HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter and team captain as a pitcher, third baseman and shortstop for Mike Pienkos at Chaminade High School...led the Flyers to a combined 73-10 record, including a district title his final season...as a senior, he was named Long Island "Player of the Year" and "Pitcher of the Year" and all-area after leading the league with 9-0 record, 0.61 ERA and strikeouts...as a junior, he earned all-league accolades hurling a 0.47 ERA on the mound while hitting .340 with four home runs from the plate...as a sophomore, he went 8-0 with a 1.12 ERA while batting .540 with six home runs...as a freshman, he finished 7-0 with a 0.80 ERA and a .310 batting average...in AAU play, he played three years with a the Long Island Titans and led the squad to a third place finish in the national tournament in 2005 before earning all-Titan team honors in 2007...also a four-year starter as a wide receiver and free safety in football.

PERSONAL: Born April 10, 1989, in Mineola, N.Y...son of Ronald and Anne...has two brothers: Ronald and Ethan...major is business.