All-around talent … Junior college: Hit .325 with six home runs and 37 RBIs as sophomore … seven doubles … 2-for-3 with homer, four RBIs vs. Laredo on Feb. 28 … 3-for-3 with five RBIs vs. Western Texas on March 21 … Previous school: Hit .200 with RBI with St. John’s as freshman … two doubles … two-out RBI double at College of Charleston … High school: Hit .553 with six homers and 29 RBIs as senior for East Meadow (N.Y.) … four doubles, two triples … Nassau County Baseball Coaches Association Diamond Award winner … conference most valuable player … two-time all-state … four-time all-Nassau County … lettered five times in baseball … coached by Ken Sicoli … played in Long Island all-star game … started varsity as eighth grader …