2006 MAAC All-Academic
2005 MAAC All-Academic
2006: Played in 47 games, starting 38…Started 37 games in right field and one in left…Batted .238 with four doubles, two home runs and 27 RBI…Recorded career highs in home runs and RBI…In 21 MAAC appearances, batted .204 with a double, two home runs, 14 RBI and 10 runs scored…Batted .303 with runners on base and .304 when leading off an inning…Batted .302 with runners in scoring position…Batted .727 with a runner on third base and less than two out…Was second on the team with four sacrifice flies…Ranked fourth on the team with 16 walks…Ranked fifth on the squad in RBI, home runs, and 10 stolen bases… Posted a .940 fielding percentage…Recorded four two-hit games, and two three-hit games…Recorded six multiple-RBI games…Was 2-5 at the plate with four RBI, and a home run in a 17-6 home win over Fairfield (April 30)…Went 3-3 with a run scored and two stolen bases at Binghamton (March 28)…Was 3-4 with a double, two RBI, a walk and two stolen bases at Buffalo (April 26).
2005: Started 50 of 52 games, including 37 in right field and 13 in center field...Registered 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI outings...Recorded a seven-game hitting streak between Feb. 26 and March 13...Hit .429 with six RBI, five runs, a home run and a triple during the streak...Had a season-high three hits, going 3 for 4 with a RBI in a loss at West Virginia (March 15)...Led the team in stolen bases with 14...Stole a season-high four bases in a win over Saint Peter’s (April 16)...Hit .261 vs. MAAC foes...Made a season-high six plate appearances vs. Siena (March 28) and a total of 12 in the three-game series...Had two-or-more hits in seven league games...Collected five of seven extra base hits vs. conference teams...Ranked second in the league in stolen bases (11)...Sported a .987 fielding percentage.
2004: Started 23 of 41 games between right and left field…Posted single-game highs for sacrifice flies with two vs. Saint Peter’s (April 17) and for walks with four vs. Canisius (May 20)...Completed rookie season with a .277 batting average and a .386 on-base percentage…Had a .978 fielding percentage...Posted three three-game hitting streaks between March 20-24, April 24-27 and May 1-2 ...Hit two doubles at Buffalo (May 12)...Belted first collegiate home run in a win over Canisius (May 20)...Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI outings…Hit .348 as a lead-off hitter, .375 as a pinch hitter and .333 with two outs.
Bishop Timon High School: Three-time All-Catholic selection, and an All-Western New York honoree as a junior and senior…Led team to an 18-6 record and a league title as a senior…Played in the Buffalo-Rochester Senior Classic in 2003.
Personal: Born Jan. 29, 1985, in Buffalo, N.Y.…Son of Mark and Marita Clifford…Has a younger brother Dan, and younger sister, Julie.
