2012 All-Northeast-10 Conference Selection
2012 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll Selection
2011 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team Selection
2011 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll Selection
2010 ECAC Rookie of the Year
2010 Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year
2010 All-Region
2010 All-ECAC
2010 All-Conference
2010 NCAA Tournament Regional Team
As a Junior in 2012:
All-Northeast-10 Conference pick...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Appeared in a team-high 48 games...Closed the year with a .298 batting average to go along with four home runs and 26 RBI...Scored 37 runs on the year...Led the team in stolen bases (17) and triples (seven) and was second in runs scored (37)...Opened the season with one triple, one run and one stolen base in game one of a doubleheader against Felician on 2/18...Contributed three hits, including a home run, five RBI and one run in a doubleheader against Philadelphia on 3/2...Had three hits and two runs scored in the second game of the doubleheader against Philadelphia on ¾...Scored three runs along with two hits and one RBI against Queens on 3/9...Finished with four hits, three runs scored and a RBI in a doubleheader against Queens on 3/10...Finished with one hit and drove in two against Nyack on 3/16...Contributed two hits, including a home run, one run and one RBI against Merrimack on 3/18...Finished with three hits, three runs and two RBI in a doubleheader against St. Michael’s on 3/24...Tallied three hits, two runs and two RBI in game one of a doubleheader against St. Anselm on 3/25...Totaled four hits, two runs and three RBI in a doubleheader against Assumption on 4/1...Tallied three hits and a RBI in a doubleheader against UMass-Lowell on 4/7...Connected for one hit, scored twice and drove in a run against Post on 4/10...In game one of a doubleheader against Saint Rose on 4/14, registered three runs, three stolen bases and one hit...Recorded two hits and two runs against Saint Rose on 4/15...Had a hit, run and drove in three against Assumption on 4/20...In game two of a doubleheader against American International on 4/28, contributed two hits, two stolen bases and one run...Against Adelphi on 5/2, registered four hits, a RBI and two runs.
As a Sophomore in 2011:
NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team selection... Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Played in all 55 games, tying a program single-season record...Batted.266 on the year (53-for-199) with a .350 on-base percentage, a .377 slugging percentage and 26 RBI... Led the Owls with 15 stolen bases...Second on the team with five triples, which ranked second in the Northeast-10 Conference in that category...Third on the team with 12 doubles...Went the entire year without committing an error....Walked twice, stole a base and scored a run on 2/20 versus Felician...Reached base safely four times and scored twice against Nyack on 3/5... Collected his first triple of the year and scored two runs against Merrimack on 3/5... Had three hits, two stolen bases and a RBI in a doubleheader against Mercy on 3/11...Doubled and drew a walk on 3/12 versus Bloomfield...At American International on 3/19, had two hits, including a triple, while scoring a run and stealing a base...Connected for two hits and a stolen base against AIC on 3/27...Tallied a hit and scored a season-high three runs against Assumption on 4/7, which began a seven-game hitting streak...In a doubleheader against Bentley on 4/9, posted three hits and scored three runs... Scored twice while driving in two at New Haven on 4/10...Drove in three runs and stole two bases in the 4/25 doubleheader at St. Anselm...Doubled and scored two runs against Franklin Pierce in a Northeast-10 Tournament game on 5/14...Went 6-for-15 in the College World Series, while scoring two runs... Recorded two hits against Grand Valley State on 5/31...Also had two hits and a stolen base against Sonoma State on 6/1... Finished World Series play with another two-hit performance against Winona State on 6/2.
As a Freshman in 2010:
Erupted on the scene and collected ECAC Rookie of the Year and Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year honors…All-Region, All-ECAC and All-Conference performer…Named to the NCAA Tournament Regional Team…Finished the year with a team-high .323 batting average (64-for-194) to go along with one home run and 36 RBI…Stole 11 bases in 15 attempts…Scored 36 runs…Connected for eight doubles and five triples…Tied for the Northeast-10 lead in triples…Also ranked among the top 10 in batting average, hits and RBI…Recorded 19 multiple-hit efforts…Had a six-game hitting streak to start his collegiate career…Went 2-for-6 with a run and a RBI against UMass-Lowell on 2/28…Had a hit and three RBI against East Stroudsburg on 2/28…Went 3-for-8 with two runs scored and a RBI against Mercy on 3/6…Posted a 2-for-5 effort with two runs scored and a RBI against Felician on 3/11…Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI against Bloomfield on 3/13…Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in the sweep of Pace on 3/17-18...Had two hits, two runs scored and a RBI against UMass-Lowell on 3/20…Had three hits in a twinbill against Merrimack on 3/27…Finished with three hits, three runs scored and two RBI in a wuin over AIC on 4/2…Went 3-for-8 with a run scored at Bentley on 4/10…Posted five straight multiple-hit games from 4/19-4/28 and batted .650 (13-for-20) over the stretch with seven runs scored and eight RBI…Had three hits and a RBI in the win over Concordia on 4/19…Went 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in the win at Adelphi on 4/20…Went 2-for-3 against Adelphi on 4/22…Tallied five hits in seven at-bats with six RBI and three runs scored in the sweep at Saint Anselm on 4/24…Posted a 3-for-4 effort, including his first collegiate home run, with RBI and two runs scored in the win against Felician on 4/28…Had a hit and a RBI in the Northeast-10 Tournament win over Adelphi on 5/7…Went 2-for-4 with a RBI in the NE-10 Tournament game against Franklin Pierce on 5/8…Posted a hit in all five NCAA Tournament games…Batted .350 (7-for-20) with three runs and four RBI in the NCAA Tournament…Tallied two hits and a run scored in the NCAA Tournament win over Dominican…Had a hit, run scored and two RBI in the NCAA win over New Haven…Recorded a hit and a RBI in the NCAA win over Franklin Pierce…Finished the year with a 3-for-8 showing in the NCAA games against Franklin Pierce on 5/16 with a run and a RBI.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Played baseball, basketball and golf at West Boylston (Mass.) High School…Baseball MVP as a sophomore…Selected to All-Star team in his junior and senior year…Two-time All-Star in baseball and golf…All-Star in basketball as a senior…Helped baseball team win district championship and reach state finals in 2009…Baseball team captain as a junior and senior.
Personal:
Son of Ann and Joseph Cleary…Born in Worcester, Mass…Undecided on major.
