2008: Underwent Tommy John surgery on his elbow in February and missed the entire season.

High School: Excelled for four seasons as a pitcher/shortstop for Coach T.J. O'Donnell at Raritan High School ... As a senior, batted .468 while going 4-1 on the mound to earn first-team all-division, all-group and All-Shore Conference recognition ... Was also named to the all-state third team and all-star team ... A winner of the Monmouth County Sportsmanship Award, was also the team MVP and was selected to the Carpenter Cup team ... As a junior, went 7-1 with a 2.08 earned run average, striking out 97 batters in 64 innings ... Also batted .439 with 39 RBIs, 33 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and three homers, earning all-division and all-county honors for the third consecutive year ... Won the team sportsmanship award in 2005 and the coach's award in 2006 and was a two-time team captain ... Also named All-Shore Conference in 2006 ... Played basketball as well.

Personal: Marc Patrick Zecchino ... Born 2/20/89 in Red Bank, N.J. ... Son of Pat and Dianne Zecchino ... Enrolled in business.