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As a Junior in 2017: Started all 48 games for the Ravens, primarily at third base...All-Northeast-10 Conference Third Team selection...Fall Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...In the NE10, finished tied for fourth in hits (63), tied for fifth in runs scored (42), tied for sixth in doubles (12), ranked 11th in total bases (86), ranked 17th in batting average (.326, 63-for-193) and tied for 17th in extra-base hits (16)...Led the team in at-bats and runs scored...Tied for the team lead in doubles...Finished second on the team in hits and stolen bases (10-for-11); third in batting average, total bases and on-base percentage (.399); and tied for third in runs batted in (26)...Hit one triple and three home runs on the way to a .446 slugging percentage...Drew 22 walks and was hit by two pitches, against 23 strikeouts...Hit one sacrifice fly...Hit 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in two runs against St. Thomas Aquinas on 3/10; later in the day, went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in a run against Dominican (N.Y.)...Hit 2-for-5, scored once and drove in a run against Slippery Rock on 3/11...Hit 2-for-5 and drove in a run at Mount Olive on 3/14...Went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer -- the first of his career -- and scored twice against Post on 3/21...Hit .375 (12-for-32) over a seven-game hitting streak from 3/10 through 3/21...Went 3-for-5 with a double and scored twice against Saint Anselm on 3/29...Hit 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once in the second game of a doubleheader against Assumption on 4/2...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/2...Hit 3-for-5 with a double, scored twice, drove in two runs and stole a base against Assumption on 4/3...Hit 2-for-4 against Southern New Hampshire on 4/5...Went 2-for-4, drove in a run and stole a base in the front end of a doubleheader against New Haven on 4/8...Hit .483 (14-for-29) over a seven-game hitting streak from 3/26 to 4/8...Clubbed 4-for-5 with two doubles and two home runs, scored four times and drove in three runs in the front end of a doubleheader against Southern Connecticut State on 4/9; hit 1-for-3 with two walks, scored twice and drove in a run in the second game...Named NE10 Player of the Week for the week ending on 4/9...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk and scored a run against Saint Michael's on 4/11...Went 3-for-4 with a pair of walks in the front end of a doubleheader at Merrimack on 4/15...Hit 2-for-4 and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader at Bridgeport on 4/17; went 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base in the second game...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/22...Went 2-for-4, scored once, drove in a run and stole two bases against Stonehill on 4/23...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/23...Went 3-for-5 with a double, scored twice and stole a base against Saint Anselm on 4/26...Hit .473 (26-for-55) over a 14-game hitting streak from 4/9 through 4/26...In all, had at least one hit in 28 of 30 games from 3/10 through 4/26...Went 0-for-2, but drew two walks, was hit by a pitch and scored three runs in the NE10 Championship against Pace on 5/11.
2017 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2016: Played in 32 games for the Ravens, including four starts...Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Hit .349/.404/.465 over 43 at-bats (15-for-43) with one double and two triples...Scored seven runs, drove in six and collected 20 total bases...Drew four walks against 10 strikeouts...Had a pinch-hit triple and later scored in the seventh inning in the second game of a doubleheader against Mercy on 2/26...Clubbed an RBI triple as a pinch hitter in the eighth against Wilmington (Del.) on 2/28...Pinch hit in the eighth, singled to right-center and later scored in the first game of a doubleheader against Pace on 4/10...Knocked 4-for-4 with a walk and drove in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader at Assumption on 4/23...Went 2-for-3 with a double and scored a run off the bench at Saint Michael's on 5/5.
2016 Statistics 

As a Freshman in 2015: Played in 23 games for the Ravens, including nine starts...Fall Northeast-10 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Hit .265/.375/.412 over 34 at-bats (9-for-34) with three doubles and a triple, scored six runs and drove in eight...Drew six walks against nine strikeouts and went 1-for-2 in stolen bases...Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against Chestnut Hill on 2/21...Went 1-for-1 with his first career hit, a double, after coming on defensively, against Post on 3/13...Had a pinch-hit single and drove in his first career run, against Dominican (N.Y.) on 3/15...Had a pinch-hit triple and scored his first career run, against Dominican (N.Y.) on 3/17...Made his first collegiate start, at third base, went 0-for-2 and drove in a run at Southern New Hampshire on 4/8...Hit 2-for-2 with a pair of walks, scored once and drove in two runs against Saint Anselm on 4/14...Went 2-for-4 with a double, scored twice and drove in a run at Merrimack on 4/18...Hit 2-for-5 with a double, scored a run and drove in three in the second game of a doubleheader at Merrimack on 4/19...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/19.
2015 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Played at Worcester Academy...League champions and state finalists as a sophomore...Central Massachusetts All-Star and Junior Select Team selection as a sophomore...Team MVP and All-League selection as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tim and Beth Friday...A sports & recreation management major...Has two sisters, Samantha and Kat...Father, Tim (career statistics), totaled 85 points (14-69-85) while playing four years of ice hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including a selection to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team during the Engineers' run to the 1985 national title; Tim later played 66 professional games, including three assists over 23 games with the 1985-86 Detroit Red Wings, before retiring due to injury.