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2011 Baseball Roster

43 Sal Pezzino

  • Class Junior
  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown South Huntington, N.Y.
  • Highschool Walt Whitman

Biography

2012: Recorded a hit in the first seven games of the season .... Went 5-5 with four runs scored and four RBI in win at Wake Forest (2/22) ... Scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning against Mercer (3/3) ... Hit two home runs in the series at Missouri ... Had six hits in the series at Charleston Southern, five of them were doubles.

2011: Played in 40 games, making starts at first, second and third base ... Hit .338 for the season with 33 runs scored and 16 RBI ... Had a 15 game hit streak from 3/24-4/23, despite missing nine games due to injury ... Hit only career home run in win at UNC Asheville (4/15) ... Went 3-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in win over No. 27 Coastal Carolina (4/22).

2010: A key member of the Panther's bench he hit .389 (7-18) as a pinch hitter and played shortstop, second base and third base during the season ... Went 3-4 with two runs scored at Western Carolina ... Had two hits and scored a run off the bench against Radford (4/18) ... Had a pinch-hit single and came around to score the tying run against Elon (4/21) in a game HPU went on to win 6-4 in the ninth inning ... Had a pinch-hit single to left field against Charleston Southern to score Max Fulginiti (5/22), and later came around to score on Drew Geissinger's three-run homer in HPU's 16-11 win.

2009: Started eight of the 22 games he played in ... Hit .239 with eight RBI for the season ... Posted a career-high two RBI on two hits in an April 4 win over Presbyterian ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters at Walt Whitman …  All-County and All-League selection during senior campaign … Voted team MVP as a junior … Led high school to playoffs in 2006 … Participated in East Cobb Perfect Game Tournament … Played with South Florida Bandits and Long Island Ducks.

Personal: Computer Science major ... Son of Sal and Margaret Pezzino ... Has one brother, Anthony and one sister, Maria ... Born Salvatore Anthony Pezzino in South Huntington, N.Y., on March 7, 1990.

CAREER HIGHS...
At Bats: 5, 22 times, last at North Carolina (4/17/12)
Runs: 4 at Wake Forest (2/22/12)
Hits: 5 at Wake Forest (2/22/12)
RBI: 4, two times, last at Wake Forest (2/22/12)
Doubles: 2, two times, last at Charleston Southern (3/25/12)
Walks: 2, two times, last vs. Army (2/18/12)
Hit Streak: 16 games, from 3/23/12-4/17/12


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2010Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'0" 205 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2011Junior

    Infielder
    6'0" 205 lbs
    43