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20 Vinny Zarrillo

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Forked River, N.J.
  • Highschool Lacey

Biography

2014 Third Team All-American Athletic Conference
2014 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
2014 NJCBA First Team All-State
2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2013 Big East Batting Champion (.407)
2013 NJCBA First Team All-State
2012-13 Big East All-Academic Team


Vinny Zarrillo

2015 (Senior): Started and played in all 55 games this season for the Scarlet Knights ... Lead the team in plate appearances (248) and at aats (221) ... Finished Second on the team in batting average (.294), hits (65), and doubles (12) ... Ranked third on the team in triples (2) and runs scored (32) ... Zarillo also posted a .394  slugging percentage, a .347 on base percentage, 32 RBIs, 11 stolen bases and two home runs ... Finished the season with a .993 fielding percentage ... Collected four hits, with two runs scored, and two RBI's in series against No. 13 Iowa (5/14-16) ... Scored and walked twice at No. 3 Illinois (5/10) ... collected five hits, including a double, with a stolen base and two runs scored in series at Penn State (5/1-3) ... singled at Villanova (4/29) ... picked up an RBI single and scored a run against Seton Hall (4/26) ... contributed a single in win against Wagner (4/21) ... drove in a run and scored a run against Michigan State (4/18) ... went 2-for-4 and scored three runs against Columbia (4/15) ... went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored against Lafayette (4/14) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, walk and stolen base in series finale at Indiana (4/12) ... worked two walks and slapped a single against the Hoosiers (4/11) ... scored twice and produced a hit and RBI at Fordham (4/8) ... slapped a single against Wagner (4/7) ... produced a sacrifice fly in the victory over Minnesota (4/5) ... went 6-for-10 with 4 RBIs in the doubleheader versus Minnesota (4/4) ... drove in one run against Monmouth (4/1) ... produced a single against Ohio State (3/29) ... collected three hits with one RBI and one run scored during series opener against the Buckeyes (3/27) ... went 3-for-5 with one RBI, run scored and stolen base against Rider (3/25) ... knocked in a run and scored a run on four hits in the series against Purdue (3/20-22) ... produced four quality at bats in as many trips at Ball State (3/18) with two walks, a single and a sacrifice fly ... homered, walked and scored three times in win over Canisius (3/16) ... produced a bases-clearing double, scored and swiped a bag during two-hit performance against Iona (3/11) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk at No. 24 Florida Atlantic (3/8) ... collected five hits in the series at Old Dominion (2/27-3/1) ... had three hits, two runs, a double and an RBI in win over the Monarchs (3/1) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI in series finale at No. 9 Miami (2/15) ... picked up first hit of the season in opener of doubleheader (2/14), also scoring and driving in a run ... started the season opener versus the Hurricanes in left field and registered an RBI ... named to the Big Ten Players to Watch list (2/11) ... selected as a team captain.

2014 (Junior): Played in 55 games with 54 starts (37 in left field, 14 in right field, three in center field ... batted cleanup 47 times ... named third team all-conference and NJCBA First Team All-State ... one 16 on the baseball team to earn American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team status ... led the team with 43 RBIs (sixth-most in the conference), 14 stolen bases and 32 walks (20 in American Athletic Conference games) ... finished with a .328 batting average, tied with Brian O'Grady for second on the team and eighth in the conference ... hit .437 with runners in scoring position ... recorded 19 multiple-hit games and the longest hitting streak of the season for the Scarlet Knights at 12 games ... totaled four outfield assists ... named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament after hitting 8-for-12 with five RBIs over three games in the postseason in Clearwater, Fla. ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a double in the season finale against Louisville (5/24) ... picked up four hits in as many at bats to go with two RBIs and a run in win over USF (5/21) in the playoffs ... totaled three hits and two runs in the regular season finale at Memphis (5/17) ... hit first career home run, a three-run shot to right-center, finishing 2-for-4 with a season-high four RBIs at Memphis (5/16) ... registered an RBI and drew a walk against USF (5/10) ... produced a hit, stole two bases and scored against St. Peter's (5/6) ... had one hit and one RBI in series finale against Temple (5/4) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI against the Owls (5/3) ... slapped an RBI double against Iona (5/1) ... produced two hits in series finale at UCF (4/27) ... scored and drove in one run in middle game against the Knights (4/26) ... went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored at Wagner (4/23) ... had two RBIs and one hit in win against Rider (4/22) ... had a two-out RBI single in series opener versus Hartford (4/11) ... recorded a single, double and one RBI against Fordham (4/8) in Lakewood ... produced two hits in backend of doubleheader against No. 10 Houston (4/5) ... slapped two hits and an RBI in series opener against the Cougars (4/5) ... went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Iona (4/2) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI at UConn (3/28) ... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored at No. 7 Louisville (3/22) ... had season-best 12-game hitting streak snapped at Virginia Tech (3/19), having hit .420 during that stretch ... scored twice at VCU (3/16) ... had two hits and two RBIs versus Buffalo (3/14) ... recorded two singles in home opener versus Hofstra (3/11) ... batted .538 during three-game series at Oklahoma, leading the Scarlet Knights with five RBIs against the Sooners (3/7-9), earning NJCBA Division I Player of the Week (3/10) ... went 4-for-5 with three RBIs in series finale at Oklahoma (3/9) ... collected at least one hit and one RBI in all three games at Old Dominion (3/1-2) ... went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in series finale against the Monarchs (3/2) ... had two hits in the nightcap of doubleheader at Jacksonville (2/22) ... picked up first hit of the season in first game at FIU (2/14) ... named Preseason All-American Athletic Conference in a vote of the league's head coaches.

