Brandeis University

2009: Played in 10 contests with eight starts -six in right field, two in left field...Had four hits in 24 at-batswith a double, and RBI and three runs scored... Doubled in hisfirst at bat with the Judges on Feb. 19 against Whitworth Collegein Arizona as the Judges won, 11-8... Went 2-for-4 with two runsscored and an RBI in a 19-15 over Hastings College, also on Feb.19... Walked twice in three plate appearances against Case, March12... Final hit of the season came in a 5-3 win over Springfield ingame two of a DH... Drew a walk to lead off the fourth inning inthat contest and came around to score what proved to be the winningrun on a wild pitch... 2007-08: Starter hiscollege career with two years at UConn-Avery Point in Groton,Conn.... Two-year starter in the outfield for the Pointers...Helped UCAP to two National Junior College Athletic Association(NJCAA) Division II New England championships, finishing asNortheast District runners-up in 2008... Hit .315 and finishedsecond on the team with five home runs and 38 runs scored as asophomore... Placed third on the squad in hits (45), triples (3)and slugging percentage (.497)... Hit .282 with one homer and 15RBI as a rookie... Named an NJCAA Academic All-American in 2008 andthe UCAP Most Valuable Student-Athlete... HighSchool: Native of Uncasville, Conn.... Four-year starterand senior captain at St. Bernard High School in Uncasville...Played outfield, first base and pitcher for the Saints... Helpedteam to three Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC) Small Divisionchampionships, posting a 30-0 record during the regular season...Saints reached the state semifinals during his senior season...That year, was named a Connecticut Class S All-State outfielder anda first-team All-Area selection by the New London Day andthe Norwich Bulletin... Also selected as afirst-team All-ECC outfielder and his team's Best Defensive Playerfor the second year in a row... Was also a second-team All-Areaselection as a junior by the Day... Earned severalacademic awards from SBHS, including the Potvin Scholarship forCharacter, Athletics and Academics, and the George Glendenning Jr.Memorial Art Award.