2017: Named an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American Second Team member…chosen as the ABCA New York Region Position Player of the Year…selected as ECAC Metro Division III Player of the Year…named ABCA Division III All-New York Region First Team...chosen as a First Team honoree for the Metro region of the ECAC…picked as a D3baseball.com All-New York Region First Team selection…selected as Skyline Conference Player of the Year…was a First Team All-Skyline selection…started in 36 games on the season as the team’s primary first baseman…led the team in most offensive categories including batting average (.450) and slugging percentage (.757)…held the team lead in hits (63), doubles (14), home runs (9) and RBIs (51)…also led the squad with 106 total bases…finished the season third on the team with 43 runs scored…was fourth on the squad with 12 walks…led the team defensively with 274 total chances and 258 putouts while also combining on a team-best 25 double plays turned…opened the season with a double and scored three runs in the season opener against Southern Vermont (3/5)…drove in a pair with two singles in the team’s win over Drew (3/10)…drove in three more runs on a pair of doubles against Misericordia (3/11)…collected three hits in four at bats while driving in one in the second game of a doubleheader against Mount St. Mary (3/25)…registered six hits with seven RBIs while also scoring three runs after a four-double day against Old Westbury (3/26)…had a season-high five RBIs as he went 4-for-4 with one double in the opener against Merchant Marine (4/2)…picked up his first home run of the year as he went 3-for-4 in non-conference play against City College of New York (4/5)…collected two hits including his only triple of the year in the team’s second game of a doubleheader against Purchase (4/8)…had one single in each game of the team’s doubleheader against St. Joseph’s (LI) (4/9)…went 4-for-5 with a home run and a double as he drove in a pair in non-conference play at home against Lehman (4/11)…hit home runs in each game of the team’s doubleheader against John Jay as he drove in four runs on the day (4/15)…registered another home run while driving in three in the opener of the team’s set against St. Joseph’s (Bklyn) (4/22)…made it six consecutive games with a home run as he blasted one long ball and drove in a combined three runs in the team’s doubleheader against Mount St. Vincent (4/23)…went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the team’s win over Farmingdale (4/29)…was 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the team’s second game against St. Joseph’s (Bklyn) (4/30)…was 8-for-10 with seven runs scored and five RBIs on two doubles and a home run in the team’s doubleheader against Yeshiva (5/1)…opened the Skyline Conference Championship with a two-hit effort as he recorded his ninth home run of the year and drove in three in the team’s 15-inning game against Merchant Marine (5/6)…added a hit and an RBI in the team’s convincing win over St. Joseph’s (LI) in the Skyline Conference Championship (5/7)…helped the team clinch its first Skyline Conference Championship as he went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored against Mount St. Mary (5/8)…recorded one hit while walking twice in the team’s NCAA opener against Shenandoah (5/18)…finished the season with two more hits and scored a run in the team’s last game of the season against Elizabethtown (5/19).
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2016: Was named to the Skyline All-Conference First Team following the conclusion of the regular season … started in all 28 of his appearances during the 2016 season … was third on the team in hitting with a .360 batting average … was fourth on the team with 32 hits and was fifth on the squad with 19 RBIs on the year … led the team defensively with 137 putouts … recorded two hits and also drove in one and scored a run in the team’s extra-inning win over Drew (3/10) … reached base three times with a pair of hits and a walk in the win over Albright (3/12) … had a season-high four RBIs with a home run and scored a run at home against John Jay (3/16) … reached base twice including a single and also had a run scored and an RBI against Baruch (3/19) … picked up a season-best three hits and scored a run in the opener against Staten Island (3/20) … had a home run and drove in a pair against Lehman (3/26) … drove in two runs without a hit and also scored a run in the conference opener against St. Joseph’s (Bklyn) (4/2) … scored five runs and drove in a pair on three hits against Mount St. Vincent (4/9) … collected solo hits and drove in one reach in both ends of the team’s doubleheader against St. Joseph’s (LI) (4/10) … was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored against Yeshiva (4/15) … picked up two hits and drove in a run while scoring a pair in the second game against Purchase (4/16) … reached base twice with a hit and a walk against Merchant Marine (4/20) … picked up three hits including a double in the team’s doubleheader against Mount St. Mary (4/23) … added three hits with another double and also walked and scored a run in the team’s pair of games against Old Westbury (4/24) … collected solo hits and drove in one run apiece in both games of the team’s doubleheader sweep over Farmingdale (4/30).
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2015: Was named to the Skyline All-Conference Second Team after the conclusion of the regular season … appeared in 27 games for the Privateers during his sophomore season with the team … hit .302 on the year with 29 hits and 16 RBIs … led the team as he scored 22 runs while walking nine times and also stole four bases on the year … made his season debut and went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in the season opener against Mass. Maritime (2/26) … had a season-best three hits and scored three runs and stole a base against Lebanon Valley (2/27) … added three hits and an RBI on a solo home run in the team’s doubleheader against St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) (3/15) … hit his second home run of the season as he went 2-for-3 with four runs scored in non-conference play against New York University (3/25) … had two hits and drove in one to help Maritime to a split with Old Westbury to start off conference play (3/30) … added three hits and scored four more runs while driving in a season-best four RBIs in the team’s win over Vaughn (4/4) … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the team’s opener against Mount St. Vincent (4/11) … added two more RBIs as he went 2-for-5 with a double in the team’s opener against Mount St. Mary (4/12) … picked up four hits in the team’s doubleheader split with Purchase (4/18) … had three more hits with three more runs scored in the team’s sweep over Yeshiva the following day (4/19) … scored two more runs in the team’s split with Farmingdale on the last day of the regular season (4/25) … walked once in the Skyline Conference Tournament matchup against Farmingdale (5/2).
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2014: Was named to the Skyline All-Conference Second Team following his first season with the Privateers … started in 29 of the team’s 32 games during his first season while primarily playing both 1st and 3rd base … was second on the team with a .314 batting average for the Privateers while leading the team with 26 RBIs on the year … was also tied for the team lead with seven doubles while finishing second on the team with a .417 slugging percentage … collected his first collegiate hit in the team’s season opener against Brandeis (2/20) … went 1-for-2 with his first career RBI a day later against St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) (2/21) … had his first multi-hit game and also scored a run in the next game against Grace (2/22) … collected RBIs in back-to-back games against Capital (2/23) and in the opener against Southern Vermont (3/9) …was 1-for-4 with two RBIs in back-to-back Skyline contests against Yeshiva (3/11) and Farmingdale (3/22) … collected an RBI double in three at bats in the opener against John Jay (3/23) … picked up five hits in nine at bats while driving in four and scoring three runs in a league doubleheader against NYU-Poly (4/2) … walked twice and scored two runs in the second game of two against Mount St. Vincent (4/6) … picked up two doubles with three RBIs at the plate against Yeshiva while also tossing a hitless inning of relief while striking out two Maccabees (4/9) … went 4-for-9 with two doubles and six RBIs and two runs scored in a pair of games against Mount St. Mary (4/13) … collected his first career home run while going 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in non-conference play against Baruch (4/16) … collected two hits including a double in the Skyline Conference Tournament against St. Joseph’s (5/2).
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High School: Graduated from St. John the Baptist High School in West Islip, New York in 2013 … played both first base and outfield for the Cougars on the baseball field … was a part of the league championship team in 2013 … was an All-League player following his senior season in which he hit .340 with two home runs for the 20-6 Cougar team … was a part of the Long Island Tigers travel baseball team … also played defense for the school’s soccer team.
Personal: Son of Susan and Michael McLaughlin … has one brother, Kevin … plans to graduate with a degree in Naval Architecture at Maritime.
