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Jersey Number 11
Anthony Cruz
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Mass.
- Previous Team:
- Williston-Northampton School
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 205
Bio
Four-time MAAC All-Academic Team (2016-19)
As a Graduate Student in 2019
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Played in a career-high 44 games and made 40 starts in his final season
- Had a career-best slash line of .291/.361/.392 as well as a .992 fielding percentage
- Recorded career-highs with 43 hits, 12 doubles, one home run, 19 RBIs, 29 runs scored and 18 walks
- Had two hitting streaks of five games, including one from May 10-May 16 in which he recorded 10 hits as he went 10 for 17 at the plate
- Went 3 for 5 with his first career home run vs. Toledo on March 15
- Was 3 for 3 with three doubles, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored at CCSU on April 3
- Went 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored at UMass on April 24
- Opened up an impressive stretch by going 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored at Fairfield on May 10
- Reached base three times with a single, double and a walk as well as one RBI and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Fairfield on May 11
- Had another three-hit game with a double and two singles as well as an RBI in a win in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Manhattan on May 16
- Tallied four hits in the first two days of the MAAC Tournament with a double and three runs scored
- Reached base three times with a single and two walks, and scored a run, in Quinnpiac's NCAA Tournament win at #10 ECU on June 1
As a Senior in 2018
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 41 games, including 37 starts
- Mostly played catcher, but also saw some action at second base
- Batted 3-for-5 with two RBI in a road game at Gardner-Webb
- Had two RBI, the second coming on a triple, in an 8-6 win at Old Dominion
- Was 4-for-6 with four runs scored in a road win at Saint Peter's
- Batted 3-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale at Canisius
- Hit 5-for-11 in the Rider series to close out the regular season, including a two-run double
As a Junior in 2017
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Played in 37 games making 36 starts
- Had two four-game hitting streaks
- Went 2-3 with an RBI in win over Marist on April 3
- Went 4-8 with 2 runs and an RBI in series sweep of Marist April 2-3
- Tallied 17 hits, nine runs, and five RBI
- Threw out a team high 19 runners on 30 attempts
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Did not play in any games
- Recorded five hits in limited playing time
- Scored eight runs, had three RBI, walked four times and stole a base
- Caught six runners stealing to lead the team
- Scored first career run and drove in first RBI with a walk at James Madison on Feb. 28
- Recorded his first career hit at Belmont on March 7
- Walked, scored a run and stole a base against Siena on March 30 in game one of a doubleheader
- Tallied first multi-hit game of career going 2 for 4 with two runs and a RBI against CCSU on Apr. 8
- Scored a run and drove in a RBI at Manhattan on Apr. 11
Before Quinnipiac
- Two-sport athlete in football and baseball at Williston-Northampton
- Middlesex League Champions in 2013
- Division II North Champions in 2012
- Second-team all-league as a junior and first-team all-league as a senior
- Two-time first-team all-state in football in senior and post-graduate season
- Middlesex MVP during senior year
Personal
- Son of Edwin and Teresa Cruz
- Has one sister, Victoria
- Majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in theater
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
Baseball vs. Siena (May 12, 2025)
Monday, May 12
Baseball vs. Siena DH (May 8, 2025)
Thursday, May 08
Baseball vs. CCSU (4/19)
Saturday, April 19
