2023: Appeared and started in 39 of the 43 games as the primary catcher for the Chargers pitching staff … Finished the season fifth on the team with a .295 batting average, collecting 38 hits across 129 at bats while driving in 21 runs and scoring 29 times … Among his 38 hits were 11 for extra bases, including 10 doubles and one home run … Added 12 walks and stole four bases … Finished the year with 286 putouts, second most on the team and 21 assists … Caught five runners attempting to steal and was a part of turning three double plays … Opened up the season with his first of nine extra base hits with a pair of base knocks in his first four at bats while scoring three times … Among those two hits was his first double, while he was a perfect 2-of-2 on the bases all of which came against Wilmington (Feb. 24) … Finished with a season-best three-hits on a pair of occasions, the first as part of a three-game multi-hit streak against Bridgeport (Mar. 3) and the second also against Bridgeport (Mar. 17) this time on Vieira Field … Drove in multiple runs in four games, setting a career-high with three RBI on a 2-for-4 effort at the plate against Molloy (Mar. 12) … Saw his lone home run of the season come against Bridgeport (Mar. 4) as part of a four-game series with the Purple Knights in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored while both of the hits were two-baggers against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Apr. 24) … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2022: Played in 33 games, starting 30 of them as one of two primary backstops for the Chargers … Finished the season hitting .296, fifth best on the team … Scattered 29 hits across 98 at bats, with six of those hits going for extra bases, all doubles … Drove in 14 runs and scored 13 times, while also working 15 walks … Finished the season second on the team with 189 putouts … Caught 10 runners attempting to steal … Hit safely in 20 games, including seven games with multiple hits … Closed out a pair of games with three hits each against Le Moyne (Apr. 10) and Saint Rose (Apr. 30) … Drove in a season-best three runs while in Myrtle Beach against Frostburg State (Mar. 4) … Also drove in two runs in a pair of games against American International (Apr. 23) and Southern Connecticut (May 6) … Closed out the season with at least one hit in nine of the final 10 games … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following both the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
2021: Started 14 of the 15 games he appeared in ... Hit safely in eight of the 15 games, scattering nine total hits on the season ... His only multi-hit game came against Southern Connecticut (Apr. 24) where he recorded two hits, including a double, with two RBIs and a run scored ... Collected four RBIs and three doubles while striking out only seven times … Drew eight total walks … Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2020) and Academic Honors (Spring 2021) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the Fall semester.
2020: Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Spring 2020 semester ... Made four starts at catcher for the Chargers…Hit his first career home run against Dominican (Mar. 6) … New Haven’s season limited to eight games due to COVID-19 outbreak.
2019: Made two starts and appeared in seven games…Went 4-for-7 at the plate for a .571 batting average…Tallied one walk, one RBI and scored one run…Grabbed his first career hit at Le Moyne (4/19)…Went 2-for-2 with a double, sac fly, and RBI in his first career start against No. 11 Adelphi (4/27)…Went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored at Saint Rose (5/4) … Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the Spring 2019 semester.
High School: Four-year member of the baseball team at Copiague High School … All-League selection and team MVP as a sophomore and senior … All-County selection as a junior … Also played soccer.
Personal: Son of Damiain Lester and Cristina Pagan … Received his Bachelor of Science in business management with a concentration in sport management in May 2022 … Pursuing his Master of Business Administration.
