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2023 Baseball Roster

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Dan Lauletta

3 Thomas Eletto

3 Thomas Eletto

  • Position:
    OF/RHP
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 180
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/R
  • Hometown:
    Locust Valley, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Locust Valley
  • Major:
    Sport Management

Summary

Biography

2023: Started all 11 games he took the mound in 2023 … Closed out the season second on the team with a 3.00 earned run average and tied for the team lead with six wins … Pitched a team-best 51 innings and allowed 17 earned runs, 20 of which were earned … Struck out 41 batters, fourth most on the team … Pitched six innings as part of a combined shutout win over Saint Thomas Aquinas (Apr. 21) … Collected five or more strikeouts in four games, and finished with at least a pair of K’s in all 11 outings … Longest outing of the season was a win over Pace (Mar. 31) where he threw 6.2 innings and allowed one earned run … Season-high strikeouts came on the road against Saint Rose (Apr. 28) where he sat down seven batters and didn’t give up a run in five innings of work … Also threw a scoreless, four inning, outing against Bridgeport (Mar. 4) ... Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the Fall 2022 semester.

2022: Named to the Northeast-10 Second Team All-Conference … Made 11 appearances, all of which were starts except for one … Threw a total of 62.1 innings and finished out the season with a 3.18 earned run average, the best among the starting rotation and tied for the best among the entire pitching staff … Closed out the year with 55 strikeouts, registering at least one in every appearance … Struck out 5+ batters in six different games, setting a season-high with nine K’s in a conference win over Le Moyne (Apr. 10) … Finished the season with a 7-2 overall record, the most wins on the pitching staff … Closed out the year with a win in each of his last three appearances, the latter of which were conference wins over Saint Rose (Apr. 30) and Southern Connecticut State (May 8) … Did not allow an earned run in two appearances, both starts against Frostburg State (Mar. 4) and Caldwell (Mar. 20) … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the Fall 2021 semester.

2021: Named Northeast-10 Southwest Division Pitcher of the Year and All-Northeast-10 First Team ... Second UNH pitcher to earn Pitcher of the Year honor ... Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters … Made five appearances, all starts, collecting a 2-0 record, while the Chargers went 4-1 in his five starts ... Emerged as the Chargers ace over the course of the shortened season, pitching to a 1.33 ERA ... Allowed only three earned runs and one extra base hit in over 20 innings pitched ... Had an 18-2 strikeout to walk ratio ... Opponents were held to a .230 batting average against him ... Threw a season-high seven shutout innings, striking out six, in a 6-2 win over Pace on May 2 ... At the plate, collected two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored, all against Adelphi (Apr. 3).

2020: Started all eight games as the Chargers’ designated hitter in a season limited to eight games due to the CoVID-19 pandemic … Posted a .269 batting average … Led the team with two triples … Scores five runs and had three RBI … Went 3-for-4 with a triple and run scored against both Clarion (Mar. 6) and Molloy (Mar. 8) … Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the Spring 2020 semester.

2019: Combined for 22 appearances for the Chargers, seeing time on the mound, in the field and the designated hitter spot … Made 17 appearances and 17 starts in the batting order, and eight appearances, including six starts on the mound … Batted .212 with six doubles, eight runs scored and three RBI … Ranked third on the team by drawing 13 walks … On the mound, he struck out 26 batters over 31.2 innings … Posted a 2-4 record, picking up his first collegiate win in his college debut against Concordia (Feb. 24), allowing four earned runs, and one walk over 5.1 innings … Grabbed his second win at Stonehill (Apr. 7) after a five-inning start, during which he allowed just one unearned run and one walk while striking out three.

High School: All-Long Island and an All-Nassau County selection as a senior in 2018 … Also earned all-conference honors as a junior in 2017 … Also a four-year member of the Locust Valley basketball team, earning all-conference honors a as junior and all-county accolades as a senior … Served as a baseball captain in 2018 … Member of the National Honor Society and Athletes Helping Athletes.

Personal: Son of Heather and Tom Eletto … His father (football) and mother (field hockey) are both former student-athletes at LIU Post … Has a younger brother, Christian, and a younger sister, Ava … Majoring in sport management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    OF/RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    OF/RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Junior

    OF/RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Senior

    OF/RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Graduate Student

    OF/RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    3