Joseph Boccia
3 Joseph Boccia
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    JR
  • Hometown:
    Westwood, NJ
  • High School:
    Westwood
  • Position:
    2B/SS

Bio

As a Junior [Statistics]: Started all 33 games at second base … Had a career high 39 hits and .320 batting average primarily out of the lead-off spot … Finished third on the team with a .404 on base percentage … Ranked in the top five in runs (23), RBI (16), doubles (4), total bases (43) and stolen bases (9) … Had 11 multiple hit games … Became the first player in St. Joseph’s history to record 100 career hits with a single against Yeshiva on May 1st … Had three hits, two RBI and two runs scored on April 30th at NYU-Poly … Was named to the USCAA National All-Academic Team.

As a Sophomore: Started all 32 games at shortstop ... Ranked first on the team in runs scored (35), second in stolen bases (10), and third in hits (36) batting from the leadoff spot ... Finished second on the team with 11 multiple hit games ... Hit for a .295 average with 13 walks and nine RBI ... On March 20th vs. Emerson, Boccia had two hits and four runs scored.

As a Freshman: Played in 31 games and started in all of them at shortstop... Named to the AD3I All-Independent Third Team... Received AD3I Player of the Week honors on April 7th... Batted .316 with 31 hits and 19 RBI... Led team in slugging percentage (.551) and tied for first in home runs (2)... Tied for second in runs scored (32)... Compiled an eight-game hitting streak, second longest on team, from Mar. 25-Apr. 13... Had seven multiple hit games and two multiple RBI games...