Villanova Univeristy Athletics

2014: Played in 35 games with 19 starts ... Showed a knack for getting on base and posted a .333 on-base percentage despite batting just .111 (6-for-54) ... Drew 10 walks and was hit by a pitch eight times in 72 plate appearances ... Had 10 runs scored, one double and 14 strikeouts ... Stole three bases in four tries and had three sacrifice bunts ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against Quinnipiac ... Doubled, scored and was hit by a pitch in the last of a three-game series at Charleston Southern ... Reached base safely in 12 of his 19 starts ... Played terrific defense in the outfield and finished the year with 38 putouts, four assists and no errors; BIG EAST: Started three of the nine BIG EAST games he appeared in ... Went 1-for-10 with two hit by pitch and two runs scored ... Struck out twice, had a sacrifice bunt and stole a base in his only try ... Started and was 1-for-3 with a hit by pitch and a run scored in the series opener against St. John's.

2013: Redshirted.

Don Bosco Prep: Earned three varsity letters ... As a senior was named first team All-Northeast Region by Perfect Game ... Was also rated as the ninth best player in the state of New Jersey and the 86th best outfielder nationally by Perfect game ... Selected first team All-Big North Conference and was a preseason first team ESPNhs All-State pick ... Set his school's single-season record with 31 stolen bases as a senior ... Hit over .350 with an on-base percentage over .550 during his high school career, with totals of 86 runs scored and 79 stolen bases ... Senior team captain ... Won three conference and two country championships ... Team also won a non-public Section A title and was ranked in the top 10 in the country several times during his career ... Three-year starter who helped lead his team to a 75-9 record from his sophomore through senior seasons ... Member of the Italian National Honor Society and graduated with a 3.42 grade-point average. Personal: Born 9/13/93 in Jersey City, N.J. ... Older of two children of Michael and Caryn Mecca ... Has a younger sister, Tessa.