Accolades:2014 ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic Region Gold Glove
2014: Played in 36 games, earning 33 starts...awarded the ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic Region Gold Glove at catcher...made just one error in 278 total chances (.996) and threw out six of 27 potential base stealers (22.2%)...batted .227 for the season (22-of-97) with 15 runs scored and 20 runs batted in...six of his 22 hits went for extra bases (five doubles, one home run)...walked 14 times and was hit by a pitch 10 times for a .374 on-base percentage...hit first collegiate home run at Winston-Salem State on March 12...had three multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI contests...team was 21-9 when he started behind the plate...
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2013: Played in 47 of the team's 50 games, starting 44 behind the plate...finished fourth on the team in hitting with a .302 batting average (39-for-129)...was second on squad with eight doubles...drove in 18 runs and scored 16 times...fourth on the team in slugging percentage (.380) and fifth in on-base percentage (.374)...threw out 13 of 49 attempted base stealers (26.5%)...had nine multiple-hit games, which tied him for fourth on the team...had four multiple-RBI games, tied for fourth...went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs against Chestnut Hill on February 27...had a season-long eight-game hitting streak from March 22 to March 30...reached base in a team-long 20 consecutive games from March 22 to April 22...
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2012: Appeared in 14 games as a freshman, starting three contests...went 4-for-16 (.250) with two runs scored and five runs batted in...walked six times and posted a .455 on-base percentage...all four of his hits were singles...went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in win over Lake Erie College on April 18...had a pair of RBIs against Glenville State on March 27.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSHigh School: Played baseball at Benedictine High School...was a First Team All-Conference in both 2010 and 2011...was awarded with the Mike Easler Achievement Award as both a junior and senior...named to the ESPN RISE Top 50 list in Ohio in 2011.
Personal: Born August 12, 1992...majoring in communications...son of Pamela Blackburn and Tony Marinelli...has one sister, Kylie.
