On Retamar: A strong defensive presence behind the plate who was the team's primary starting catcher for two of his four collegiate seasons ... Possessed an accurate throwing arm and received pitches well ... Good skill hitter who fit the Villanova offensive system.
Career: Played in 102 games with 78 starts ... Batted .212 (46-for-217) during his collegiate career while posting a .310 on-base percentage and a .258 slugging percentage ... Had 22 runs scored and 18 RBI while hitting seven doubles and a home run ... Drew 25 walks, was hit by a pitch six times and struck out 50 times ... Stole two bases in three tries ... Laid down 14 sacrifice bunts ... Excellent defensive catcher who had a career .981 fielding percentage with 455 putouts, 69 assists and 10 errors in 534 total chances.
2017: Saw action in 10 games with three starts ... Went 2-for-11 (.182) at the plate with a solo home run, two walks, three strikeouts and a sacrifice bunt ... Made his first start of the season at Penn and went 1-for-3 with a home run and a sacrifice in the game ... Also made starts against La Salle and in the second game of a doubleheader versus Seton Hall ... Came off the bench and was 1-for-1 at the plate against St. John's ... Had 26 putouts and one assist while playing flawless defense behind the plate.
2016: Played in 41 games and made 34 starts behind the plate ... Batted .186 (19-for-102) with a .272 on-base percentage and a .216 slugging percentage ... Scored 11 runs and had seven RBI, while hitting three doubles ... Drew eight walks and was hit by a pitch four times ... Struck out 28 times ... Ranked third on the team with seven sacrifice bunts ... Stole one base in two tries ... Tallied a pair of multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Saint Peter's ... Tied a season high with two runs scored in a win over Fordham, going 1-for-3 with a walk, the two runs and an RBI ... Played well defensively and had 213 putouts, 24 assists and six errors for a .975 fielding percentage ... Threw out nine would-be base stealers, including two in one game against La Salle; BIG EAST: Started 13 of the 15 conference games he played in ... Batted .195 (8-for-41) with five runs scored, two doubles and two RBI ... Drew four walks and struck out 14 times while getting hit by a pitch once ... Had three sacrifice bunts ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a hit by pitch in the first game of a doubleheader against Butler ... Wound up going 4-for-9 (.444) and hitting safely in all three games of that series ... Went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored and an RBI in the series finale at Georgetown.
2015: Played in 28 games with 25 starts behind the plate ... Batted .269 (18-for-67) with a .372 on-base percentage and a .328 slugging percentage ... Added to his 18 hits with 10 walks and a hit by pitch ... Struck out 10 times ... Had eight runs scored, seven RBI and four doubles ... Tied for second on the team with six sacrifice bunts ... Stole one base on one attempt ... Reached base safely in 19 of his 25 starts ... Pinch hit twice and was 1-for-1 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in those two plate appearances ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against Bryant ... Threw out 13-of-43 would-be base stealers ... Compiled a .975 fielding percentage with 125 putouts, 30 assists and four errors; BIG EAST: Started all 11 conference games he played in ... Batted .250 (8-for-32) with four runs scored, six RBI and three doubles ... Had five walks and only four strikeouts ... Hit by a pitch once ... Drove in two runs against both Xavier and Butler ... Went 3-for-8 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI in the series against Xavier.
2014: Saw time in 23 games with 16 starts ... Batted .189 (7-for-37) with two runs scored and three runs batted in ... Had five walks and nine strikeouts ... Was hit by a pitch once and posted a .302 on-base percentage ... Started and recorded his first collegiate hit in the second game of the season at Charleston Southern ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in a 16-8 win at Temple ... Played flawless defense with 91 putouts and 14 assists behind the plate ... Had a season-high 11 putouts against both St. Peter's and Manhattan; BIG EAST: Played in four conference games with three starts ... Went 0-for-6 with two walks and four strikeouts at the plate.
Club Baseball: Played three summer seasons for the South Florida Bandits ... As a senior was chosen to play for a summer team that competed in the Big League World Series ... Led that team to a state title and the Regionals, where the team was defeated by eventual World Series champion South Carolina in a Regional final game.
Pope John Paul II High School: Earned first team all-district honors at catcher as both a junior and a senior ... As a senior was selected to play in the Palm Beach County Senior All-Star Game and also received Perfect Game All-Region honorable mention accolades ... Was his team's captain and MVP as a senior ... Presented with the Varsity Baseball Coaches' Award as a junior ... Had a career .314 batting average with a .414 on-base percentage ... As a senior threw out 64 percent of would-be base stealers and committed just two passed balls for the season ... Played his first two years of high school ball at North Broward Prep and helped lead the team to the state final four as a sophomore ... Member of the National Honor Society and as a junior won the Honors Analytical Geometry and Trigonometry Excellence Award.
Personal: Born 2/11/95 in Boca Raton, Fla. ... Oldest of three sons of Richard and Susan Retamar ... Has two younger brothers, Grant and Spencer ... Enjoys watersports and fishing in his spare time ... Chose to attend Villanova for its outstanding academic programs and for the chance to be a part of a successful baseball program ... Criminology major.
