Fairfield University Athletics

2023: MAAC Player of the Year…ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team…Collegiate Baseball Newspaper All-America Third Team…NEIBA Player of the Year…NEIBA First Team…ECAC Player of the Year…ECAC First Team…ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Northeast First Team…All-MAAC First Team…MAAC All-Tournament Team…MAAC Player of the Week (2/28)…Fairfield University Male Athlete of the Year…MAAC All-Academic Team…Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 19th round…Had the best offensive season in school history, breaking six program records including: homers (24), a MAAC single season record 97 RBI, total bases (177), slugging percentage (.851), on-base percentage (.528), and walks (49)…Ranked third in the nation in RBI and slugging percentage while finishing sixth in on-base percentage…His 1.76 RBI per game led the entire NCAA and ranks 13th all-time…Won the MAAC Triple Crown with a .399 batting average, 24 homers, and 97 RBI…Broke the MAAC single season RBI record, which stood for over a decade, by 16…Became the program’s first-ever All-American and first-ever ECAC Player of the Year…Finished the year on a 41-game on-base streak and reached base in 54 of his 55 games…Hit for the cycle with two triples as part of a 5-for-6 outing with five RBI at Central Connecticut (3/22)…Became the program’s all-time career home run leader with a grand slam while driving in a career-high seven RBI at UMass (5/16)…Also launched a grand slam and tied his personal-best with seven RBI in the MAAC Championships against Quinnipiac (5/26)…Finished second on the team with 27 multi-hit games including six contests with three base knocks…Blasted a home run in all three games of the series at Mount St. Mary’s (3/31 – 4/2)…Also hit a home run in all three contests against Niagara while hitting .667 (8-for-12) with eight RBI and seven runs scored in the series (4/21 – 4/23)…Drew a walk-off bases loaded walk through the rain in the opening game against Canisius (5/5)…Drove in seven RBI while batting .500 (6-for-12) in the series against the Griffs (5/5 – 5/7)…Picked up a hit in all but one regular season MAAC game while hitting a team-best .429 against conference opponents…Led the team in average with the bases loaded (.778) and with runners in scoring position (.535)…In the field, committed just five errors in 228 chances for a .978 fielding percentage.

2022: All-MAAC First Team…MAAC All-Academic Team…Tied a single season record and finished fourth in the MAAC with 13 home runs in 123 at-bats…Missed over a month of the season due to injury before returning to the lineup against St. John’s while scoring a pair of runs (4/5)…All 13 homers came during his 101 at-bats after returning from injury while hitting .307…Hit multiple home runs three times with all coming against MAAC opponents: Rider (4/8 + 4/10) and Siena (5/21)…Tallied a season-high three hits and scored two runs against Saint Peter’s (4/23)…Longest home run came off a mammoth shot at Manhattan (4/15)…Ended the season by scoring 11 runs in last nine games (5/12 – 5/27)…Also posted a .268 average and 27 RBI.

2021: Started all 43 games at third base while hitting .242 and finishing second in the MAAC with 30 walks…Recorded a .404 on-base-percentage, third best on the team…Had a crucial two out two RBI single with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count in the eighth inning against Quinnipiac (4/14)…Had a five game hitting streak where he also scored and drove in a run in each game (4/3 – 4/9)…Launched a crucial two run homer in the ninth inning at Manhattan (4/24)…Picked up a season-high six assists in the MAAC Championship Tournament against Monmouth (5/27).

2020: Started 10 of 11 games during his first season with the Stags…Had five hits, two runs, and two doubles…Had a three-run double against Boston College (2/29) and another two bagger against Stetson (3/11).

BEFORE FAIRFIELD: The All-time home run hitter at St. Joseph as he clubbed 21 homers for the Cadets…Named to the First Team All-FCIAC Team and All-State squad by Gametime…Helped lead St. Joseph’s to the 2019 Class M State Championship as he hit .519 with 10 homers and 30 RBI his senior season…Also posted a .596 on-base-percentage and a 1.037 slugging percentage in his final season.
 
PERSONAL: Parents are Vickie and Daniel…Born Dec. 12, 2000…Major is business undeclared.