Edward Modica Jr. - 2018 Baseball - LIU Brooklyn
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Edward Modica Jr.
Height: 5-9
Class: Junior
Hometown: Massapequa, N.Y.
Previous School: St. Anthony's
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2017: Named to the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Started 24 games for the Blackbirds, splitting time between catcher and designated hitter… Finished the season with a .333 batting average… Led the team with six home runs… Also had a .667 slugging percentage… Scored 24 runs, had 18 RBI and nine doubles… Went 3-for-4 with a home run at St. Peter’s, with three runs scored and two RBI… Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored versus Manhattan… Hit home runs in three of his last five games, and was on a six game hitting streak before injury ended his season early.
2016: Named to the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Played in 21 games for LIU, including 15 starts… Finished the year with a .293 batting average in 41 at bats… Also had a .431 on base percentage… Went 2-for-3 against Stony Brook… Had a pair of RBIs in back-to-back games versus St. John’s and Mount St. Mary’s.
Background: Earned two varsity letters playing for St. Anthony’s… Also played for the Long Island Titans, the 2015 Dinger Bats National Champions… Named to the 2014 Perfect Game WWBA 17u National Championship All-Tournament Team… Named St. Anthony’s Distinguished Student Athlete as a senior… Hit .393 in his senior season as a catcher.
Personal: Son of Denise and Ed Modica… Has two brothers, Robbie and Mark… Majoring in health science… Named to the Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School All-Academic Team… National Honor Society and Math Honor Society member.
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