Jon Avallone

Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Demarest, N.J.
High School:
North Valley Regional HS at Demarest

AS A SENIOR IN 2017: Saw action in 44 games with 41 starts finishing with a .262 batting average... Went 2-for-5, registering two RBIs and a homerun against Davidson (5/19) ... Produced two hits in game one of a double header vs Davidson (5/18) ... Went 2-for-5 vs Fordham (5/14), including a homerun and an RBI ... Went 3-for-2 against Hartford (5/2) hitting two doubles and scoring one run... Scored a run against Dayton (4/28) and capped hit streak to eight games ... Had two hits and drew a walk in Beanpot vs. Northeastern (4/19) ... Scored a run at UConn (4/18)... Hit a double and ran in a run in the series against Saint Louis (4/13-4/14) ... Homered for the third time this season at Harvard (4/5) ... Scored two runs and two RBIs at Morehead State (3/31) and produced four hits in the series overall (3/31-4/2) ... Hit a double at Boston College (3/29) ... Produced three hits in a series at George Washington (3/24-3/26) ... Picked up second home run of the season along with a double vs. Holy Cross ... Had two hits, an RBI an run scored vs. Bucknell (3/16) ... Went 3-for-8 in series against Maine (3/10-3/12) and registering first home run of the season while scoring three runs (3/12) ... Hit a double and scored one run against Elon (3/5) and started in two out of three games in the series at Elon (3/3-3/5).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016: Game-By-Game Statistics Saw action in 41 games with 37 starts and finished with a .258 batting average … Picked up two hits at Fairfield (5/17) … Went 1-for-2 with 3 walks at Rhode Island (5/14) … Had a double and an RBI at UMass-Lowell (5/11) … Drove in a run against Fordham (4/29) … Went 6-for-12 in during the three-game series against La Salle (4/22-24) and recorded an RBI in each game ... Picked up two hits, including a double, and scored the only run against Saint Joseph's (4/15) ... Started at third base against Boston College (4/13) and went 2-for-4 at bat ... Had a hit in both games of a double header at St. Bonaventure (4/8) ... Picked up a hit and an RBI versus Northeastern (3/29)... Went 2-for-3 in loss at Davidson (3/25) ... Helped UMass to a 10-1 win vs. Maine (3/20) with an RBI and a run scored ... Supplied two hits, one run, and one RBI vs. Army West Point (3/13) ... Started at third base in two games vs. Charleston Southern (3/5 and 3/6) ... Went 1-for-3 with one RBI vs. Charleston Southern on (3/6).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015: Registered a pinch-hit double and scored a run versus Richmond (5/3/15) ... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored at Siena (4/7).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Saw action in 13 games with three starts .... Hit 2-for-15 on the year with three runs scored and an RBI ... Started at third base and scored a run at Fordham (4/26) ... Saw first career start as the designated hitter at Fordham (4/25), logging one hit ... Picked up first career base hit against Connecticut (4/22) ... Scored a run in extra inning win at La Salle (3/21) ... Recorded his first career RBI at North Carolina A&T (3/8) ... Scored UMass' lone run as a pinch runner at Maryland (3/1) ... Made college debut as a defensive replacement in the second game of a doubleheader against Army (2/22).

BEFORE UMASS: Earned three letters under Coach Charlie Giachetti at North Valley Regional High School at Demarest while playing second base and shortstop ... During his senior season, batted .415 with eight doubles, three triples, one home run, 27 RBI, and 16 stolen bases and as a result was named to the All Big North Conference First Team ... Earned All Big North Conference Second Team honors as a junior ... Lettered in football during sophomore year.

PERSONAL: Born Jonathan Riley Avallone on May 14, 1995 in New York, N.Y. ... Son of John and Jeanette ... Brother of Jack ... Father, John, played basketball at Seton Hall University ... Majoring in Economics.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 2 (15x) Last vs. Northeastern (4/19/17)
Runs Scored: 3 vs. Maine (3/12/17)
Doubles: 1 (8x) Last against Saint Louis (4/14/17)
Triples: -
Home Runs: 1 (3x) Last at Harvard (4/5/17)
RBI: 2 at Morehead State (3/31/17)
Total Bases: 6 vs. Holy Cross (3/21/17)
Hitting Streak: Eight games (4/12/17 - 4/28/17)