2019 Baseball Roster

23 Donny Gherardi

  • Position OF/C/RHP
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oradell, N.J.
  • High School Bergen Catholic
  • Major Business & Technology

Biography

Coach Aldins says: "Donny had a breakout campaign in 2018, developing into one of the top players in the region. We will look for more of the same this spring and also may lean on him for some key innings on the mound."

2019: named Honorable Mention Empire 8 All-Conference…Stevens Baseball’s Misar Award winner, given to the member of the senior class who has contributed most to the game of baseball during his four years at Stevens…appeared in 38 games, starting 37 and posted a .294 batting average…led team in at bats (136), runs (31), doubles (8), home runs (4), total bases (62), and stolen bases (8)…2nd in games played (38), starts (37), hits (40) triples (1), and hit by pitches (12)…3rd in slugging percentage (.456), and walks (20)…went 1-for-3 (R, BB) vs. #22/24 Salisbury (2/17)…2-for-3 with a walk vs. NR/RV Salve Regina…went 1-for-3 with a walk vs. William Paterson (2/23)…2-for-4 (R, 3B, RBI, HBP) vs. RV/#5 Misericordia (3/13)…went 2-for-5 (2 R, 2B, RBI, SB) vs. NR/RV Tufts (3/16)…combined to go 3-for-7 (5 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, HBP, SB) in a conference doubleheader vs. Elmira (3/23)…3-for-5 (R, 3 RBI, SB) in the 2nd game of a conference doubleheader vs. NR/RV Ithaca (3/27)…went 2-for-5 (R, 2B, HR, RBI) vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/30)…combined to go 3-for-6 (4 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 HBP) in a conference doubleheader vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/31)…2-for-3 (R, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, SB) vs. New Paltz (4/3)…went 1-for-1 (4 R, RBI, SF, 2 BB, 2 HBP) in the 2nd game of a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/7)…combined to go 4-for-10 (2 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB) in a conference doubleheader vs. Canton (4/13)…2-for-5 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Catholic (4/19)…went 4-for-4 (2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB) in an E8 Tournament contest vs. Utica (5/9)…1-for-3 with a walk in an E8 Tournament contest vs. St. John Fisher (5/10)… appeared in 3 games as a pitcher, all out of the bullpen, posting an 0-1 record with a 10.80 ERA over 3.1 innings of work…picked up a save (1.0 IP, H, R, ER, 0 K, BB) in a conference game vs. Houghton (5/6).

2018: D3Baseball.com New York 3rd Team All-Region...ABCA/Rawlings New York 2nd Team All-Region...Empire 8 1st Team All-Conference...Empire 8 Player of the Week (4/23-29)...appeared in 40 games and started 39, while posting a .364 batting average...led team in doubles (13) and hit by pitches (14)...2nd on the team in batting average, hits (52), runs scored (36), triples (2), home runs (3), RBI (32), total bases (78), and slugging percentage (.545)...went 2-for-2 (2 BB, SH, SB) vs. Drew (2/21)…2-for-3 (R, 2B, BB, SB) vs. William Paterson (2/24)…went 2-for-5 (2B, 3B, 3 RBI) vs. New Paltz 3/10…1-for-3 with a hit by pitch vs. LaGrange (3/14)…went 2-for-4 (3 RBI, SB) vs. Birmingham-Southern (3/15)…2-for-2 (2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) vs. NJCU (3/18)…connected on a big three-run homer vs. Arcadia (3/24)…went 3-for-4 (3 R, 2B, RBI, HBP) in a conference game vs. Elmira (3/28)…combined to go 3-for-3 (3 R, 2 BB, HBP) in a conference doubleheader vs. SUNY-Canton (3/31)…had a clutch 2 out, two-run walk-off double in a conference game vs. Houghton (4/6)…combined to go 3-for-7 (3 R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 HBP) in a conference doubleheader vs. Houghton (4/6-7)…combined to go 3-for-8 (3 R, 2 2B, RBI, HBP, SF) in a conference doubleheader vs. St. John Fisher (4/13)…combined to go 4-for-7 (2 R, 2B, RBI, SF, SB) in a non-conference doubleheader vs. Oneonta (4/21)…combined to go 6-for-10 (3 R, 2B, 2 RBI) in a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/28)…1-for-3 (RBI, 2 BB, SB) in a conference game vs. Utica (4/29)…went 4-for-6 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. Scranton (5/1)…1-for-3 (RBI, BB) vs. NYU (5/7)…went 3-for-4 (R, BB) vs. #3 Ithaca in the Empire 8 Tournament (5/11)…2-for-4 (3 R, 2B, RBI, BB) vs. #2 St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Tournament (5/11).

