2014 Baseball Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

21 James Alfonso

21 James Alfonso

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Raynham, MA
  • Highschool:
    Bridgewater-Raynham

Summary

Biography

JUNIOR (2013)
Played in all but one of the 53 games, starting 51 as the primary catcher … finished the season with a .331 batting average on 37 hits in 160 at bats, both fifth most on the team … finished with at least one hit in 28 games, scattering multiple hits in eight games … tied his career high with a season-best three hits in an extra inning road loss at Albany (April 21) … finished that game with a pair of doubles, also tying a career-high … drove in a season-high three runs in the second game of a doubleheader also against Albany (April 20) … strung together a season-long hitting streak of four-straight games, going 4-for-11 in that stretch … smacked a pair of home runs as a junior, both on the road at Quinnipiac (April 16) and at Maine (April 28) … had a streak of eight straight games where he reached base safely that spanned 14 days and four conference weekend series … played his summer ball with the Plymouth Pilgrims in the New England Collegiate Baseball League … one of three Hawks named to the America East All-Academic Team … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

SOPHOMORE (2012)
One of three players to start all 56 games ... third on the team with a .290 batting average, finishing with a career-high 53 hits in 183 at bats ... 53 hits was the third most on the team, while he drove in 19 runs, fifth most on the squad ... 16 of his 53 hits went for extra bases, 14 doubles and two home runs, both career bests ... drew 19 walks, third on the team, and was hit by a pitch 20 times, the most among the America East and 25th most in the nation ... led the team with 221 putouts as the primary catcher ... hit safely in 36 games, including 15 games with two or more hits ... tied his career-high of three hits on two occasions both at home against UMass (March 13) and Fairleigh Dickinson (March 21) ... hit safely in five-straight games on three different occasions ... drove in at least one run in 14 games, finishing three games with two or more RBI’s ... drove in a career-high four runs in the 8-4 home win over FDU with two of his three hits going for two bases ... also finished with two extra base hits in two other games, all doubles, against Quinnipiac (April 17) and Maine (May 12) ... hit a pair of home runs as a sophomore, one each against Virginia Military Institute (March 3) and Pittsburgh (March 17) ... named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or greater.

FRESHMAN (2011)
Played in 25 games, starting all but one, before suffering a season ending injury … posted a team-best .309 batting average in his abbreviated season with 25 hits in 81 at bats … drove in five runs and scored 11, while smacking six doubles and a home run … finished seven games with multiple hits, including a career-high of three on two occasions, at Virginia Tech (3.16.11) and at Delaware State (3.20.11) … finished the first game of a double header at Yale (3.27.11) with two hits in five at bats, driving in one run and scoring three … the single RBI against the Bulldogs came on his first collegiate home run … compiled 70 putouts, primarily serving as a catcher, with 16 assists … named to the America East Academic Honor Roll.

BEFORE HARTFORD
Played two years of baseball at Coyle and Cassidy High School before transferring to Bridgewater-Raynham Regional for his final two seasons ... as a junior, was the starting catcher for a team which finished 22-3, earning the top seed in the state tournament ... batted .306 with the Massachusetts Pride during the summer, throwing out 76 percent of runners attempting to steal against him.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3, (5x) last at Albany (4.21.13)
RBI:  4, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (3.21.12)
Doubles: 2, (4x) last at Albany(4.21.13)
Triples: None
Home Runs: 1, (5x) last at Maine (4.28.13)
Runs Scored: 3, (2x) last at Yale (3.23.12)
Strikeouts: 4, vs. UMBC (4.6.13)
Walks: 3, (2x) last at Albany (4.9.11)
Stolen Bases: 1, (4x) last at Albany (4.21.13)
Putouts: 19, at Stony Brook (4.14.13)
Assists: 4, (2x) last at Kansas (3.10.12)

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2011  |  2012  |  2013



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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2011Freshman

    Catcher
    5'10" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2012Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2013Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 210 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2014Senior

    Catcher
    5'10" 195 lbs
    21