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2016-17 USCI Baseball

9 Matt Miniconzi

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 182
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Blackwood, N.J.
  • High School Highland

Biography

Is tied for seventh on the Devils all-time sacrifice fly list with four; tied for 11th on the all-time triples list with four;  ranks 13th on the Devils all-time assists list with 132; tied for 16th on the Devils all-time hit by pitch list with ten

2016: Miniconzi appeared in 29 games for the Devils, garnering 88 at-bats with 17 hits, 12 runs scored and 12 runs batted in. Miniconzi recorded six doubles a triple and a home run, while drawing 19 walks for a .193 average and .372 OBP, along with a .318 slugging percentage. 

2015:  started in 31 of the Devils 32 games all at third base…led team in RBI’s (19),  slugging% (.392), on-base % (.421) and hit by pitch (6)…tied for team lead with 26 hits and two triples…second on the team in batting average (.268), doubles (5), walks (21)..had a team-high nine game hitting streak from 4/1 to 4/13…had six multiple hit games…one of three Devils to hit a home run during the season…Went 2-2 with two doubles, two runs scored, two RBI, a HBP and a sacrifice fly at Chestnut Hill College on 4/29…had a single and two walks along with an RBI in game two vs. Felician college on 4/25…had a double and two walks along with an RBI in game one vs. Felician…walked and was hit by a pitch at Millersville University on 4/23…recorded a double and two RBI along with a walk and a HBP in game two vs. Dominican College on 4/19…went 2-4 with a walk and a run scored in game one at Caldwell University on 4/13…had a single and an RBI in game two vs. Philadelphia University on 4/11…had a single and two walks in game one vs. Philadelphia U…went 1-3 with a walk and a run scored at West Chester University on 4/9…went 1-3 in game two at Concordia College on 4/4…had a single, walk, hit by pitch, a sacrifice and a run scored in game one at Concordia…went 1-3 with a walk in game two at East Stroudsburg University on 4/2…went 1-2 with two walks and an RBI in game one vs. east Stroudsburg…Went 3-5 with a triple and a home run and four RBI in game two vs. Bloomfield College on 4/1, starting what would become a nine-game hitting streak…went 1-4 in game two vs. Post University on 3/25…had two singles , a walk and two RBI in game one vs. Post…went 2-4 with a double vs. Slippery Rock University on 3/6 in Clearwater, Florida…recorded a single, double, two walks and a hit-by-pitch while driving in three runs vs. Lake Erie College in Clearwater on ¾…had a sacrifice fly and RBI vs. Walsh University on ¾ in Clearwater…went 1-3 with a walk vs. Saginaw Valley State College on 3/2…had a single and two-runs scored vs. Saginaw Valley on 3/1 in Clearwater…

 

2014:  Appeared in 37 games, starting 35…started 31 games at third base and four as the designated hitter….tied for the team lead in hit by pitch with four…second on the team in hits (29), runs scored (11) and tied for second in triples (2)…third on the team with 11 walks and tied for fifth on the team with two doubles…one of three Devils players to hit a home run during the season…was second on the team with seven multiple hit games…had a six game hitting streak (third longest on the team) from 3/6 to 3/18…went 1-4 with an RBI in game one at Felician College on 4/26…went 1-4 vs. Wilmington University on 4/17…had one hit at the University of Pennsylvania on 4/16…recorded two singles in game two vs. Philadelphia University on 4/12…had two hits in game two vs. Caldwell College on 4/11..had a triple, a home run and a career-high five RBI in game one vs. Caldwell…had a pair of singles and a double in the doubleheader vs. Chestnut Hill College on 4/10…went 2-4 with a run scored in game one vs. Concordia College on 4/5…had two singles and an RBI in the doubleheader vs. Nyack College on 3/22…went 1-3 with a run scored in game one vs. East Stroudsburg University on 3/18…had his six game hitting streak snapped in game two vs. East Stroudsburg, going 0-1 in a pinch hit appearance…recorded a single in each game of the doubleheader at Post University on 3/15…also had a walk and scored a run in game two vs. Post…went 1-3 vs. College of St. Rose in Winter Park, Florida on 3/8…went 1-3 vs. Saint Anselm College in Winter Park on 3/7…was 1-2 at Rollins College on 3/6…was 1-3 with a walk and a run scored vs. Saint Rose in Winter Park on 3/3…went 2-4   vs. Philadelphia University in Bel air, Md. On 2/24…In his collegiate debut had two hits and drove in a run vs. Philadelphia U. in game one on 2/24.

 

Honors and activities:  participated in Martin Luther King Day of Service, cleaning up a local ballfield in West Philadelphia...earned CACC Rookie of the Week honors in 2014…

 

Prior to USciences:  Four year player at Highland High School…team won Tri-county Championship as a senior…was named First Team All-conference…also was a member of the wrestling team.

 

Personal:  Youngest child of Mark and Joanne Miniconzi…Chose USciences because it was a great opportunity to continue his baseball career and also get an outstanding education…hopes to obtain a great job in the exercise science field after graduation

Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2013-14Freshman

    1B-3B
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2014-15Sophomore

    3B
    5'10" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2015-16Junior

    3B
    5'10" 182 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2016-17Senior

    3B
    5'10" 182 lbs
    9