Played in 35 games, starting in 26 … amassed a .244 batting average as a rookie with 22 hits in 90 at bats … finished five games with two-plus hits, including a 3-for-5 outing at Albany (4.9.11), adding a pair of RBI and three runs scored, while two of the hits went for extra bases, a double and a home run … smacked a pair of home run on the season, the first of which came at Yale (3.27.11) … put up his best hitting performance at home against Iona with a 3-for-4 effort with an RBI and walked one … drove in two runs in back-to-back games, both against Albany (4.9.11 & 4.10.11) … finished the season with 40 putouts, mostly as an outfielder.
Named the Most Valuable Player at Freehold Township High School as a sophomore ... as a senior, batted .344 with two home runs and 16 RBIs in 64 at bats ... helped the team to the Monmouth County Tournament championship in 2009 ... also played a year of football.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, (2x) last vs. Iona (4.26.11)
RBI: 2, (2x) last at Albany (4.10.11)
Doubles: 1, (2x) last at UMBC (5.21.11)
Triples: None
Home Runs: 1, (2x) last Albany (4.9.11)
Runs Scored: 3, at Albany (4.9.11)
Strikeouts: 3, vs. Maine (4.17.11)
Walks: 1, (8x) last at Fairleigh Dickinson (5.11.11)
Stolen Bases: 1, at Virginia Tech (3.16.11)
Putouts: 5, vs. Maine (4.17.11)
Assists: 1, at Fairleigh Dickinson (5.11.11)