2014-15 Baseball
Roster
Vinny Mallaro
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, NY
- High School:
- Cicero-North
2016: Turned into a premier hitter in the MAC as a junior... garnered First Team All-MAC honors for the first time in his career after compiling one of the best seasons in program history... earned ABCA/Rawlings Mideast All-Regional second team honors... tied the program record for home runs in a season with 13 and set the program record for best slugging percentage (.649)... finished the season batting .351 with 13 homers, 52 RBI, 15 doubles, 122 total bases and a .438 on base percentage... his 52 RBI ranked second in program history and fourth in the MAC last season... became the first UB player since the program''s reinstatement in 2000 to record a cycle against UT Martin (2/28) as he finished the game going 4-for-6 with a single, double, triple and home run to go along with five RBI and two runs scored... notched his first career two home run game against Hofstra (5/14) as he finished the game going 3-for-4 with two homers, a career-high six RBI and three runs scored... closed out his junior season going 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in a win over Bowling Green (5/21)... went 4-for-6 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and two runs scored in the Bulls MAC opener against Toledo (3/25)... finished the season with a team-best 17 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games... recorded five games with at least four RBI... recorded 11 games with at least two runs scored... had a season-long 15 game hitting streak while reaching base safely in the final 31 games of the season... named MAC East Player of the Week three times and Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week once (5/23).
2015: Made 26 starts, mainly as the teams designated hitter as a sophomore... tied for second on the team with three homers and 22 RBI''s while producing a slugging percentage of .369... the powerful righty notched his first homer of the season, a two-run shot, in the Bulls 14-1 win over Ball State as he finished 2-for-5 at the plate with four RBI''s and two runs scored... he backed up his four-RBI game with another one against St. Bonaventure (4/1) as he hit his first career Grand Slam, going 1-for-4 with four RBI''s and two runs scored in the win... went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBI''s and two runs scored in the Bulls 9-8 win over St. Bonaventure (4/14)... he finished the season with a team-high five games with at least three-RBI''s... finished the season with 15 runs scored and six doubles.
2014: Appeared in 35 games while earning the start in 23 contests as a true freshman... Seeing most of his action at the designated hitter position, he posted a .289 batting average while hitting two home runs and racking up 22 RBI''s, ranking him fifth on the team... In just his second career game, he recorded a career-best three RBI''s against Quinnipiac (2/23)... Finished 4-for-4 with three RBI''s and three runs scored against Akron (4/27)... Notched his first career home run against UMES (2/28), a solo homer... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI''s against Ohio (5/3)... Had four multi-hit efforts including one four hit game.
High School: Lettered in baseball, basketball, and soccer while attending Cicero-North... captained the baseball team and led it to a 31-15 record as a senior... batted .398 with six home runs... CNY All Star... led the team to the 2013 league title.
Personal: Born June 19, 1995... son of Sam and Karin... has two brothers (Sam and Joe) and one sister (Abbey)... enjoys fishing... also recruited by Coastal Carolina, Radford, Marist, and St. John''s... listed his toughest opponent faced as pitcher Mark Armstrong, a recent 3rd-round Cincinnati Reds draft pick... dream vacation destination in Hawaii... lists his uncle as his greatest athletic influence.
