Holy Cross Athletics

CAREER HONORS:
2025 Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year
All-Patriot League Second Team (2022, 2023)
Hop Riopel Award (2022, 2023)
Ron Soucie Award (2022)
Patriot League Player of the Week (3/29/22, 3/7/23, 4/28/25)
Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week (3/20/23)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
Robert T. Curran (2025)
2025 Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year

AS A SENIOR IN 2025: 

• Played in 54 games, splitting time as a first baseman and starting pitcher
• Pitched 31.2 innings, took 179 at-bats
• Batted .229 with an on-base percentage of .422, hammering 14 doubles
• Scored 48 runs, good for third in the Patriot League
• Went 3/7 with three extra-base hits and a pair of RBIs in victory vs Towson (3/1)
• Pitched scoreless inning in final appearance of regular season (4/29)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024:

• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in six contests, starting in all
• Hit a double against William & Mary (2/16)
• Went 3-for-5 with two RBI against William & Mary (2/18)
• Hit a home run against No. 24 Kansas State (2/23)
• Hit go-ahead three-run home run in 10-inning win over No. 24 Kansas State (2/24)
• Also made two starting appearances on the mound, recording five strikeouts
• Posted four strikeouts in 3.0 innings against William & Mary (2/18)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023: 

• Earned Hop Riopel Award as team’s most valuable player.
• Second Team All-Patriot League selection.
• Named Patriot League Player of the Week (3/7).
• Selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week (3/20).
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
• Started 51 total contests, including 15 as the team’s starting pitcher, with additional starts at designated hitter and first base.
• 15 starts on the mound were tied for Division I lead during regular season.
• Had a .297 batting average. 
• Ranked second on the team in home runs (6), doubles (18), and hits (51).
• Tied for team lead with 36 RBI. 
• Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in win over Dartmouth (3/4).
• Went 3-for-5 with a home run, double, and two RBI in win over Wagner (3/4).
• Totaled four RBI in win over Penn State (3/5).
• Hit one double and had two RBI against Penn State (3/6).
• Threw five strikeouts in 2.2 innings against The Citadel (3/11).
• Went 3-for-5 with two doubles in win over Seton Hall (3/18).
• Hit a home run and had three RBI in win over UMass (3/21).
• Struck out three in an inning of work vs. UMass (3/21).
• Had a home run against Navy (4/2).
• Hit a double against Navy (4/2).
• Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in win over Merrimack (4/5).
• Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI against Navy (4/9).
• Had a home run, double and two RBI against Lehigh (4/15).
• Hit two doubles and drove in a run against Army (4/19).
• Hit a home run and double against Lafayette (4/22).
• Had four RBI and a double in win over Lafayette (5/6).
• Hit a home run in win over Lafayette (5/6).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022: 

• All-Patriot League second team honoree as an at-large selection. 
• Earned Hop Riopel Award as team’s most valuable player and Ron Soucie Award as team's rookie of the year.
• Selected as Patriot League Player of the Week on March 29.
• Played in 48 contests with 40 starts, primarily as a designated hitter and pitcher. 
• Hit .297 with 10 doubles and two home runs. 
• Drove in 19 runs. 
• Recorded a .401 on-base percentage, drawing 20 walks and being hit seven times. 
• Also pitched 12 innings with four starts, striking out 18 batters. 
• Went 3-for-4 with an RBI against North Carolina A&T (3/6).
• Earned a win on the mound with four innings of work at UMass, while also batting 3-for-6 with three RBI (3/22). 
• Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run at Bucknell (3/27).
• Hit 4-for-4 at Army (4/4). 
• Hit two doubles and went 4-for-4 against Lehigh (5/1). 

BEFORE HOLY CROSS: 

• Spent one year at Avon Old Farms as a pitcher and first baseman under Robert Dowling. 
• Named team MVP. 
• In 35 innings on the mound, recorded a 4-1 record with a 2.57 ERA and 41 strikeouts.
• Offensively, recorded a .345 average, .486 on-base percentage, .527 slugging percentage, 18 RBI, and two home runs. 
• Played two varsity seasons at Fordham Prep as a pitcher and shortstop under Patrick Deane.
• Team captain in 2020.
• Team won City Championship in 2019.
• Named team pitcher of the year in 2018.
• In 22 innings at Fordham Prep, went 2-0 with six saves, no earned runs allowed and 24 strikeouts.
• Batted .380 with 22 RBI. 
• Named to academic honor roll from 2016-2021.

PERSONAL: 

• Father Brendan played baseball at St. Francis College (Class of 1984).
• Majoring in history.