2008: Made 32 starts at shortstop, finishing the year with a .220 average ... Committed a team-high 17 errors, but was second on the team with 79 assists ... Made his first collegiate start in the opener against Pitt and went 1-for-3 with a run scored ... Also had a hit and a run scored in the second game with the Panthers ... Walked twice and smacked a double in an extra-inning loss to Coastal Carolina ... Was 2-for-3 with two RBIs in second game with CCSU ... Also had two hits in third meeting with the Blue Devils ... Had a two-run triple against JMU ... Delivered an RBI single in game one with FSU ... Had a two-run single against Longwood ... Tallied a career-high three RBIs in game two with Maryland ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs against VCU ... Was Fox Sports television's player of the game for game two with Wake Forest after going 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs and his first collegiate home run ... Also doubled in game two ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs, three RBIs and a triple at Liberty ... Went 2-for-4 in game one at Clemson with a double.

High School: Played his junior and senior seasons for Coach Paige Owens at Rockbridge County High ... Batted .482 as a senior with five home runs and 22 stolen bases, earning all-district recognition and All-Timesland honors by The Roanoke Times ... As a junior for the district champs, regional runners-up and state quarterfinalists, he hit .442 to earn the team's slugger and co-MVP awards in addition to another All-Timesland nod ... Was also selected for the Virginia Commonwealth Games in the summer of 2006 ... Played his freshman and sophomore seasons in New York, earning first-team All-Catholic honors while playing for a team ranked in the top five in the state among small schools.

Personal: Anthony Michael Balisteri, III ... Born 12/29/88 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... Son of Tony and Michelle Balisteri ... Enrolled in university studies.