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As a Graduate Student in 2017: Appeared in 21 games in the outfield for the Ravens, including 19 starts...Fall Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for seventh in the NE10 in hit by pitch (9)...Finished second on the team in hit by pitch...Hit .224/.365/.388 over 67 at-bats (15-for-67) with three doubles, one triple and two home runs, for 26 total bases...Scored 14 runs and drove in 19...Drew seven walks against 18 strikeouts...Hit two sacrifice flies, had one sacrifice hit and went 6-for-9 in stolen bases...Made his first start as a Raven, went 0-for-3 with two walks, scored twice and drove in a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Southern Connecticut State on 4/9...Hit 2-for-4 with a triple, was hit by a pitch, scored one run and drove in three against Saint Anselm on 4/12...Went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in a run at Merrimack on 4/14...Hit 3-for-5 with two doubles and drove in three runs in the first game of a doubleheader at Merrimack on 4/15....Hit 3-for-4 with his first career home run, a solo shot, drove in two runs and stole four bases against Stonehill on 4/23...Went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and drove in four runs overall against Saint Anselm on 4/26...Hit 1-for-3 with a walk, scored once and drove in five runs in the front end of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/3.
2017 Statistics

As a Senior in 2016: Made four relief appearances on the mound for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Over 3.2 innings, allowed one unearned run on four hits, walked one, hit three batters, threw three wild pitches and struck out four, on his way to a 0.00 ERA and a .250 opponent batting average (4-for-16)...Made his first collegiate mound appearance, threw a scoreless ninth, allowed one hit, hit one batter and struck out one to finish things off against Queens (N.Y.) on 2/27...Threw a scoreless ninth, allowed two hits, threw a wild pitch and struck out one to close things out in the first game of a doubleheader against Bentley on 4/16...Tossed a scoreless, hitless sixth, walked one, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch and struck out two at Saint Michael's on 5/5.
2016 Statistics 

As a Junior in 2015: Played in seven games as a reserve for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Hit 1-for-4 with a triple, scored one run, drove in one, walked twice, struck out once and hit a sacrifice fly to post a .250/.429/.750 slash line...In his collegiate debut, drew a walk as a pinch hitter in the second game of a doubleheader against Queens on 3/8...Notched his first career hit with a pinch-hit triple and scored a run against Dominican (N.Y.) on 3/17.
2015 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Four-year letterwinner at Bethpage (N.Y.) High School...Two-time All-League and All-County selection...Team and league MVP as a senior...Named Outstanding Catcher at the County level as a senior.

Personal: Son of Philip and Anne DeDona...A management major and public relations minor...Has a brother, Robert.