2011: Started all 54 games… first in homeruns (5) and sacrifice flies (7)… second in RBIs (44) and walks (28)… third in runs scored (39) and tied for third in stolen bases (14)… 14 multiple-hit games including three 3-hit contests… 13-game hitting streak early in season… stole 14 of 15 bases
2010: 2010 ABCA All-Atlantic Second Team, Third Base... 2010 NCBWA Honorable Mention All-Region, Third Base... 2010 All-PSAC West First Team, Third Base...Started all but one of the Lakers’ 48 contests… finished first on the team in batting average at .390 (57-for-146), home runs (7), triples (2), doubles (14) while ranking second in RBI (37), runs scored (34) and walks (32)… tied for the team lead in multiple-hit contests, posting 11 games with two or more hits and six with three or more hits… second in multiple-RBI games, knocking in two runs on seven different occasions while drilling three RBI in three contests… posted a 10-game hitting streak from March 6-24, the second-longest by a Laker in 2010… began the season at third base before shifting to shortstop to cover for an injury to the regular starter, finishing the last 16 games at shortstop… spent 37 games at cleanup while batting 10 times in the third spot of the Lakers’ lineup… finished with a .433 batting average against conference opponents… had eight-straight games with a run scored (4/18 – 4/29) and eight-straight with an RBI (2/21 – 3/18)… smacked his seventh home run of the season against Lake Erie (4/13) to move into second-place all-time in the Lakers’ history book (23)… his career .366 batting average is tied for eighth all-time… his 91 career RBI is seven shy of tying the 10th-best program mark.
2009: 2009 PSAC Freshman of the Year...2009 All-PSAC West First Team, Third Base... 2009 NCBWA Honorable Mention All-America...Named PSAC Freshman of the Year and honored as an All-PSAC First Team Selection at third base… tied the Lakers single-season record with 16 homeruns, which is also the eighth-best single-season mark in PSAC history… finished among team leaders in several categories, including batting average (4th - .347), slugging percentage (2nd - .670), on-base percentage (5th - .456), runs scored (3rd – 50), hits (4th – 61), RBI (2nd – 54), doubles (5th – 9), total bases (T1st – 118) and walks (3rd – 33)… posted 16 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI contests… played 41 games at third base, 11 at shortstop and one appearance as the designated hitter… had the longest hitting streak of the season for the Lakers as he hit safely in the first 16 games of the season… during that 16-game stretch he hit .483 (28-for-58) with nine homers, 18 runs scored and 27 RBI…his record-tying longball came on April 25th in the first game of a doubleheader against California… in that game he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI as the Lakers would go on to sweep the Vulcans and win the PSAC West title and earn the division’s No. 1 seed in the conference championship…had career-high 3 hits in six different games… posted a career-high five RBI against Gannon on March 14 when he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two homeruns…helped the Lakers to the program’s first upset of a No. 1-ranked team on March 1 when Mercyhurst handed Lynn University a 10-6 defeat… in that game he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two homeruns in addition to a bases-loaded walk.
High School: 2008 Ohio High School Player of the Year...First team All-Ohio in 2008...First team all-conference in 2008...Batted .508 with 11 homers and 47 RBI in his senior season...Team was regional finalist in 2008.
Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1989...Major is undecided...Son of Joe and Cathy Santora...Two brothers, Ryan and Jake.
