Anthony Santiago
6 Anthony Santiago
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Newark, N.J.
  • High School:
    Bloomfield Tech
  • Position:
    C
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R

Bio


2011: A NECC All-Conference First Team selection ... started and played in all 35 games ... every start came behind the plate ... batted .400 with 24 RBI and 53 runs scored ... tied for the team lead with 56 hits ... had 14 extra base hits, including 11 doubles ... slugged .529 and had an on-base percentage of .479 ... drew 18 walks ... ranked fourth in the nation in runs per game and 26th in runs ... led the NECC with 257 putouts ... also ranked among the conference leaders in runs (2nd), hits (T-2nd) and batting (5th) ... batted .408 in conference play ... had 16 multi-hit games ... had eight multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned seven games ... hit safely in 27 of 35 games and reached base safely in all but four ... scored a run in all but nine games ... had a double and RBI in his collegiate debut against Emerson ... had four hits and a pair of RBI against Husson ... hit his first career home run against Johnson & Wales ... went 6-for-9 with two doubles, three RBI and five runs scored in a doubleheader against Elms ... went 5-for-6 with five runs scored in the series finale against Lesley ... went 7-for-22 with five RBI and seven runs scored in five games of the NECC Championship ... drove in the tying run against Southern Vermont in the title game and scored the eventual winning run ... went 4-for-8 with a double in the NCAA Regional and scored the team's lone run ... had a pair of hits against both Cortland and Brockport ... a four-time NECC Rookie of the Week selection (March 14, April 11, 18, May 2).

Click here for 2011 game-by-game statistics

Personal: Majoring in sports management ... favorite meal is rice and beans ... favorite sports team is the New York Yankees ... favorite athlete is Jorge Posada.