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2014 Baseball

11 Michael Gaeta

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cranford, NJ
  • Highschool Cranford

Biography

Career Statistics

  • Four-year letterwinner who played in 142 games, including 132as a starter.
  • Finished with a career average of .301 with 27 doubles, fivetriples and six home runs.
  • Had 90 RBIs and 100 runs scored.
  • Also had 15 stolen bases and an on-base percentage of.404.

Senior Year(2014)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 27 games, including 24 as a starter, in theoutfield.
  • Hit .315 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run, 21 runsscored and 14 RBIs.
  • Finished with a .449 slugging percentage and a .422 on-basepercentage.
  • Led the Royals in doubles and tied for the team lead in runsand hits (28).
  • Combined to go 4-for-7 with three runs and four RBIs in hisseason debut as the Royals split a doubleheader against Elms onMarch 8 in Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Singled, walked twice and scored twice later that day in a 7-6win over Thiel.
  • singled, walked, scored twice and stole a base in a 12-10 winover Catholic in the first game of a doubleheader on March 15 inWashington, D.C.
  • Went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored an an RBI in a 15-3victory over Maine-Presque Isle on April 4 at Connell Park.
  • Went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, RBI and a run in a 14-5loss to Merchant Marine Academy on April 8 at Keystone College inLaPlume, Pa.
  • Singled, tripled and scored a run in an 8-7 win at Susquehannain the first game of a doubleheader on April 12 in Selinsgrove,Pa.
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in a 7-3loss to Moravian in the first game of a doubleheader on April 19 atConnell Park.
  • Came off the bench to deliver a three-run double in a 15-8 lossat Misericordia on April 28 in Dallas, Pa.
  • Doubled twice, scored twice and drove in two runs in a 12-11victory in nine innings in the opening game of a doubleheaderagainst York (Pa.) on May 3 at Connell Park.

Junior Year(2013)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 41 games, all as a starter in the outfield.
  • Earned all-Landmark Conference first-team honors after hitting.284 with eight doubles, two triples, 26 RBIs and 31 runsscored.
  • Also stole five bases.
  • Had 10 multi-hit games, including five with three or more.
  • Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in aseason-opening 11-4 victory over Albright on March 2 at DiamondNation in Flemington, N.J.
  • Singled, doubled, drove in a run and scored a run in an 8-4 winin the first game against FDU-Florham on March 3 at DiamondNation.
  • Walked twice and scored three times in an 11-8 win at York onMarch 9.
  • Went 4-for-9 with a double, seven RBIs and a run scored in adoubleheader sweep at Juniata on March 17.
  • Went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen basesin a 6-1 win in the second game at Merchant Marine on March23.
  • Singled, doubled, triple, scored three times and drove in a runin a 12-11 victory in the first game against Western ConnecticutState on March 26 in Auburndale, Fla.
  • Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in a10-5 loss to Susquehanna on April 7.
  • Singled twice and drove in a run in an 11-4 loss at nationallyranked Keystone on April 17.
  • Went 4-for-10 with a double and four runs scored as the Royalsswept the three-game series from Catholic on April 27 and 28 toclinch a Landmark Conference playoff berth.
  • Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in a 9-4 loss toWilkes on April 30 at PNC Field in Moosic, Pa.
  • Accounted for each of the Royals runs in a 5-4 victory overCatholic in the Landmark Conference playoff opener on May 4 bydriving in three runs and scoring twice.
  • Singled and scored a run in a 6-5 win over Catholic in anelimination game one day later.

Sophomore Year(2012)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Enjoyed a breakout season, earning all-Landmark Conferencesecond-team honors.
  • Set career highs in batting average (.345), hits (40), RBIs(31), doubles (8), home runs (5) and runs scored (25).
  • Had 10 multi-hit games and hit safely in 24 of the 35 games heplayed in.
  • Went 3-for-3 with his first career homer, two RBIs and a runscored in a 5-2 win over Albright on March 3 at Diamond Nation inFlemington, N.J.
  • Singled doubled and scored a run in an 11-0 win in the firstgame of a doubleheader against Arcadia on March 4 at DiamondNation.
  • Came off the bench to single, double, drive in a run and scoreanother in a 7-3 win over Arcadia in the second game on March4.
  • Went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs and a run scored in a 6-4win over Dubuque on March 13 in Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Homered, drove in a pair of runs and scored a pair in a 9-8loss to Juniata in the first game of a doubleheader on March 17 atConnell Park.
  • Doubled, drove in a run and scored a run in a 5-2 win overJuniata in the second game on March 17.
  • Had two hits in a 9-0 loss to nationally ranked Misericordia onMarch 21 in Dallas, Pa.
  • Singled twice and drove in a run in an 11-4 loss to MerchantMarine Academy on March 24 at Connell Park.
  • Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 7-2 win overSusquehanna on April 7 in Selinsgrove, Pa.
  • Homered and drove in four runs in an 8-7 loss to Moravian inthe first game of a doubleheader on April 14 at Connell Park.
  • Ripped a two-run double in an 11-2 loss to Moravian in thesecond game on April 14.
  • Homered and scored twice in a 9-4 win over Moravian on April 15at Connell Park.
  • Singled, doubled, drove in a pair of runs and scored twice in a16-6 win over Marywood on April 18 at Connell Park.
  • Went 4-for-6 with a triple, homer, an RBI and four runs scoredin a 19-13 win at Wilkes on April 25 in Edwardsville, Pa.
  • Singled and drove in a pair of runs in a 4-3 win over Catholicin the first game of a doubleheader on April 28 in Washington,D.C.
  • Singled, doubled, scored a run and drove in another in a 8-5win over Catholic in the second game on April 28.
  • Had an RBI double in an 11-2 loss to Catholic on April 29 inWashington, D.C.

Freshman Year(2011)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 39 games, including 34 starts.
  • Hit .264 (28-for-106) with four doubles and a triple.
  • Drove in 19 while scoring 23 runs.
  • Was 5-for-7 in stolen base attempts.
  • Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored in his Royals debutagainst Cazenovia in a season-opening 14-1 win on March 12 atDiamond Nation in Flemington, N.J.
  • Had two hits, including a double, while driving in a run andscoring another in a 10-4 win at Widener on March 13.
  • Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in a 4-3 win overWestern Connecticut on March 24 in Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-1 winover Drew on April 15 at Connell Park.
  • Had two hits in a 3-0 win over Catholic on April 22 at ConnellPark.
  • Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored in an 18-4 winover PSU-Wilkes-Barre on April 29 at Connell Park.
  • Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 9-4 winat Juniata on April 30.
  • Had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored in a 30-7 win overBaptist Bible College on May 2 at Connell Park.
  • Went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in a 14-3 victory overWilkes on May 3 at Connell Park.
  • Had three RBIs in a 14-9 loss to Catholic in the conferencechampionship on May 9 in Bethlehem, Pa.

Awards &Honors

  • Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2013)
  • Landmark Conference 2nd-Team Selection (2012)
  • Landmark Conference Player of the Week (March 18, 2013)
  • Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2014)
  • University of Scranton Fitzpatrick Award male recipient forcommunity service (2014)

Personal

  • Son of Gerald and Eileen Gaeta

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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