Fairfield University Athletics

2025: MAAC All-Championship Team…Started 42 of the 48 games he appeared in while posting career-highs in: average (.311), hits (50), RBI (38), runs scored (31), and doubles (seven)…Recorded a .571 batting average with two homers, five RBI, and four runs scored in the MAAC tournament while collecting multiple hits in all three games (5/23 – 5/25)…Ended the regular season on a six-game hitting streak which featured three three-hit games…Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI in the win at Marist (5/3).

2024: Stagspy’s Comeback Player of the Year…Made 15 starts with 32 appearances after coming back from an injury last year…Batted .305 with 18 hits, 15 runs scored, five homers, and 21 RBI…Amassed a .627 slugging percentage with nine extra base hits…Launched a go-ahead grand slam in the MAAC Championship Series against Niagara (5/25)…Hit three-run homers at Marist (5/4) and against Stony Brook (4/30)…Picked up a pair of hits against NJIT (3/22).

2023: Started nine of the 10 games he appeared before suffering a season-ending injury…Collected two hits and drove in a pair against George Washington (2/26)…Picked up a hit and scored a run against Stetson and Fordham (3/15 – 3/18)…Launched a double against Mount St. Mary’s (3/31).

BEFORE FAIRFIELD: First team All-Bergen County in 2021 when he batted .442 with 14 extra base hits, 30 RBI, and 18 runs scored… Also named Big North Division First team and All-North Jersey… North Jersey Player of the Year nomination after leading Don Bosco to 2021 State Championship… Tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 129 chances without an error…Missed entire 2022 season with an injury
 
PERSONAL: Parents are Jon and Michele…Father Jon played baseball at Fairleigh Dickinson…Has two siblings: Melissa Vanegas and Kimberly Diffin…Head Ambassador for Don Bosco Prep…Major is Business Management.