2008: Became the second-straight Judge to earn UAA Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Association honors...One of only three players to start all 38 contests... Led the team in hits (60), runs scored (37) and total bases (84), while tied for team lead with 33 RBI... Had 19 multi-hit games, including 10 with three hits and one four-hit game... Had 17 stolen bases in 19 attempts, tops on the team... Finished second on the squad in batting average (.366) and slugging percentage (.544) and fourth in on-base percentage (.390)... Claimed UAA honors by hitting .419 in league play (13-31), sixth-best in the circuit, hitting safely in all six league games... Tied for second in the conference in hits (13) and RBI (9)... In his third collegiate contest, helped the Judges to a 10-7 win over Rochester, March 12, by going 3-for-6 with five RBI, driving in runs in four of his six plate appearances... Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in an 11-0 win over Case, March 13, and drove in the winning run in a 10-7 victory over Emory in a contest that helped clinch a share of the UAA title... Struggled a bit after returning North, but went on an 11-game hitting streak to raise average from .264 to .338, then ended the season on a six-game streak to finish at .366... ... Career-high four hits came in 18-5 win over Johnson & Wales, April 17... Earned first UAA Player of the Week honors on April 28 after a week in which he hit .429 with 11 RBI, seven runs scored and seven extra-base hits - three HR, two 2B, two 3B - including a 3-for-6 performance with four RBI and two homers in a 20-6 win over UMass-Boston, April 23... Followed that up with a 3-for-4 showing with five RBI in an 8-4 win over Roger Williams, April 24... Closed the season with 13 hits in his final 22 at bats, including 3-for-5 with three runs scored in 5-0 win over Rivier in ECAC quarterfinal win, May 7... High School: Three-sport standout at Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass.... Three-year starter for the Spartans served as a captain in senior season... Earned first-team All-Independent Scholastic League honors as a junior and senior... Also a member of the cross country and basketball teams... Named to the honor roll all eight semesters.

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