2009: Named to College Sports Information Directors of America/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team... Started 48 games… Batted .278 with 44 hits and 28 walks… Tallied 11 multi-hit games… Drove in 33 runs and scored 29 more… Notched eight multiple-RBI games… Stroked eight doubles and swatted three home runs… Stole 17 bases… Was 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored at Morehead State (3/6)… Followed up that effort with a 3-for-7 outing, driving in six runs with a double and a home run at Morehead State (3/7)… Wrapped up play at Morehead State (3/9) by going 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and three runs… Was 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and a run at Sacred Heart (4/19)… Drove in three runs at Fairleigh Dickinson (5/10)… Went 3-for-4 against North Dakota State (3/21)… Was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs at Monmouth (4/4)… Went 3-for-4 and drove in a run against Central Connecticut State (4/25)… Stole two bases in a game on five occasions, including three straight games from 4/10-17.
2008: Saw action in all 47 games, making 45 starts… Hit .284 for the year, compiling 42 hits and 31 walks… Had 10 multi-hit games… Scored 34 runs and drove in 30 more… Tallied eight multiple-RBI games… Had 11 doubles and two home runs… Stole 17 bases to place sixth on the Blackbirds’ single-season list… Led team with four sacrifice bunts…Went 4-for-6 with a homer, a double, a run and four RBIs against Fairleigh Dickinson (5/2)… Drove in five runs with a 3-for-5 performance at Mount St. Mary’s (5/11) with a homer, a double and a run… Brought home three runs at Delaware State (3/21)… Drove in a run in six straight contests from 3/19-25… Compiled an eight-game hitting streak from 3/15-25… Made four appearances on the mound.
2007: Appeared in 48 games, making 43 starts… Batted .270 for the season, amassing 40 hits and 15 free passes… Had 10 multi-hit games… Drove in 18 runs and scored 12 more… Stroked six doubles and a triple… Stole three bases… Had a seven-game hitting streak from 5/6-5/15, hitting .400 over that stretch… Had two hits, a steal, a run and an RBI against St. Bonaventure (3/10)… Went 2-for-2 and drove in a run, adding a triple, a walk and a run scored against Northern Illinois (3/11)… Was 3-for-4, scored a run and drove in another against Maine (3/14)… Went 4-for-4 with a double and four RBIs at Longwood (4/1)… Had three hits, including a double, to go along with three RBIs and two runs at Saint Peter’s (5/1).
Background: A member of the Northeast Conference Academic and Commissioner’s honor rolls… Played three varsity seasons at Immaculata High School before finishing his high school career at Bridgewater Raritan... Named to inaugural New Jersey Super 17 squad... Invited to Dave Gallagher’s Best In Class Showcase in Edison, N.J. and the Northeast Prospects Showcase in Wareham, Mass.
Personal: Son of Gregory and Sandra DeSantis... Born on Nov. 23, 1987... Majoring in marketing and management.