2015: Appeared in 35 games, making 29 starts ... hit .211, slugged .303 and collected a .306 on-base percentage ... stole one base on one attempt ... posted 12 runs scored ... belted four doubles and two home runs ... notched 16 runs batted in ... committed zero errors in the field.
2014: Started a team-high 55 games, 47 of which came as the designated hitter ... hit .284 with a .350 on-base percentage ... led the team with 28 extra-base hits, 16 doubles, 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 38 runs scored and a .514 slugging percentage ... drove in two or more runs nine times while adding 15 multi-hit games ... put together a 14-game hitting streak from Feb. 21 to March 21 ... named MAC East Player of the Week on March 3 after batting .500 in a series win at Davidson (2/28-3/2) ... went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and a season-high six RBI against Canisius (3/14) ... hit a team-high five homers while driving in 17 runs during MAC play ... finished a home run shy of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and three RBI against Xavier (4/8) in the Joe Nuxhall Classic ... went 3-for-5 with two homers, a double and three RBI in the regular season finale at Ohio (5/17).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in baseball and twice more in basketball ... served as captain of both the baseball and basketball teams as a senior ... named team's offensive MVP twice for a squad consistently ranked in the state's top-10 ... batted over .400 and clubbed five homers as a junior ... belted six more home runs and hit over .330 as a senior ... two-time first-team all-conference pick ... landed on the honor roll for all four years in high school.
PERSONAL: Born May 12, 1992 in St. Louis, Mo. ... parents are Gary and Michelle Russo.
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