Monmouth University Athletics

QUICKLY: The most decorated player in Monmouth University baseball history... Named Pre-Season first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball magazine... Will be Monmouth's everyday right fielder... Fractured leg in April of 2000... Suffered a stress fracture in leg in the 2001 NEC Tournament... Showing no ill-effects from the surgery... Tremendous hitter, one of the most feared in the Northeast... Great outfield arm... 1999 NEC Newcomer of the Year. 2001: Named First-Team All-America (Collegiate Baseball)... Earned first-team All-American honors from ABCA/Rawlings... ECAC All-Star first-team selection... New Jersey State Player of the Year honoree... Named NEC Player of the Year... First-Team All-NEC... Led Hawks to 29 victories, the second highest win total in the program's history... Batting average of .436 (ranked 8th nationally), coupled with slugging percentage of .770 both led the NEC... Tied the Monmouth and NEC single-season record with 89 hits... Tied MU record with 20 doubles... Led the NEC with 67 RBIs and 157 total bases... Played in and started all 53 games... Successful on all eight stolen base attempts... Registered an on-base percentage of .504... Collected five RBIs in NEC Tournament game vs. UMBC (5/12)... Had 13 games in which he collected at least three hits... In first game of NEC Tournament vs. St. Francis [N.Y.], went 2-for-2, with two runs and four walks (two intentional)... Had multiple home run games on two occasions. 2000: Played in only 21 games because of fractured leg... Had a .313 batting average prior to injury... Had a .957 fielding percentage, committing only two errors on the season. 1999: Made immediate impact, appearing in 39 games, starting 27... Became a regular starter at the beginning of April... Had two triples in MU's 7-6 come-from-behind win over FDU in the NEC title game... Had 10 multiple-hit games... Named NEC Newcomer of the Year. HIGH SCHOOL: All-South Jersey and All-Group III selection at Mainland Regional H.S....Led Mainland to the South Jersey Group III title game...Teammate of Paul Grasso. PERSONAL: Born 7/18/80...Both Dad (baseball) and Mom (swimming) were athletes at Monmouth...Management major.