2013 (Sophomore): Started 57 games in the outfield ... won the league batting title by hitting .407 in BIG EAST regular season games ... tied for team lead with a .330 batting average and 12 stolen bases ... hit five triples, tied for the ninth-most in a single season in school history ... kept batting average over .320 all season ... NJCBA First Team All-State ... College Sports Madness Second Team All-BIG EAST ... picked up two hits, a walk and an RBI in BIG EAST elimination game against Louisville (5/23) ... named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (5/20) after picking up eight hits in USF series ... went 3-for-6 with a three-run double in win at USF (5/18) ... recorded four hits in opener at USF (5/16) ... knocked in three and had two hits in opener against Georgetown (5/11) ... went 2-for-3 with a walk against Connecticut (5/3) ... singled and walked at Creighton (4/27) ... had a run and an RBI at Delaware (4/23) ... had three hits in opener at Pittsburgh (4/20) ... notched three hits, two runs and an RBI at Lafayette (4/16) ... picked up two hits in series finale against Cincinnati (4/14) ... went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs and two steals at Fordham (4/9) ... tripled in the first and last games of the Seton Hall (4/5, 4/7) series ... picked up three hits, three runs, and three RBIs in the win against Columbia (4/2) ... went 7-for-13 in the Villanova (3/28-30) series with two three-hit games ... two RBIs in the series opener (3/28) ... two sacrifice bunts at Louisville (3/23) ... batted cleanup and went 3-for-4 in win at Louisville (3/22) ... went 3-for-5 in win at Richmond (3/16), including tying single in the ninth inning ... drew walk with bases loaded for go-ahead RBI in 10th inning of win at William a Mary (3/9) ... finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs in win at Old Dominion (2/24) ... went 5-for-7 in opening doubleheader at Miami (2/16) ... totaled a team-leading six hits for the series.

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in 41 games, making 26 starts as a true freshman ... registered 24 hits (.226 average) and 11 runs scored ... played in both games at the BIG EAST Championships ... collected the two hits, including the tying single in comeback win against Villanova (5/19) ... went 2-for-2 with two RBIs, including a sacrifice fly against Pittsburgh (5/6) ... pinch-hit single against Cincinnati (4/27) to spark tying rally in seventh inning ... picked up an RBI against Lafayette (4/18) ... earned the start at Monmouth (4/17) and collected two hits ... came through with a two-run single against Wagner (3/28) ... had two hits in the FGCU series ... started all three games at FAU ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in series finale (3/11) ... doubled twice and collected two RBIs at Georgia Tech (3/4) ... picked up a walk against ODU (2/25) ... appeared in all three games at Miami with two starts ... made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter at Miami (2/17) ... earned start as designated hitter (2/18) ... went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in series finale versus the Hurricanes (2/19).

Prior to Rutgers: Lettered three years at Lacey High School ... named Perfect Game First Team All-Northeast Region and Honorable Mention Preseason All-American ... batted .389 to earn Third Team All-County as a junior ... hit .452 as a sophomore to make First Team All-County and Third Team All-Shore ... played in the Carpenter Cup as a sophomore ... Allshoremedia.com Sophomore of the Year ... made Second Team All-County with a .328 batting average as a freshman ... missed senior year due to injury ... played for Baseball U for four years ... ranked by Perfect Game and Rawlings in the top 400 in the country.

Personal: A communication major ... son of Rick and Lora Zarrillo ... has one brother, Steve.


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