2014: Played in 33 games, making 28 starts forthe Retrievers as a senior… Served as a co-captain for theclub… Started behind the plate in 25 games while serving asUMBC’s designated hitter on three occasions… Hit .155with ten runs batted in and nine runs scored… Drew 19 walkswhile striking out just 13 times… Laid down four sacrificebunts… Posted a .333 on-base percentage… Collectedfour multi-hit games, including a three-hit ballgame in the seriesfinale at Albany on April 13 as UMBC closed out the weekendsweep… Went 3-for-5 in the game with two RBI and two runsscored… Collected two hits in the second game of adoubleheader the day before, knocking in three runs in the 9-5win… Registered a 2-for-3 day, and scored a run, againstlocal rival Coppin State on April 23 as UMBC defeated the Eagles,6-5 at Alumni Field… Contributed two hits, drew two walks,and scored two runs as UMBC defeated Towson on the road on May 6,13-8.
2013: Selected to the America EastAll-Conference Second Team as a designated hitter… Played in40 games and made 32 starts splitting time between catcher anddesignated hitter for the Retrievers… Picked up his firstmulti-hit game for UMBC with a 2-for-3 effort against College WorldSeries participant Indiana at the Caravelle Resort’s Baseballat the Beach Tournament at Myrtle Beach, S.C. … Drove inmultiple runs on three occasions… Recorded an eight-gamehitting streak from Apr. 28-May 11… Named the America EastPlayer of the Week on March 18 after hitting .583 (7-for-12) asUMBC took two of three from league rival Binghamton… Madejust two errors behind the plate while recording a .980 fieldingpercentage… Helped the UMBC pitching staff lower its ERA(4.78) over four points from 2012 (9.01).
Background: Transferred from BrookdaleCommunity College... A three-year varsity player at FreeholdTownship... Helped lead the Patriots to the Monmouth CountyTournament Championship as a junior... Served as a team captain andwas named the team's MVP the next season as a senior... Also namedto the Shore Conference, Monmouth County All-Star Team as well asearning a spot on the All-Division First Team and All-County ThirdTeam as a senior... An honor roll student who served in the peerleadership program.
Personal: Son of Robert and JosephineColuccio... Has two brothers, Jeffrey and Nicholas... Cousin,Christian Coluccio, played baseball at Temple and was drafted bythe Detroit Tigers... Majoring in information systems... Born Aug.15, 1992.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2013 | .246 | 40-32 | 122 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 32 | .262 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .295 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 79 | 19 | 2 | .980 |
2014 | .155 | 33-28 | 84 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .179 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 134 | 21 | 2 | .987 |
Career | .209 | 73-60 | 206 | 18 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | .228 | 27 | 5 | 31 | 3 | .313 | 2 | 4 | 0-2 | 213 | 40 | 4 | .984 |
*As of 5/20/14