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Michael Fasano

Senior, 6-2, 250-pounds, First Baseman, R/R, Hawthorne, N.J./St. Joseph Regional

2010 (Senior): All-CSAC First Team First Base…Second Team All-ECAC South All Star…NJCBA Second Team All-State…had one of the best years in Centenary history, batting .458 (60-for-131) with 53 runs, 15 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 37 RBI…recorded 104 total bases, slugged .794, walked 28 times, was hit by a pitch 10 times and recorded an on-base percentage of .576…finished with a .983 fielding percentage on 281 putouts, 14 assists and just five errors…stole 14 bases in 17 attempts…led team in at bats, hits, batting average, runs, doubles, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, walks, hit by pitches and, on-base percentage…in final national statistics, ranked seventh in on-base percentage, 27th in slugging percentage, 28th in batting average, 82nd in runs, 86th in runs per game, 93rd in home runs and 96th in walks…led CSAC in batting average, on-base percentage and runs and tied for the conference lead in hits and walks…earned CSAC Weekly Honor Roll accolades on April 12…set Centenary single-season records in doubles and runs…in the program’s all-time records, is first with 148 games played, 45 doubles, 455 at bats, 145 runs and 38 hit by pitches, second with a .393 batting average, 20 home runs, 127 RBI and 179 hits and third with 296 total bases, a .651 slugging percentage, a .500 on-base percentage and 528 putouts…Centenary Male Cardy Gemma Award winner…CSAC All-Academic Team.

2009 (Junior): New Jersey College Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division III Third Team First Baseman…named First Team All-CSAC as Utility player…led team in home runs (five), RBI (29), total bases (59), doubles (eight) and runs (30)…slugged .621, a team-best…second on the team and 13th in the conference with a .379 batting average (36-for-95)…walked 13 times and was hit by a pitch 13 times…led CSAC in hit by pitch category…recorded an on-base percentage of .512, best on the team and third in the conference…recorded 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts…finished with 153 putouts, nine assists and a fielding percentage of .982…fifth in the conference in both chances (165) and putouts (153)…twice named to CSAC Honor Roll, on April 6 and May 4.

2008 (Sophomore): New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Third Team All-State…Second Team All-PAC outfielder… named to PAC All-Tournament Team…played in 38 games, starting all but one…team’s third leading hitter overall with an average of .359 (47-for-131)…he finished second in conference in batting average…second on team with three home runs and a .550 slugging percentage…led team in doubles (12), RBI (34) and total bases (72)…also hit two triples…finished with an on-base percentage of .418…recorded 49 putouts, two assists and a fielding percentage of .944.

2007 (Freshman): Named Second Team All-Skyline Conference…also earned New York Region Third Team and NJCBA All-Rookie Team honors…played in 33 games, starting 32…batted .367 (36-for-98), second on the team…drove in 27 runs and hit three home runs, including a grand slam against SUNY-Cortland on April 10…named Skyline Player of the Week on April 23…received Skyline Rookie of the Week honors on April 9.

High School and Personal Data: Played four years of baseball at St. Joseph Regional High School…member of a team that won state championships, county championships and league championships…also played one year of football…majoring in Business Management…has three sisters, Christa, Diana and Alicia…son of Debra and Michael Jr. Fasano…born on June 20, 1988.