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2019 Baseball Roster

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9 PJ Contreras

9 PJ Contreras

  • Position:
    C
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hauppauge, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Hauppauge
  • Major:
    Accounting

Summary

Biography

2019:
Twice named to the Northeast 10 Academic Honor Roll...Appeared and started in 16 games for the Chargers before suffering a season-ending injury…Compiled a .173 batting average while driving in five runs and scoring five times…Drew 10 walks…Tallied three walks and one RBI in each of the season’s first two games against Wilmington and Felician…Went 2-for-3 with a walk, and two runs scored and a RBI double against Dominican (3/8)…Picked up two hits, scored a run, and lined a RBI double in the 10th inning of the Chargers’ win over Felician (3/13).


2018:
Played and started in 45 games, including 44 starts at catcher...Scattered 40 hits for a .256 batting average...Recorded eight doubles, one triple, and four home runs which finished tied for the second-most on the team...Drove in 27 runs with 20 runs scored...Compiled a .397 slugging percentage and .337 on base percentage...Totaled 12 multiple-hit games including three three-hit games...Finished third on the team in multiple RBI games with seven...Reached base safely in 15-straight games...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored against Concordia (N.Y.)...Hit a home run in two of the first three games for the Chargers (Wilmington, 2/23, Queens, 2/24).

2017:
NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice…Started and played in all 44 games…Named 2017 Team MVP…Recorded two doubles, both against Dominican (4/20 and 5/18) and two triples (4/12 at Pace and 4/22 at Saint Rose)...Drew 12 walks on the season and tallied nine total RBI...Had 14 total hits including two multi-hit games at Goldey-Beacom (4/14) and Saint Rose (4/22)...Caught 17 runners stealing...Tallied 375 putouts and 57 assists.

2016:
Hit. 212 with seven RBI...Had two RBI against American Int'l (3/26)…Totalled 18 hits and eight runs scored…Five multi-hit games…Four-game hitting streak from 3/8-3/13.

High School:
Two-time All-County performer at Hauppauge High School…Named All-League once…Received the Golden Glove Award as a catcher…Also soccer, receiving All-League and All-County honors…Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society…High Honor Roll student.

Personal:
Son of Heidi and Pedro Contreras…Has one brother, Jeremy and one sister, Sarah.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2016Freshman

    C
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Sophomore

    C
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Junior

    C
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Senior

    C
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9