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2019 Baseball Roster

17 Tyler Gambardella

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port Chester, N.Y.
  • Highschool Archbishop Stepinac

Biography

2019: MAAC All-Academic Team…The team’s sparkplug appeared in 33 games, picking up eight hits in 53 at-bats with 11 runs scored…Earned a spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays when he leapt over the left field fence to rob a home run against NJIT, ranking as the fourth best play of the day (4/30)…Ended the season with a base hit in two-straight games (5/5 – 5/11)…Drew a career-high three walks and scored a pair of runs at Saint Peter’s (4/13)…Was perfect on the base paths with four stolen bases on four attempts.

2018: MAAC All-Academic Team….Made 21 appearances and started six…Scored four runs, with three coming as a pinch runner…Tied for the team lead with three sacrifice bunts…Collected four hits…Converted both of his stolen base attempts.

2017: MAAC All-Academic Team…Started 46 of his 48 appearances as the team’s left fielder…Mostly hitting in the nine hole, earned a .294 batting average and a .415 on-base-percentage…Recorded a .545 OBP at the MAAC Tournament with five walks and five runs scored in three games (5/24 – 5/27)…Had nine multi-hit games, including three-straight, scoring a run in each of those contests…Had a couple of three-hit performances coming at VCU (3/5) and at Bethune Cookman (3/14)…Started the two-out none out rally against Marist by singling in the ninth and scoring the tying run (5/15)…Reached base in a season-high 15-straight games from April 15 through May 7…Was successful on final four stolen base attempts.

2016: One of the fastest and most aggressive Stags on the base paths, scoring 13 runs in 39 games…Started the season exclusively as a pinch runner and started to show his impact out of the gate…In a tied game, he entered as a pinch runner at second base would immediately steal third and then scored on a wild pitch in a 5-4 walk-off win against Albany (3/24)…In another instance, he pinch ran at first base and would steal second and reach third on a throwing error by the catcher before scoring the game-winning run against Hofstra (3/30)…In total, he stole nine bases…Worked his way to becoming a starter and hit .267 during his 20 starts…Scored the first-ever run for the Stags in the NCAA Tournament against Texas Tech (6/3).

BEFORE FAIRFIELD: All-CHSAA, All-MSG Varsity, and All-Journal News selection… Voted the team’s MVP in 2015… Selected to play I the NYC Mayor’s Cup in Coney Island during his senior season… The recognition came after a year where he was regarded as one of the best pure hitters of the CHSAA, batting .416 with a .516 on base percentage… Solid defensive center fielder who also scored 30 runs and stole 30 bases.

PERSONAL: Born on March 17, 1997…Parents are Patrice and Gaetano…Has two siblings.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2016Freshman

    Outfield
    5'11" 170 lbs
    34
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'11" 170 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Outfield
    5'11" 170 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Outfield
    5'11" 170 lbs
    17