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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- North Haven, Conn.
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- High School:
- North Haven
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- Previous College:
- Tulane Univ.
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- Position:
- OF
Bio
Among program single-season records, through the end of his freshman season, was tied for seventh in stolen bases (26, 2014)
As a Redshirt Freshman in
2014: Started all 53 games for the Ravens, primarily in
left field...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team
selection...Fall Northeast-10 Conference
Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
selection...Finished tied for 31st in the nation in
stolen bases (26-for-32, 81.3%) and ranked 49th in stolen bases per
game (0.51)...Finished tied for fourth in the Northeast-10 in
sacrifice flies (4), ranked fifth in stolen bases (26), tied for
seventh in triples (3), tied for 14th in hits (55) and tied for
17th in total bases (74)...Led the team in triples and tied for the
team lead in sacrifice flies...Finished tied for second on the team
in doubles (10) and ranked third in hits, total bases, slugging
percentage (.379) and stolen bases...Hit .282/.330/.379 over 195
at-bats (55-for-195) with one home run...Scored 28 runs and drove
in 25...Drew 12 walks against 25 strikeouts, had two sacrifice
bunts and was hit by four pitches...Started in his collegiate debut
and went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt in the season opener against
Felician on 2/21; later in the day, hit 2-for-5 with his first
career hit -- a leadoff double in the second -- against
Caldwell...Hit 10-for-28 (.357) over an eight-game hitting streak
from 2/21 through 3/2...Went 2-for-4, scored a run and stole a base
in the second game of a doubleheader against Millersville on
3/2...Named Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for the week ending on
3/2...Hit 2-for-4, drove in a run and stole a base in the front end
of a doubleheader at Dowling on 3/8...Went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice
fly, but scored twice and drove in a run at Saint Leo on 3/15...Hit
11-for-33 (.333) over a nine-game hitting streak from 3/16 through
3/27...Went 1-for-3 with his first career home run -- a solo shot
leading off the fourth -- drew a walk and stole a base at Saint Leo
on 3/16...Stroked 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, scored one run
and drove in another in the front end of a doubleheader at Adelphi
on 3/22...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week
ending on 3/23...Hit 14-for-31 (.452) over an eight-game hitting
streak from 3/29 to 4/12...Went 2-for-4 with a triple, drove in
three runs and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader
against Stonehill on 3/29...Hit 2-for-3 with a double, scored one
run, drove in another and stole a base in the first game of a
doubleheader against American International on 4/5...Hit 3-for-4
with a double and a walk, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a
base against Saint Anselm on 4/9...Went 2-for-4 and scored twice at
Assumption on 4/10...Knocked 2-for-4 with a triple, scored one run
and drove in another in the front end of a doubleheader against
Merrimack on 4/12...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for
the week ending on 4/13...Hit 8-for-30 (.267) over a seven-game
hitting streak from 4/13 to 4/24...Went 2-for-5 with a pair of
doubles, scored once, drove in five runs and stole a base in the
first game of a doubleheader at Assumption on 4/19...Hit 2-for-5
with a double and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader
against Bentley on 4/27...Knocked 4-for-5 with a triple, scored
three runs, drove in one and stole a base in the second game of a
doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/1...Hit 1-for-4 with a
walk, scored twice and stole a base agaisnt Bentley on 5/5.
2014 Statistics
As a Freshman at Tulane in
2013: Did not play.
Tulane Bio
Before College: Four-year letterwinner at North Haven (Conn.) High School...All-League First Team selection as a senior...Connecticut Senior All-Star Game selection as a senior...Also played basketball at North Haven.
Personal: Son of Caroline and Anthony LaVorgna...Has not declared a major...Has two older brothers, Eric and Jason...Jason (Baseball-Reference) was drafted by the New York Mets in the 35th round (1,078 overall) of the 2007 MLB Draft and logged 53 innings over two seasons in affiliated ball, recording a 6.79 ERA, a 1.792 WHIP and 47 strikeouts while topping out with the Class A Savannah Sand Gnats in 2008...Jason played collegiately at Univ. of Massachusetts in 2005 (bio) before pitching for Eastern Connecticut State in 2006-07 (2008 ECSU Media Guide)...Meanwhile, Eric was a kicker on the football team at Southern Connecticut State in 2010 (bio).