)...Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored against Richmond (5/8)...Had a 3-for-4, two RBI, a run scored and two doubles against Sacred Heart (5/12)...Also made five appearances on the mound while ending the year with a 13.50 ERA in 6.2 innings pitched...threw a perfect inning of relief work at Charlotte (3/21).
Before Fordham: Letterwinner for baseball at Belen Jesuit Prep in Florida... Hit .375 as a junior at one of the top private high school programs in South Florida... Served as team captain...Was a Beta Club member in the classroom.
Major: Business Administration.
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Hitting: |
Hits: 3, 16x, last at Massachusetts (5/14/11) |
Runs: 3, 4x, last vs. Xavier (5/21/11) |
Doubles: 2, vs. Sacred Heart (5/12/09) |
RBI: 3, 4x, last vs. Duquesne (5/22/10) |
Walks: 3, 2x, last vs. New York Tech (3/10/10) |
Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, last at George Washington (5/15/10) |
Hit Streak: 11 games (4/15-30/11) |
Pitching: |
Innings: 4.2, vs. Xavier (5/21/11) |
Strikeouts: 5, vs. Xavier (5/21/11) |
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