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Finished his career ranked 13th all-time in program history in walks (71).

Among program single-season records, finished his career first in walks (47, 2019).

As a Senior in 2019: Started all 53 games in the outfield for the Ravens...ABCA All-East Region Second Team selection...D2CCA All-East Region Second Team selection...NCBWA All-East Region Second Team selection...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Fall/Spring NE10 Academic Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for ninth in the nation in walks (47) and ranked 22nd in walks per game (0.89)...Led the NE10 in hits (68) and walks (47)...Finished third in the NE10 in on-base percentage (.466), tied for third in triples (4), fourth in runs scored (46), tied for fourth in at-bats (199), tied for fifth in total bases (98), eighth in batting average (.342, 68-for-199), tied for 12th in slugging percentage (.492), tied for 13th in extra-base hits (18) and tied for 15th in runs batted in (33)...Led the team in batting average (.342, 68-for-199), runs (46), hits (68), triples (4), walks (47) and on-base percentage (.466)...Tied for the team lead in total bases (98) and slugging percentage (.492)...Finished tied for second on the team in at-bats (199) and runs batted in (33), and tied for third in doubles (10)...Hit four home runs...Was hit by two pitches and struck out 24 times...Had three sacrifice flies and one sacrifice hit...Went 6-for-11 in stolen bases...Went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer, walked twice, stole a base, scored twice and drove in five runs in the season opener against Felician on 2/21...Went 2-for-5 with a double and scored three times against Bridgeport on 2/22...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk, stole a base and drove in a run against Cedarville on 3/9...Hit 2-for-5 and drove in a pair against Slipper Rock on 3/10...Went 2-for-4 with a triple, walked, stole a base, scored three times and drove in a run against Fairmont State on 3/12...Walked twice and scored twice despite and 0-for-3 outing against St. Thomas Aquinas on 3/13...Hit 1-for-4 with a walk, scored twice and drove in a run against Slippery Rock on 3/14; later in the day, went 2-for-4 and scored a run against Nyack...Hit 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Felician on 3/16...Hit 2-for-4, walked, stole a base and drove in a run in the first game of a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State on 3/24...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/24...Hit 10-for-30 (.333) over an eight-game hitting streak from 3/13 through 3/24...Hit 2-for-5, scored twice and drove in a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Le Moyne on 4/6; went 2-for-4 with a double and scored a run in the second game...Hit 1-for-3 with a solo home run, walked twice and scored twice in the first game of a doubleheader against Saint Rose on 4/7...Hit 2-for-3 with a walk and scored a run against Saint Anselm on 4/10...Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a triple, drew a walk, scored twice and drove in three at Bentley on 4/12...Hit 13-for-32 (.406) over an eight-game hitting streak from 3/31 through 4/12...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/14...Went 2-for-4 with a walk and scored a run against Southern New Hampshire on 4/16...Hit 2-for-3 with a walk, scored one run and drove in another in the front end of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/23...Hit 2-for-5 with a double and scored a run against Saint Anselm on 4/24...Went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scored twice and drove in two against Stonehill on 4/25...Went 2-for-4 and drew a walk in the first game of a doubleheader at Merrimack on 4/27...Hit 13-for-25 (.520) over a seven-game hitting streak from 4/13 to 4/27...Went 4-for-7 with a pair of doubles and drove in two runs at Merrimack on 4/28...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/28...Hit 2-for-5 with a double and scoredd a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Assumption on 5/3...Went 3-for-4 with a triple and a two-run homer, drew a walk, scored three runs and drove in three against Assumption on 5/4...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 5/5...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk, scored one run and drove in another in the first round of the NE10 Championship at Southern New Hampshire on 5/7...Went 1-for-3, walked twice, scored twice and drove in a run in the NE10 Championship against Merrimack on 5/11...Hit 2-for-6 and scored a run in the NCAA Championship East Regional against Wilmington (Del.) on 5/17.
2019 Statistics