2017: appeared in 31 games and started 20, posting a .234 batting average...led team in hit-by-pitches (6)...went 2-for-5 vs. Rutgers-Camden (3/30)…2-for-3 (R, SH) vs. Ramapo (4/5)…went 2-for-4 (2 R, RBI, HBP) vs. #12/11 Alvernia (4/9)…2-for-3 (R, HBP) vs. Farmingdale State (4/12)…combined to go 2-for-6 (2 R, 2B, BB, 2 SB) in a doubleheader vs. Elmira (4/14)…went 2-for-4 (2B, RBI, SB) vs. Elmira (4/15)…3-for-5 (2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB) vs. SUNY-Canton (4/21).

2016: appeared in 8 games and started 1...drew a walk in four plate appearances in the 2nd game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. MIT (3/12).

High School: National Honor Society…National Spanish and History Society...New Jersey Stars Scholar…graduated in the top 10% of his class…played for coach Bob Muggeo at Bergen Catholic High School...captained his team and lead them to the Non-Public North A State Playoffs and the Bergen County Championship...team was also crowned League Champions in 2015…named the Tom Rinaldi Most Outstanding Player and also was named to the Bergen County Freshman Future Stars Game…also competed in Indoor Track and Field as a High Jumper for Bergen Catholic…played summer ball for coaches Lou Colon, Kevin Attilio, and Paul Sessa of the New Jersey Hurricanes and Go Yard Baseball…attended the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championship in Georgia.
 
Personal: son of Donna and Dan Gherardi…has an older sister, Danielle, who also attends Stevens...majoring in Business & Technology…picked Stevens because of the balance between great academics and a competitive baseball program...top MLB team and player are the New York Yankees and Derek Jeter...favorite book is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck...top movie is For Love of the Game...lists billiards, reading, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, hiking, swimming, and listening to music as his favorite hobbies.

Summer Internships/Jobs: working with the Assignments Desk in Production for the Major League Baseball Network in Secaucus in summer 2018...interning in summer 2017 for Guardian Life Insurance in their finance department located in New York City's Financial District...held two internships in summer 2016, one for the Bergen County Freeholder's Office and one for the Glen F. Haley Law Firm in Hackensack, N.J.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: competed in summers 2016, 2017, and 2018 for the Jersey Mets in the Metropolitan League (N.J.)...named to the 2016 and 2017 Metropolitan League All-Star Games.
 
HITTING                                                                                                                                                      
Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SB
2016 8-1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017 31-20 .234 77 14 18 4 1 10 6 5
2018 40-39 .364 143 36 52 13 3 32 18 8
2019 38-37 .294 136 31 40 8 4 20 18 8
Totals 117-97 .302 364 81 110 25 8 62 43 21


 
PITCHING
Year APP-GS ERA W-L SV IP H R ER BB SO
2016 - - - - - - - - - -
2017 - - - - - - - - - -
2018 - - - - - - - - - -
2019 3-0 10.80 0-1 1 3.1 6 4 4 3 1
Totals 3-0 10.80 0-1 1 3.1 6 4 4 3 1

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016First-Year

    IF/OF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2017Sophomore

    OF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2018Junior

    OF/C
    6'2" 212 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2019Senior

    OF/C/RHP
    6'2" 210 lbs
    23