Biography
Coach Taps says: "Liam is the ultimate-team player. He has played numerous positions for us in the past, including catcher, out of necessity. We think he is on the verge of a breakout offensively and is a tremendous athlete."
2025: MAC Freedom Player of the Week (3/24-30) … Appeared in 44 games and started 42, batting .323 ... Led team in triples (4) and stolen bases (22) ... Tied 1st in appearances, doubles (14), RBI (41), sacrifice flies (4) ... Tied for 2nd in sacrifice hits (3) ... 3rd in games started, at bats (158), runs scored (32), hits (51), total bases (88), and hit by pitches (10) ... Went 2 for 3 (2 R, 2 RBI, SH, HBP, 2 SB) vs. William Paterson (3/7) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (2B, BB, SB) in a doubleheader vs. NR/RV Middlebury (3/9) … 3 for 4 with an RBI vs. NR/RV Ramapo (3/11) … Went 2 for 4 (2 R, 2B, BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Lebanon Valley (3/14) … 2 for 4 (2 R, 2 2B, RBI) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/15) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, SB) in MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (3/21) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (2 R, 3 RBI, 6 SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … 4 for 5 (2 R, HR, RBI, SB) vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/25) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (4 R, 2B, 2 3B, HR, 3 RBI) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (3/29) … Went 1 for 3 (2 RBI, BB, SB) vs. Farmingdale State (4/3) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (2 R, RBI, SF, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/5) … 1 for 3 (R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, HBP) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/14) … Went 2 for 2 (R, HR, 3 RBI, SB, HBP) vs. NJCU (4/15) … 2 for 3 (R, HBP) vs. Delaware Valley (4/18) … Combined to go 2 for 6 (R, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 SF, BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (4/19) … Hit a clutch, game-tying 2-run home run in Game One of the MAC Freedom Semifinals vs. Lebanon Valley (5/2) … Combined to go 6 for 9 (4 R, 4 2B, 6 RBI, SF, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (5/4) … Went 2 for 4 (2B, 3 RBI, HBP, SB) in Game One of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10).
2024: Appeared in 24 games and made 10 starts, posting a .294 batting average … Tied for 3rd in triples (1) … Went 2 for 2 (R, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, SB) in the 2nd game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/11) … 2 for 4 (R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI) in the 2nd game of a conference doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/9) … Went 2 for 5 with an RBI in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. Lebanon Valley (3/16) … 1 for 3 (2 R, RBI, BB, HBP, SB) vs. Montclair State (3/17) … Went 1 for 3 in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Appeared as a pinch hitter and collected an a single in his only at bat in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30) … 1 for 3 (R, 2B, BB, HBP) vs. Montclair State (4/1) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) vs. NJCU (4/23) … 1 for 3 (R, HR, 5 RBI, BB, SF) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Saint Joseph’s – Long Island (4/30) … Came in as a pinch hitter and finished 1 for 2 in a MAC Freedom semifinal contest vs. No. 20/No. 28 Arcadia (5/4).
2023: Appeared in 22 games, starting 13 and posting a .178 batting average ... Went for 1 for 2 (3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/12) … Came in as a pinch runner, swiped a key bag, and scored the game winning run on a heads-up base running play in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Wilkes (4/16) … Came in as a pinch hitter and drew a walk in his only plate appearance vs. Wesleyan (4/18) … 3 for 5 (R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 SB) vs. St. Joseph’s-L.I. (5/1) … Had a clutch single in his only at bat of the game and scored the game tying run in the MAC Freedom Play-In Game vs. Wilkes (5/4).
2022: Did Not Participate.
High School: National Honor Society and top 10% in his class … Competed for Coach Bob Muggeo at Bergen Catholic High School … Named team captain … Earned 1st Team All-League after batting .404 … Played summer ball for Wladyka Baseball and NJ Giants under Coach Jim Wladyka and Jim Larose … Attended Headfirst Showcase and various Diamond Nation tournaments.
Personal: Son of Kristine and James DeRubertis … Has two sisters named Emily and Erin and one brother named Andrew … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering … Picked Stevens because of the opportunity to study at one of the top engineering schools in the country and chance to play college baseball .… Favorite book and movie are Perfectly Wounded and The Other Guys … Top MLB team and player is the New York Mets and Francisco Lindor … Enjoys golfing in his free time.