As a Redshirt Junior in 2018: Sarted all 49 games in the outfield for the Ravens...All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team selection...Fall Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished sixth in the NE10 in runs (47) and hits (71), tied for seventh in doubles (15), 11th in total bases (95), 13th in batting average (.338) and tied for 14th in extra-base hits (18)...Led the team in runs scored (47), hits (71), total bases (95) and stolen bases (11)...Tied for the team lead in sacrifice flies (3)...Finished second on the team in doubles (15) and third in batting average (.338) and runs batted in (33)...Hit .338/.411/.452 (71-for-210) with 15 doubles and three home runs...Drew 23 walks and was hit by five pitches, against 26 strikeouts...Tallied two sacrifice hits and went 11-for-13 in stolen bases...Made his first collegiate start, went 4-for-7 with a double, scored twice, drove in three runs and stole a base in the season opener against Felician on 2/22...Hit 3-for-6 with a double and his first career home run, and drove in two runs, against Bridgeport on 2/23...Hit 2-for-5, scored one run, drove in another and stole a base against Molloy on 2/24...Hit 2-for-3 with a pair of walks, scored three times and stole a base against LIU Post on 2/25...Hit 2-for-5 and drove i na run in the front end of a doubleheader at Adelphi on 3/4; hit 3-for-4 and drove in a run in the second game...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/4...Went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and scored thrice against NYIT on 3/9...Hit 2-for-3 with a walk against LIU Post on 3/10...Opened the season with a 13-game hitting streak, during which he hit .407 (24-for-59), from 2/22 through 3/11...Hit 2-for-4 and drove in two runs at Merrimack on 3/16...Went 2-for-5, drove in two runs and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader against Adelphi on 3/24...Hit 3-for-4 with a walk and scored a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 3/31...Hit 2-for-4 with a walk, scored one run and drove in another in the second game of a doubleheader against American International on 4/7...Hit 2-for-4 with two walks, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader at Assumption on 4/14...WEnt 2-for-4 with a double, scored once and drove in a run at American International on 4/18...Went 4-for-6, scored three times and stole a base in the front end of a doubleheader at Stonehill on 4/21...Hit 2-for-3 with a solo home run and walked twice at Stonehill on 4/22...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/22...Hit 2-for-5 with a double at Southern New Hampshire on 4/24...Went 3-for-5 with a double and scored three runs at Assumption on 4/26...Hit 2-for-4 with a double, walked once and scored a run against Bentley on 4/27...Hit .474 (27-for-57) over a 14-game hitting streak from 3/31 through 4/27...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/29...Hit 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, scored once, drove in two runs and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/3; went 2-for-4 with a double and scored three times in the second game...Hit .346 (9-for-26) over a six-game hitting streak from 4/28 through 5/4...Went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against Southern New Hampshire at the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/17.
2018 Statistics

As a Junior in 2017: Did not play.

As a Sophomore in 2016: Appeared in 16 games as a reserve for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Hit 1-for-14 with a triple, to post an .071/.125/.214 slash line...Scored twice and drove in a run, while collecting three total bases...Drew one walk and struck out twice...Hit one sacrifice fly...Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement and went 0-for-2 against Queens (N.Y.) on 2/27...Pinch hit in the eighth, triple to right-center for his first career hit and later scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Felician on 3/11...Worked a pinch-hit walk in the ninth and later scored at Stonehill on 3/31...Drove in a run with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of the second game of a doubleheader at Saint Michael's on 5/4.
2016 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Three-year letterwinner at Olympian High School (Calif.)...Team captain as a senior...All-League and Team MVP selection...Union Tribune Scholar-Athlete Award recipient...Played at the club level for San Diego Gameface Baseball Club and San Diego Force Baseball...Also a three-year letterwinner in wrestling at Olympian.

Personal: Son of Rod Roberto and Christine Santos...A sports and recreation management major...Has four brothers: John, Cody, Austin and Solomon; and three sisters: Victoria, Erica and Jazmine.