2015 Junior Season
Hit .301 (55-for-175) with 53 hits, 14 doubles (8th MAAC), three triples (8th MAAC), two home runs, 28 RBI, 18 runs and 27 walks (6th MAAC) while posting a .449 slugging percentage (10th MAAC) and a .399 OBP… Notched 17 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games with a nine-game hitting streak … Reached base in 19-straight games to end the season … During league play, batted .345 with a MAAC-best 12 doubles … Played in 50 games, making 49 starts … Was 4-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and two walks in doubleheader split with Niagara (4/25) … Finished a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, home run and four RBI to help lead Manhattan to a doubleheader sweep against NYIT (4/21) … Over three games against Quinnipiac (4/11-4/12) was 5-for-11 (.455) with three doubles and three RBI while hitting safely each time out … Against Rider (5/2-5/3), went 5-for-12 (.417) with two doubles and two RBI with hits in all three games … Also hit safely in all three games at Siena (4/18-4/19) and in series victory over Fairfield (3/21-3/22) … In doubleheader split at NJIT (5/9-5/10), batted .357 (5-for-14) with three runs … Hit a three-run home run and added a sacrifice fly in the first game of a doubleheader at George Washington (3/8) … Clouted two doubles in the series opener against Marist (4/2) … Had a pair of multi-hit games at Lamar (2/20-2/21).
2014 Sophomore Season
First Team All-MAAC (DH)
Hit .314 (55-for-175) with a team-leading 55 hits, a MAAC-best 17 doubles, two home runs, a team-leading 22 RBI and 21 runs while posting a .446 slugging percentage … Ranked 48th nationally with 0.35 doubles per game … Reached base safely in 37 of his 49 games and drew 15 walks en route to posting a .389 OBP … Notched a team-leading 17 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games with a nine-game hitting streak … Played in 49 games, making 47 starts … Batted .500 (5-for-10) with four RBI, two doubles and two runs while hitting safely in all three games against Quinnipiac (3/22-3/23) … Also hit safely in all three games against Siena, finishing up 5-for-11 (.455) with four doubles and three runs in leading Manhattan to the series win … Was 6-for-9 with two three-hit performances, three runs and a home run over a pair of wins at Rider (4/26-4/27) … Notched two hits in both Jasper wins over Monmouth (4/12-4/13) … His game-winning RBI single lifted Manhattan to a walk-off victory over Iona (4/5) in the second game of a doubleheader … Was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, run and walk against Santa Clara (3/2) … Recorded three hits with a pair of RBI in win over Fordham (4/2) … Hit safely in all four games at Florida Gulf Coast (3/7-3/9), finishing up with a .357 (5-for-14) for the weekend with a home run and two walks ... Had two hits and a walk against Monmouth (5/22) at the MAAC Championships … Had a pair of hits in win over NYIT (3/12) … Was 2-for-3 with a double in series opener at Canisius (3/29).
2013 Freshman Season
Hit .261 (36-for-138) with 36 hits, 18 runs, 11 doubles, a team-leading five home runs, 25 RBI, one stolen base and 24 walks while posting a .379 OBP and a .449 slugging percentage ... Had eight multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances ... Appeared in 44 games, making 40 starts ... 2x MAAC Rookie of the Week selection.
Scholastic/Personal
Played his prep ball at Gulliver Prep under the direction of Javier Rodriguez ... Earned four varsity letters ... Three-time All Miami-Dade County honoree, notching Second Team recognition while hitting over .400 in each of his final two seasons ... Helped lead the Raiders to three 4A District 16 Championships (2009-2011) ... Also was a member of the Gulliver Prep Regional Title Teams in 2009 and 2010 ... Also was a member of the Raider team that advanced to the Class 3A State Finals in 2009 as a sophomore ... Born on January 8, 1994 ... Son of Pedro and Maria Santisteban ... Has two sisters, Melissa and Natalia ... Nephew of Napolean Pichardo, the strength and conditioning coach for the Texas Rangers ... Majoring in engineering at Manhattan.
