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2019 Baseball Roster

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3 Preston Amato

  • Position Second Base
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Center Valley, PA
  • Highschool Southern Lehigh
  • Major Sport Management and Marketing

Biography

As a Junior (2018)
  • Named to All-MAC Freedom First-Team.
  • Named Honorable-Mention All-ECAC.
  • One of two players to start and play in all 44 games.
  • Ranked second on the team with .331 batting average.
  • Had 14 multi-hit games.
  • Led team with .431 on-base percentage and was second on the team in runs scored (37), hits (52), and doubles (10).
  • Was a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen bases.
  • Led team with 107 assists and had a .941 fielding percentage at second base.
  • Reached base in 25 consecutive games during the season.
  • Recorded the only two four-hit games during the season vs. Misericordia and FDU-Florham.
  • Had four RBIs and four runs scored in the win over Muhlenberg College.
  • Struck out just 17 times in 191 plate appearances.
As a Sophomore (2017)
  • Named to All-MAC Freedom First-Team.
  • Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second-Team.
  • Named to ECAC All-Region First-Team.
  • Named Dr. John Compardo Male Athlete of the Year.
  • Appeared in 41 games, making 40 starts.
  • Led team with .401 batting average and in hits (63) and runs scored (46).
  • Ranked second on the team with nine doubles and 30 RBIs.
  • Struck out just 23 times in 178 plate appearances.
  • Had 17 multi-hit games including five 4-hit games.
  • Batted .489 with runners in scoring position.
  • Went 6-for-12 with eight RBIs in the 3-game series with King’s College.
  • Tallied three hits and scored twice in the win over Manhattanville in the MAC Freedom Tournament.
As a Freshman (2016)
  • Appeared in 17 games, making seven starts.
  • Batted .269 with 11 runs scored and six RBIs.
  • Had a .441 on-base percentage with eight walks and just two strikeouts in 35 plate appearances.
  • Went 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs in a win over Rutgers-Newark.
Personal/High School
  • Son of Jenn and Ryan Amato.
  • Double major in sport management and marketing.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016First-Year

    Infield
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    Infield
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2018Junior

    Second Base
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    Second Base
    5'8"
    3