Monmouth University Athletics

Quickly: Good hitter with quick hands and solid power from the plate... Possesses good speed... Returns as the Hawks' starting second baseman... Named second-team all-conference as a junior... Slick fielder with sure hands and good instincts... Played for the Stauton Braves of the Shenendoah Valley Baseball League, where he was named team MVP and earned an all-star selection... Won AAABA National Championship with the Baltimore Orioleanders in 2004... Monmouth career-leader in triples (10).

2005: Started 51 games at second base for the Hawks... Ranked third on the team with .301 batting average... Named second-team all-conference and second-team All-New Jersey at second base... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II University Division Baseball Team... Ranked second on MU with 35 RBI and five home runs... Ranked fourth in NEC in RBI and first in triples (4)... His 55 hits was second on the team, while his 36 runs scored was third-best... Collected 20 multi-hit games... Successful on 7-of-8 stolen base attempts... Named NEC Player of the Week after fast start at No. 26 UCF to open the season... Went 6-for-11 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored in the weekend series... Posted a 2-for-3 outing against Dallas Baptist (3/8)... Had three straight two-hit games versus UPenn (3/12) and in a doubleheader versus Maine (3/19)... Went 2-for-4 with three batted in against Sacred Heart (4/3)... Registered 2-for3 day with four RBI and two runs scored in a win over Princeton... Posted four RBI day at St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/16)... Went 2-for-4 with two driven in versus Wagner (4/20)... Collected two hits, three RBI and two runs at Mount St. Mary's (4/24)... Had 3-for-3 day against St. Peter's (4/28)... Went 2-for-4 versus Sacred Heart (5/21) in opening game of NEC Tournament... Collected two hits and a run scored versus Quinnipiac (5/22).

2004: Started all 52 games he played in for the Hawks... Finished the season with a .313 average and led the team with 57 hits... Tied for first on the team with 27 RBI... Had 10 doubles and ranked third in the conference with six home runs... Led the Northeast Conference with six triples, which tied the single-season school record... Ranked fourth in slugging percentage with .533... In first game of the season, went 2-for-3 with and RBI and a home run at VCU (2/21)... Went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and one RBI vs. Portland (3/08)... Collected three hits against Brigham Young (3/11), Long Island (3/21) and Pace (4/16)... Had three RBI against Princeton (4/20) and Quinnipiac (5/21)... Tallied a 3-for-3 day against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/24), with two doubles and an RBI.

2003: Saw action in 41 games, making 29 starts... Collected 25 hits, while posting a .238 batting average... Had five doubles, one home run and 14 RBI... Made collegiate debut at UCF (2/28)... In his first start of the season, went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at UCF (3/1)... Had two RBI at Air Force (3/10)... Hit first career home run at North Carolina (3/15)... Collected two hits at Delaware (3/19), Seton Hall (3/25) and Quinnipiac (4/14)... Tallied a 3-for-4 day with three runs scored at Lafayette (4/15)... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. La Salle (4/16).

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball as a shortstop at Hamilton West H.S...Team won New Jersey State Championship in 2000... Named first-team All-CVC as a sophomore, junior and senior... Named first-team all-area as a junior and senior... Honored as third-team all-state in 2002... Holds the school record with 127 career hits... Named Mercer County American Legion Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player and batting champion in 2002... Posted a batting average of .420, with 127 hits and over 100 RBI during his prep career... Also earned one letter as a freshman in soccer.

Personal: Son of Nick and Cathie Massari... Born 4/13/84 in Trenton, N.J... Majoring in business management/marketing.