2024 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Named Big Ten Player of the Week (2/19)…Selected to the Buster Posey Award Watch List.
Season: Played in 46 games, including 43 games, splitting time at catcher and designated hitter…Batted .321 with a .444 slugging percentage and .398 on-base percentage…Collected 52 hits, including 14 doubles and two homers, 37 RBI and 24 runs…Notched 15 walks, seven hit-by-pitches, and one steal…On defense, had a .995 fielding percentage and 18 assists and caught seven runners stealing…Had 14 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games…In conference play, batted .364 with 28 hits, including eight doubles and one homer, 13 RBI and 12 runs…Had a .506 slugging percentage and a .449 on-base percentage.
Game-by-Game: vs. Monmouth, Army (2/16-18): Named Big Ten player of the week after collecting five hits, including a homer, three runs and 11 RBI on the weekend…Had a pair of two-run singles and scored a run against Monmouth (2/16)…Recorded a two-run single and an RBI single against Army (2/17)…Drove in four runs, including a two-run homer, and scored two runs against Army (2/18). at Stanford (2/23-25): Doubled and scored a run in game one…Recorded a single and a sac fly in game three. at Davidson (3/2-3): Registered an RBI single and scored twice. vs. Harvard (3/8-10): Had an RBI single in the first game of the series…Had two hits, including a double, in game three. UMass Lowell (3/14-16): Drove in two runs with an RBI double in game one of the series…Had a pair of RBI singles in the series finale. St. Bonaventure (3/19): Notched a three-run double. Michigan (3/23-24): Drove in two runs on a double and scored a run in the second game of the series…Singled and scored a run in game three. at Illinois (3/30): Recorded an RBI double among three hits. Northwestern (4/5-7): Had two hits, including a double, in the series opener…Tallied one hit and two runs in game three. at Indiana (4/13): Had a two-run double and scored a run. Kent State (4/16): Lined an RBI single. at Michigan State (4/19): Had a pinch-hit RBI double. Minnesota (4/26-28): Collected two hits in each game…Had two knocks, including an RBI single, in game one…Secured two hits, including an RBI single, in game three. at Navy (5/5): Registered an RBI double. Rutgers (5/10-12): Tallied three hits and scored a run in the series opener…Had two hits, including an RBI double, in game three. at Maryland (5/16-17): Collected seven hits and three RBI in the series…Launched a solo homer among three hits in game one…Had three hits, including a double, in game two…Notched an RBI double and drove in another run in game three. vs. Illinois (5/22): Registered two singles in the Big Ten Tournament opener. vs. Michigan (5/23): Doubled and scored a run. vs. Michigan (5/25): Had an RBI single and scored a run in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal.
BEFORE PSU
Played two years at Dayton, appearing in 91 games and making 72 starts…Batted .275 with 72 hits, including nine doubles, a triple and three homers, 30 RBI and 48 runs. Added nine stolen bases…In 2023, hit .297 with 43 hits, including three doubles, a triple and three homers, 16 RBI and 34 runs. Stole four bases…In 2022, tallied 29 hits, including six doubles, 14 RBI, 14 runs and five steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year lettermen at Central Catholic High School under head coach John Sexton…In 2020, named National High School Baseball Coaches Association first-team All-America…Selected 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Upperclass All-America third team…Batted .382 in high school with a .417 on-base percentage…Rated as the No. 1 prospect in New Hampshire, the No. 32 catcher in the class and the No. 360 overall prospect in the 2021 class by Perfect Game…Was a member of the USA Baseball Prospect Development Program…Is a member of the National Honors Society.
PERSONAL
Son of Kevin and Maria Maloney…Has two sisters, Kayla and Krista…Father, Kevin, played baseball at UMass Lowell…Sister, Kayla, played softball at Columbia…Intends to major in business.