Edward Modica Jr. - 2019 Baseball - LIU Brooklyn
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Edward Modica Jr.
Height: 5-9
Class: Senior
Hometown: Massapequa, N.Y.
Previous School: St. Anthony's
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2019: Appeared in 32 games with 22 starts for LIU… Recorded 16 hits, two home runs and 11 runs batted in… Recorded four multi-hit games on the season… Went on a five-game hitting streak from April 18-April 27… Registered three runs scored to go along with two runs batted in at FDU on April 20… Went 3-for-4 at Bryant on May 11… NEC Spring Commissioners Honor Roll and Academic Honor Roll member.
2018: Competed in 53 games with 51 starts for the Blackbirds… Led the team in hits with 59 and ranked second on the team in batting average (.299)… Tied for second on the team and tenth in the NEC in hit by pitches with 8… Had 18 multi-hit games including going 3-for-4 in a win over Iona in March, 3-for-6 in win over FDU in March, 4-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles in a win over FDU in May, and going 3-for-5 in the Conference Tournament win over Bryant in May… Named to the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
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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