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- Joe
- Freiday, Jr.
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- Position
- Catcher
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- Class
- Senior
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- Height
- 6' 4
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- Weight
- 240 lbs.
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- Bat/Throw
- R/R
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- High School/Other
- Bridgewater-Raynham
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- Hometown
- Lakeville, Mass.
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Year | Avg | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2015 | .222 | 19-13 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | .271 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 71 | 10 | 5 | .942 |
2016 | .226 | 32-26 | 93 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 35 | .376 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | .277 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 176 | 19 | 9 | .956 |
2017 | .225 | 47-39 | 142 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 60 | .423 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 1 | .315 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 312 | 46 | 6 | .984 |
2018 | .250 | 42-34 | 140 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 56 | .400 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 3 | .338 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 180 | 29 | 7 | .968 |
Career | .233 | 140-112 | 420 | 57 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 166 | .395 | 38 | 10 | 143 | 6 | .310 | 3 | 2 | 4-4 | 739 | 104 | 27 | .969 |
Updated: June 28, 2017
Career Honors
- 2017 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Career Highlights: Registered a bases-loaded single to give Tech a 5-4 walk-off victory against Pitt on April 15, 2016 ... On March 28, 2017 versus Campbell, notched first career two-home run game.
2017: Appeared in 47 games and made 39 starts as Tech’s catcher … Had nine multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games, including a career-high four versus Niagara (March 7) and Campbell (March 28), and added two multi-run scoring games … Had a season-best five-game hitting streak and a reached base streak of nine straight games … Batted .225 with 32 hits, including two doubles, his first career triple (versus Florida State, March 19) and eight home runs for 60 total bases and a .423 slugging percentage … Scored 20 runs and added 23 RBI … Drew 13 walks and was hit by six pitches for a .315 on-base percentage … Also added one sacrifice fly and two sacrifice bunts … Scored three game-winning runs and led the team with four game-winning RBI.
2016: Started 26 games at catcher and played in 32 total games … Had six multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games, including a season-high three twice, at Boston College (April 29) and versus Wake Forest (May 14), and four multi-run scoring games … Had a season-best four-game hitting streak and seven-game reached base streak … Batted .226 with 21 hits, including five doubles and three home runs (T-third on team) for 35 total bases and a .376 slugging percentage … Scored 13 runs and added 14 RBI … Drew seven walks for a .277 on-base percentage … Also added one sacrifice fly and had one game-winning RBI.
2015: Started 13 games at catcher and played in 19 total games … Had two multi-hit games, one multi-RBI game and one multi-run game, scoring four times versus West Virginia on May 5 … Had a season long two-game hitting streak and a four-game reached base streak … Batted .222 with 10 hits, including five doubles for 15 total bases and a .333 slugging percentage … Scored eight runs and added four RBI … Drew three walks to post a .271 on-base percentage ... Went 2-for-5 in pinch-hit appearances with two doubles, one an RBI double, and also drew a walk.
High School: Earned varsity letters both years while playing for Coach John Kearney at Bridgewater-Raynham … Was a member of the 2013 Division I State Championship winning team … Named the Gatorade Player of the Year ... Two-time OCL All Star ... Named the Player of the Year by the Taunton Gazette ... Also a member of the Bridgewater-Raynham basketball team, earning two letters and OCL All Star status.
Personal: Joseph T. Freiday, Jr. … Born January 17, 1996 in Brockton, Massachusetts … Son of Joseph, Sr., and Maureen Freiday … Has a younger sister, Morgan … Uncle Michael Connolly was drafted by the Cleveland Indians, while his cousin Michael Connolly was drafted by the San Francisco Giants ... Majoring in criminology.