2016: Played in 28 games … hit one home run and drove in 17 runs … added 13 walks … named the Liberty League Player of the Week, March 28 … RIT Male Athlete of the Week, March 28 … hit .400 with nine RBIs and five walks to earn the weekly honors … started the season by hitting .389 over his first eight games … went 2-for-4 with a career-high five runs batted in, leading the Tigers to a 15-10 win over St. Norbert College … doubled and drove in four runs, helping lead RIT to a win over Clarkson … homered and drove in three runs in a victory over Bard … had six multiple-hit games … threw out four potential base stealers behind the plate.
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2015: Earned All-Liberty League second team honors … enjoyed a breakout season, finishing fourth on the team in batting with a .328 average, hitting a home run and driving in 20 runs in just 67 at-bats over 26 games … did not commit an error defensively in 89 chances … led all RIT hitters with a .375 batting average and .535 on-base percentage in Liberty League play … drove in nine runs over a three-game stretch in Florida … was 2-for-3 with his first collegiate home run, double, and career-best four RBIs in a win over Colby … doubled twice and drove in three runs in a victory over Westminster … was 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs in a 15-1 win over Vassar … recorded six multiple-hit contests … threw out a pair of would be potential base stealers from behind the plate.
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2014: Appeared in 14 games, starting five … recorded three hits, three runs and batted in one run… recorded a season-high one hit, double, and one run batted in against UMass-Dartmouth … scored a pair of runs in the season finale, an 11-3 win over The College at Brockport … drew four walks … helped complete two double plays and had five putouts against Union.
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2013: Played in five games … made his collegiate debut with an at-bat against Union … recorded his first collegiate base hit, run batted in, and run scored against the College at Brockport … was 2-for-5 with a double, single, run scored, and RBI in the season-finale victory against Houghton.
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Before RIT: Played four years of varsity baseball at James Hubert Blake High School … two-year captain … hit .347 during his senior year with a fielding percentage of .978 … also was a varsity wrestler for years and played one season of varsity football.
Personal: Mechanical engineering technology major … son of Rita and Rick Battaglia … is a triple legacy, as both parents, along with his grandfather (Victor Del Rosso) went to RIT.
