Mercy University Athletics

2008: Appeared in 35 games, making 32starts…Hit .270 with three doubles…Scored six timesand drove in 11 runs…Threw out 11 attempted base stealersbehind the plate…Notched two hits and scored a run againstCaldwell (2/24/08)…Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a runscored against Southeastern (3/12/08)…Had two hits againstNew Haven (3/24/08)…Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a runscored against Dowling (3/26/08)…Went 3-for-3 with a runscored against Molloy (4/12/08).

2007: Appeared in 39 games, making 28 starts as afreshman...Batted .279 with six doubles...Third on the team with 16walks and posted a .405 on base percentage...Threw out sevenattempted base stealers behind the plate...Recorded nine multi-hitgames...Went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI in win over St.Thomas Aquinas (3/29/07)...Was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles andtwo RBI versus Dowling (4/14/07)...Went 2-for-5 with three runsknocked in versus Dowling (4/23/07).

Valley Stream North: Played four years of baseballas a catcher for coach Bachman...Received the Coaches Award hissophomore, junior, and senior years, team MVP his junior year, andAll-County honors his senior year...Was a captain as a senior...Hiscareer batting average was .430...Also played two years ofbasketball as a guard for coach Fragburg.

Personal: Son of Alan and Maria Dern...Physicaltherapy major...Played for Valley Stream Hawks and Long IslandTigers...He currently coaches a 13-14 year old summer leaguebaseball team.