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Jersey Number 11
Anthony Cruz
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Mass.
- Previous Team:
- Williston-Northampton School
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 205
Four-time MAAC All-Academic Team (2016-19)
As a Graduate Student in 2019
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Played in a career-high 44 games and made 40 starts in his final season
- Had a career-best slash line of .291/.361/.392 as well as a .992 fielding percentage
- Recorded career-highs with 43 hits, 12 doubles, one home run, 19 RBIs, 29 runs scored and 18 walks
- Had two hitting streaks of five games, including one from May 10-May 16 in which he recorded 10 hits as he went 10 for 17 at the plate
- Went 3 for 5 with his first career home run vs. Toledo on March 15
- Was 3 for 3 with three doubles, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored at CCSU on April 3
- Went 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored at UMass on April 24
- Opened up an impressive stretch by going 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored at Fairfield on May 10
- Reached base three times with a single, double and a walk as well as one RBI and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Fairfield on May 11
- Had another three-hit game with a double and two singles as well as an RBI in a win in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Manhattan on May 16
- Tallied four hits in the first two days of the MAAC Tournament with a double and three runs scored
- Reached base three times with a single and two walks, and scored a run, in Quinnpiac's NCAA Tournament win at #10 ECU on June 1
As a Senior in 2018
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 41 games, including 37 starts
- Mostly played catcher, but also saw some action at second base
- Batted 3-for-5 with two RBI in a road game at Gardner-Webb
- Had two RBI, the second coming on a triple, in an 8-6 win at Old Dominion
- Was 4-for-6 with four runs scored in a road win at Saint Peter's
- Batted 3-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale at Canisius
- Hit 5-for-11 in the Rider series to close out the regular season, including a two-run double
As a Junior in 2017
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Played in 37 games making 36 starts
- Had two four-game hitting streaks
- Went 2-3 with an RBI in win over Marist on April 3
- Went 4-8 with 2 runs and an RBI in series sweep of Marist April 2-3
- Tallied 17 hits, nine runs, and five RBI
- Threw out a team high 19 runners on 30 attempts
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
- Did not play in any games
- Recorded five hits in limited playing time
- Scored eight runs, had three RBI, walked four times and stole a base
- Caught six runners stealing to lead the team
- Scored first career run and drove in first RBI with a walk at James Madison on Feb. 28
- Recorded his first career hit at Belmont on March 7
- Walked, scored a run and stole a base against Siena on March 30 in game one of a doubleheader
- Tallied first multi-hit game of career going 2 for 4 with two runs and a RBI against CCSU on Apr. 8
- Scored a run and drove in a RBI at Manhattan on Apr. 11
Before Quinnipiac
- Two-sport athlete in football and baseball at Williston-Northampton
- Middlesex League Champions in 2013
- Division II North Champions in 2012
- Second-team all-league as a junior and first-team all-league as a senior
- Two-time first-team all-state in football in senior and post-graduate season
- Middlesex MVP during senior year
Personal
- Son of Edwin and Teresa Cruz
- Has one sister, Victoria
- Majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in theater
Baseball vs. Niagara (April 4)
Saturday, April 04
Baseball vs. Niagara (April 3)
Friday, April 03
Baseball vs. Niagara (April 2)
Thursday, April 02
Baseball vs. Rhode Island (3/24)
Tuesday, March 24
