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Baseball
2006: Selected to the All-Northeast Region second team by the American Baseball Coaches Association and was an Atlantic 10 first team All-Conference selection by the conference's coaches ... finished second in the A-10 in home runs with 11 ... also ranked fourth in the A-10 in RBI per game (1.08, 54 total) and fifth in slugging percentage (.580) ... batted .319, the fourth-best mark on the team ... started all 50 games (46 in left field) in the cleanup spot in the order ... also totaled 12 doubles, two triples, 31 runs, 28 walks and five stolen bases ... had 18 mulit-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games ... was named to the All-Tournament team at the A-10 Championship after he batted .467 (7-15) with one home run and five RBI over five games ... also was very strong defensively all season, posting a .935 fielding percentage (six errors in 93 chances) ... hit two home runs against both Iona (3/11) and Duquesne (3/26) ... was named the A-10 Player of the Week twice ... his first weekly award was for the period ending March 12 after he batted .424 (14-33) with 13 RBI over seven games in Florida ... then was chosen the A-10 co-Player of the Week for the period of May 1-6 after he went 7-14 in the Bonnies' three-game series at UMass.
2005: Selected to the All-Northeast Region first team by the American Baseball Coaches Association ... also was named to the second team All-Conference ...started all 49 games ... batted .330 and was tied for team lead in home runs with 11 ... his 11 homers rank second best in school history ... drove in 45 runs, second on the team ... scored 38 times ... connected for a team-high 15 doubles and four triples ... had 18 multiple hit games and 11 multi-RBI games ... led team in doubles, total bases and walks ... hit two home runs and drove in seven runs against Saint Joseph's (5/7/05) ... picked up five hits against Concordia (3/4/05) ... drove in five runs at Massachusetts (5/2/05). 2004: Played in 37 games and earned 33 starts ... batted .282 with two home runs and 20 RBI for the season ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Atlantic 10 Championship after he batted .357 (5-14) with three RBI and a .500 on-base percentage ... started both games in the NCAA Regionals and had one hit ... had six multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... played in both left and right field and was the DH during the postseason ... went 3-5 with two runs and one RBI in a 10-5 win at Saint Joseph's (5/9/04). HS: All-Monroe County choice both junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, batted .410 ... helped Pittsford-Sutherland to a 24-3 record and the 2003 league title ... as a junior, batted .446 with three home runs and 18 RBI ... helped his Legion club to back-to-back league titles ... Personal: Son of Susan and Vincent Rizzo ... played one year of basketball in high school ... management sciences major. |
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