A solid receiver who will platoon behind the plate with Mike Schiappa ... handles pitchers well and is improving defensively ... could be an impact hitter from both sides of the plate ... 1999: Sat out the season as a redshirt ... High School: Played three seasons for coach Scott Illiano at West Essex High ... named Essex County All-Star as a junior ... voted team captain as a senior ... Personal: Born December 26, 1979 in Livingston, N.Y. ... majoring in finance and management science and information systems (MSI) ... earned Dean's List honors in 1998 and 1999 ... member of the Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society.