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2024 Baseball Roster

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17 Brian Skettini

  • Position Catcher/First Base/Third Base
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Midland Park, NJ
  • Highschool Ridgewood

Biography

2023
Second-Team All-MAAC
MAAC Player of the Week (4/4)
Started 56 games between catcher and DH as a junior.
Hit a team-high .313 with 67 hits, 46 runs, and 49 RBIs.
Recorded his 100th career hit with a third inning home run in a MAAC win against Niagara.
Had 21 extra-base hits including four home runs.
Finished second in the MAAC with 17 doubles.
Had a team-high 20 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-6 game with 2 RBIs in Rider’s NCAA Tournament win over Coastal Carolina.
Had a streak of 29-straight games reaching base to start the season.
Was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts.
Threw out 12 of 60 runners attempting to steal bases.

2022
Played in 50 games, making 48 starts, as a sophomore.
Hit .258 with 46 hits, 28 runs, and 27 RBIs.
Had 10 extra-base hits including three home runs.
Had 13 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-5 game with a double and a home run at VMI.
Was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts.
Threw out nine of 24 runners attempting to steal bases.
Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2021
- MAAC All-Rookie Team.
- MAAC All-Tournament Team.
- MAAC Rookie of the Week (5/3).
- Played in 34 games behind the plate, making 26 starts, as a freshman.
- Hit .234 with 22 hits, 18 runs, and ten RBIs.
- Had four multi-hit games.
- Hit a two-run home run in the MAAC Tournament clinching game against Fairfield.

Before Rider
A three-year letter winner at Ridgewood High School, earning All-League and All-County… Also was a four-year letter winner and All-Country pick in bowling.

Personal
The son of Donna and Craig Skettini… Has two older siblings – brother, Kevin, and sister, Kelly… Mother, Donna, played softball at The College of New Jersey… Majoring in sport management and marketing.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2021Freshman

    Catcher
    5'9" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    Catcher/First Base
    5'10" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

    Catcher/First Base/Third Base
    5'10" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2024Senior

    Catcher/First Base/Third Base
    5'10" 215 lbs
    17