Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Career: Has appeared in 109 games and started in 78 of them … In 257 at-bats has recorded a .210 batting average and an on-base percentage of .340 … Compiled 59 hits, 12 doubles, and 37 runs batted in … Defensively has contributed 171 putouts from the outfield … Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2024 semester.
 
2025: Appeared in 36 games with five starts … Made 32 of his appearances in the outfield, with two as a pinch hitter and two as a pinch runner … Reached base three times against Coppin State, tallying two runs on one hit, one walk and one hit-by-pitch … Recorded a run and a hit against Seton Hall (May 17).
 
2024: Appeared in 29 games starting in 27 … In 91 at-bats, he had 26 hits, eight doubles, two home runs, 10 walks and 23 RBI … Had a .286 batting average, .440 slugging percentage and .394 on-base percentage … Defensively had 57 putouts and a .983 fielding percentage … Recorded eight multi-RBI performances.
 
2023: Appeared in 34 games and started in 30 of them in the outfield … Over 104 plate appearances he had a batting average of .221, slugging percentage of .260, and on-base percentage of .331 … In 23 hits he recorded seven RBIs, four doubles, and 14 walks … Defensively had 66 putouts and a fielding percentage of .971 … Over the season he recorded four multi-hit games and had the longest on-base streak on the team at 16 games.
 
2022: Saw action in 20 games with 16 starts as a freshman … Made one pinch hitting appearance … Batted .157/.157/.338 over 51 plate appearances … Went 8-for-51 at the plate with three seven runs scored and eight runs batted in … Drew nine walks, was hit by a pitch three times and struck out 16 times … Stole one base in one tries and recorded two sacrifice bunts … Played strong defense in the outfield with 37 putouts and a fielding percentage of 1.000 … Recorded consecutive multi-hit games against Butler and Bucknell with  season high of two hits against Bucknell on April 10 and 12 … Walked twice and scored a season-high two runs against Butler on April 8 … Had a season-high of five putouts on five chances against Butler on April 10.
 
Holy Spirit High School: Played baseball all four years of high school, including three at the varsity level … Also played basketball as a freshman … In 2019 was first team Cal United and a Carpenter Cup starter … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years of high school and was a Business Student of the Month honoree his senior year.
 
Personal: Born 12/26/02 in Brigantine, N.J. … Youngest of three children of Chris and Karyn Solari … Has two older siblings, Gabrielle (29) and Ryan (26) … Brother, Ryan, played college baseball at Cumberland County Community College from 2014-16 … Enjoys snowboarding, surfing and going to the beach in his spare time … Noted that he had always hoped to attend Villanova and chose the school for its location relative to home and the positive feeling he got from the campus and the coaching staff … Has yet to declare a major.