2014 Baseball
Roster
Rob Pescitelli
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bayshore, NY
- Previous Team:
- West Islip
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Three-time MAAC All-Academic Team Selection (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
As a Senior in 2015-16:
-Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
-Led the Bobcats with a .444 on base percentage, 38 walks and 12 hit by pitches
-Finished second on the team with a .299 batting average, 39 runs scored, five home runs and 17 stolen bases
-Third on the team with 26 RBIs and a .446 slugging percentage
-Recorded 53 his with seven doubles, two triples and five home runs
-Had 16 multiple-hit games, the second most on the team and posted a 12-game on-base streak during the season
-His 17 stolen bases were the fourth most in a season in Division I program history and ninth in a single-season in program history
-Tied for the most walks in program history with 38 walks
-Tied for third in Division I program history with 29 career steals and eighth all-time
-Has eight career triples, the most in Division I program history and tied for eighth all-time
-Went 2 for 3 with three stolen bases, two runs and two walks at Appalachian State in the second game of a doubleheader on Feb. 27
-Singled twice and was hit by a pitch in the first game of a doubleheader at Appalachian State on Feb. 27
-Had four hits, one triple, three runs scored, two walks and a stolen base in a four-game series at Virginia Tech from March 4-6
-Singled five times, scored four times, drove in three RBIs, walked four times and stole a base in a four-game series at Florida Gulf Coast from March 11-13
-Went 2 for 4 with his first home run of the season, three RBIs and one home run at North Florida on March 19
-Doubled, walked three times, scored and stole a base vs. Yale on March 23
-Had three hits, a hit by pitch and a run scored in a three-game series at Marist from March 24-26
-Singled, walked and scored at Dartmouth on March 30
-Singled twice and stole a base at Seton Hall in the first game of a doubleheader on April 2
-Went 3 for 5 with his second home run of the season, two runs scored and two RBIs at CCSU on April 6
-Had five hits, one double, six runs scored, five walks and three stolen bases in a three-game series at Siena from April 9-10
-Went 2 for 2 with four walks, a double, three runs scored and one RBI in the final game of the Siena series
-Singled, stole a base, was hit by a pitch and drove in one RBI at Northeastern on April 13
-Walked, stole two bases and scored twice at Hartford on April 14
-Had three hits, three runs scored, one RBI, three walks, one hit by pitch and one stolen base in a three-game series with Iona from April 16-17
-Went 2 for 4 with his first career two-home run game with four RBIs, two runs scored and two walks at Albany on April 19
-Went 2 for 4 with a triple, walk and a run scored at Rhode Island on April 21
-Had three hits, one home run, four runs scored, four RBIs and two walks in a three game series with Manhattan from April 23-24
-Was 3 for 5 with a double vs. Hartford on April 26
-Singled, scored and drove in a RBI vs. UMass on April 27
-Doubled twice, walked twice and scored three runs in a three-game series at Canisius from May 14-15
-Went 2 for 3 with a run scored, walk and stolen base in the final game of the season at Fairfield on May 20
As a Junior in 2014-15:
-Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
-Started 16 of the 17 games he played
-Batted .314 with a .419 on base percentage and .431 slugging percentage
-Went 16 for 51 with three doubles, one home run, nine runs scored, 10 RBIs, eight walks and two stolen bases
-Walked in his first game back on Apr. 8 against CCSU
-Scored a run against Hartford on Apr. 28
-Had a hit and RBI at Massachusetts on Apr. 29
-Recorded four hits with a double, home run, three runs scored, four RBIs, two walks and two stolen bases in a three-game series at Niagara on May 2-3
-Had two hits, a double, and RBI at Rider in a three-game series on May 9-10
-Recorded six hits with a double, four runs scored, two RBIs and a walk in a four-game series against NJIT on May 15-16
-Tallied three hits, one run scored, two RBIs and two walks in the MAAC Tournament on May 20-22
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Led the MAAC in Triples (6) and tied fourth in hit by pitches (17)
- Led Quinnipiac in triples (6), on base percentage (.436), walks (25),hit by pitches (17), and second in home runs (3) and slugging percentage (.442). Started 41 of the 42 games he appeared in
- Batted .242 with 20 runs scored and 18 RBI
- Hit a triple, walked and drove in a RBA in opening game vs. Villanova on Feb. 22
- Hit first home run of the season and had two walks at Tennessee on March 2
- Had four hits, including two triples, a stolen base, two runs and three RBI at Richmond from March 8-9
- Scored a run at Manhattan on March 22
- Had five hits with a double, a triple, two walks and stolen base in series at Iona on April 12-13
- Had three hits, six runs, a home run, two RBI, four walks and two stolen bases vs. Saint Peter’s on April 19-20
- Hit a triple and scored a run vs. Hartford on April 22
- Hit a double, walked and scored a run at Radford on April 26
- Recorded four hits, including a homerun, scored three runs, had three RBI, two walks and two stolen bases at Fairfield on May 10-11
- Went 4-4 with a double and a triple in final game of regular season at Siena on May17
- Recorded three hits in the MAAC Tournament
As a Freshman in 2012-13:
- Appeared in 20 games, starting eight of them
- Hit .205(8-39) with four home runs, six RBI, and nine runs scored
- Recorded his first college hit against Dartmouth on April 24
- Had his first college homer and RBI against LIU Brooklyn on May 3
- Scored two runs and homered against LIU Brooklynon May 5
- Had two hits one of them a homer and an RBI against Central Connecticut against on May 10
- Homered and scored two runs against Fairleigh Dickinson on May 18
Before Quinnipiac:
- Three-sport (baseball, football, golf) stand-out at West Islip (N.Y.) High School
- Two-sport (baseball & football)All-County Selection as a senior in 2012
- All-League in baseballas a junior
- As a senior, batted .400 with seven home runs and 30 RBI
Personal:
- Son of Yvonne and Robert Pescitelli
- Has one sister,Brianna
- His father, Robert, played football at St. John's (N.Y.)University
- Majoring in finance
- Born in West Islip, N.Y.
Career Highs:
Hits: 4, against Siena (5/17/14)
Doubles: 1, 13 times, last at Fairfield (5/20/16)
Triples: 2, at Richmond (3/8/14)
Home Runs: 2, at Albany (4/19/16)
Runs Scored: 3, three times, last vs. Iona (4/16/16)
RBIs: 4, at Albany (4/19/16)
Stolen Bases: 3, at Appalachian State (2/27/16)
Walks: 4, at Siena (4/10/16)
