Mercy University Athletics

2008: Appeared in 36 games, making 23starts…Hit .307 with one double and one homerun…Drove in 10 runs and scored 16…Led the club witha .450 on base percentage and stole 12 bags in 17attempts…Notched two hits against Caldwell(2/24/08)…Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double against St.Thomas Aquinas (3/11/08)…Had two hits, one RBI and a stolenbase against Bridgeport (3/30/08)…Went 2-for-3 with one RBI,one run scored and a stolen base against Queens(4/23/08)…Went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run scored and ahome run against Queens (5/2/08).

Plainedge: A four-year varsity starter...Duringhis career he earned numerous honors and awards, including a pairof All-County First Team selections and a pair of Team MostValuable Player awards...In 2007, he was voted Conference A-2 MostValuable Player, was a finalist for the Nassau Coaches DiamondAward, and was selected to the HIP Grand Slam Challenge All-StarGame after batting .426 with four home runs, 22 runs batted in, 18stolen bases, a .568 on base percentage, and a .639 sluggingpercentage...Holds school records for career hits (104), battingaverage (.400), stolen bases (64), walks (48), hit by pitch (17),and at bats (260)...Was also a three-year varsity standout with thefootball team as a tailback and safety.

Personal: Son of Linda and PeterLauricella...Behavioral science major...Earned the PlainedgeFederation of Teachers “We Make a Difference Award.”