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2017 Baseball Roster
Boselli III, Robert
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Jersey Number 9
Robert Boselli III
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- C
- Hometown:
- Ventnor, N.J.
- Prev School:
- Mercer County CC
Bio
As a Senior (2018):
A 37th round pick of the Cincinnati Reds (1,099th overall)… played in 49 games and made 48 starts for the Red Storm… hit .285 with four home runs and 39 RBIs… also recorded 13 doubles and three triples… drove in a run in the Red Storm’s season opener at Campbell (Feb. 16)… doubled and drove in two runs against UMBC (Feb. 24)… kicked off a seven-game hitting streak with a single at UC Davis (March 4)… doubled and drove in a run at Kansas (March 10)… doubled in each of the Red Storm’s first two games against UConn (March 16-17)… drove in a run in the series finale with the Huskies (March 18)… went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI at Binghamton, his first multi-hit game of the year (March 25)… tripled and homered in a 2-for-3, three-RBI effort at Minnesota (March 29)… scored twice and drove in a run against the Gophers (March 30)… laced a career-hit three hits in the series finale at Minnesota (March 31)… doubled and drove in three runs against Saint Peter’s (April 3)… went 2-for-3 with a triple at Columbia (April 4)… went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles at Villanova (April 7)… drove in at least one run for the ninth-straight game against Albany (April 10)… tallied an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader sweep against Creighton (April 14)… went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs at Hofstra (April 18)… hit a two-run homer in the opening game of the Red Storm’s series with Georgetown (April 20)… scored twice and drove in a run against the Hoyas (April 21)… scored three times in the Red Storm’s record-breaking 34-7 win over Xavier (April 28)… drove in two runs and scored twice in the series finale with the Musketeers (April 29)… went 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Liberty (May 4)… picked up a pair of hits and drove in a run in the series finale with the Flames (May 6)… walked twice and recorded an RBI against Minnesota (May 15)… hit a two-run homer and walked twice in the second game of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship against Butler (May 25).
As a Junior (2017):
Made appearances in 23 contests, 14 of which were starts… batted .238 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .476 slugging percentage… hit three homers and drove in nine runs on the season… registered his first Division I hit, a home run, against Richmond (Feb. 19)… went deep in his second-straight appearance, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs against UMBC (Feb. 25)… scored against East Carolina (March 4)… hit by a pitch twice and scored a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Liberty (March 11)… went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in the second game of a twin-bill against Maine (March 25)… drove in a run against Albany (April 11)… went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs against NYIT (April 18)… singled against FDU (April 22)… picked up a hit in his lone at-bat against Seton Hall (April 28)… singled a drove in a run against Xavier (May 14).
At Mercer County Community College:
A First Team All-Region 19 and First Team Garden State Athletic Conference selection in both his freshman and sophomore years… hit .366 with a .401 on-base percentage and a .528 slugging percentage as a sophomore… belted three home runs and registered 37 RBIs… led Mercer to a JUCO World Series appearance as a sophomore, propelling the Vikings to a third-place finish.
At Holy Spirit High School:
A four-year letterwinner for the Spartans… a team captain as a senior… also lettered in football… a First Team All Cape Atlantic League selection as a senior.
Personal:
Robert Raymond Boselli III… born in Galloway, N.J… son of Colleen and Robert Boselli Jr… has four siblings: Amanda, Anthony, Domenic and Patrice… chose St. John's for its baseball tradition and reputation… majoring in criminal justice… lists his favorite sports memory as hitting a home run in the JUCO World Series… lists his father as the person he admires most and Mike Trout as his favorite athlete.
A 37th round pick of the Cincinnati Reds (1,099th overall)… played in 49 games and made 48 starts for the Red Storm… hit .285 with four home runs and 39 RBIs… also recorded 13 doubles and three triples… drove in a run in the Red Storm’s season opener at Campbell (Feb. 16)… doubled and drove in two runs against UMBC (Feb. 24)… kicked off a seven-game hitting streak with a single at UC Davis (March 4)… doubled and drove in a run at Kansas (March 10)… doubled in each of the Red Storm’s first two games against UConn (March 16-17)… drove in a run in the series finale with the Huskies (March 18)… went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI at Binghamton, his first multi-hit game of the year (March 25)… tripled and homered in a 2-for-3, three-RBI effort at Minnesota (March 29)… scored twice and drove in a run against the Gophers (March 30)… laced a career-hit three hits in the series finale at Minnesota (March 31)… doubled and drove in three runs against Saint Peter’s (April 3)… went 2-for-3 with a triple at Columbia (April 4)… went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles at Villanova (April 7)… drove in at least one run for the ninth-straight game against Albany (April 10)… tallied an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader sweep against Creighton (April 14)… went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs at Hofstra (April 18)… hit a two-run homer in the opening game of the Red Storm’s series with Georgetown (April 20)… scored twice and drove in a run against the Hoyas (April 21)… scored three times in the Red Storm’s record-breaking 34-7 win over Xavier (April 28)… drove in two runs and scored twice in the series finale with the Musketeers (April 29)… went 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Liberty (May 4)… picked up a pair of hits and drove in a run in the series finale with the Flames (May 6)… walked twice and recorded an RBI against Minnesota (May 15)… hit a two-run homer and walked twice in the second game of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship against Butler (May 25).
As a Junior (2017):
Made appearances in 23 contests, 14 of which were starts… batted .238 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .476 slugging percentage… hit three homers and drove in nine runs on the season… registered his first Division I hit, a home run, against Richmond (Feb. 19)… went deep in his second-straight appearance, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs against UMBC (Feb. 25)… scored against East Carolina (March 4)… hit by a pitch twice and scored a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Liberty (March 11)… went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in the second game of a twin-bill against Maine (March 25)… drove in a run against Albany (April 11)… went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs against NYIT (April 18)… singled against FDU (April 22)… picked up a hit in his lone at-bat against Seton Hall (April 28)… singled a drove in a run against Xavier (May 14).
At Mercer County Community College:
A First Team All-Region 19 and First Team Garden State Athletic Conference selection in both his freshman and sophomore years… hit .366 with a .401 on-base percentage and a .528 slugging percentage as a sophomore… belted three home runs and registered 37 RBIs… led Mercer to a JUCO World Series appearance as a sophomore, propelling the Vikings to a third-place finish.
At Holy Spirit High School:
A four-year letterwinner for the Spartans… a team captain as a senior… also lettered in football… a First Team All Cape Atlantic League selection as a senior.
Personal:
Robert Raymond Boselli III… born in Galloway, N.J… son of Colleen and Robert Boselli Jr… has four siblings: Amanda, Anthony, Domenic and Patrice… chose St. John's for its baseball tradition and reputation… majoring in criminal justice… lists his favorite sports memory as hitting a home run in the JUCO World Series… lists his father as the person he admires most and Mike Trout as his favorite athlete.