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31 Rob Fonseca

  • Position First Base
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Madison, N.J.
  • Highschool Seton Hall Prep

Biography

2015: Selected in the 21st round of the MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners ... Third Team All-CAA honoree ... Led the team in home runs (15) and RBI (41) and was ranked third in the nation in home runs per game (0.34) ... Hit 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in a win over Chicago State (March 1) ... Hit 3-for-5 with two runs, five RBI, and a double in a win over Mount St. Mary's (March 2) ... Hit a double against the Red Sox (March 3) ... Posted a hit and a run in a 5-3 win over Central Connecticut (March 7) ... Hit 1-for-3 with three runs against Brown (March 8) ... Hit a home run with three RBI in a win over La Salle (March 13) ... Tallied two runs - including a home run - and five hits in a three-game series against UNCW (March 20-22) ... Hit a home run in a win over Delaware (March 27) ... Hit three doubles along with two RBI and a run against URI (March 31) ... Hit a double and a three-run home run at Elon (April 4) ... Hit a pair of singles in his first two at-bats against Connecticut (April 7) ... Tallied a double and a run in a win over Harvard in the Beanpot consolation game (April 22) ... Had two home runs and five RBI in a win over Hofstra (April 26) ... Tallied four home runs, six hits, and eight RBI in a three-game series against Towson (May 1-3) ... Hit 2-for-3, including a home run, against Hartford (May 5) ... Had two hits, one run, and one RBI in a series against William & Mary (May 8-10) ... Hit a game-winning three-run home run in a 5-4 victory over No. 15 College of Charleston (May 14) ... Hit another home run in game two of the Charleston series (May 15) ... Tallied two hits, including a clutch single in the ninth inning to send a runner home in a win over William & Mary in the first game of the CAA tournament (May 21) ... Hit a home run against Delaware in the CAA tournament (May 22).

2014: Missed season due to injury.

2013: Second Team All-CAA honoree … Started all 57 games for the Huskies at first base … Led Northeastern in batting average (.309) and home runs (6) … Picked up two hits in the opener at Houston (Feb. 15) … Drove in an NU-high three RBI on a 3-for-4 day in the Huskies' 9-3 win at Houston (Feb. 17) … Scored a run and drove in a run with a sac fly in the 10-8 loss at UTA (Feb. 22) … Chipped in an RBI double and a score in the 10-3 win over Chicago St. (March 1) … Had an RBI single in the game against Western Michigan (March 2) … Had an RBI single and scored the eventual winning run in the 6-5 win over St. Bonaventure (March 4) … Scored once and drove in two runs with a double in the 7-2 win over Villanova (March 6) … Involved in six of NU's eight runs in the loss at ODU (March 9), scoring three times and driving in three runs on two hits, including a solo home run (his first of the season) and a double … Grabbed a hit in the 2-1 win over the Monarchs on Sunday (March 10) … Had two hits and scored a run in the home-opening win over BC (March 13) … Scored three times and drove in a run with two doubles in the win at Mason (March 15) … Collected two hits in the loss to Mason (March 16) … Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the 7-0 win at CCSU (March 25) … Extended his hit streak to five games with a 1-for-3, one RBI effort against BC (March 26) … Scored a pair of runs on two hits against JMU (March 29) … Scored twice on Saturday against the Dukes on a hit and a walk (March 30) … Grabbed a hit against JMU on March 31 … Started a seven-game hit streak with a base knock against UMass at home (April 3) … Scored a pair of runs on two hits against Hofstra (April 6) … Grabbed a pair of hits against the Pride on Sunday (April 7) … Was a perfect 3-for-3 on the day at UConn, scoring once (April 9) … Grabbed an RBI single in the 10-2 win over Harvard in the first round of the Beanpot at Friedman Diamond (April 10) … Had an RBI double at Richmond (April 14) … Drove in three runs on three hits, scoring another himself at Fairfield (April 17) … Picked up a hit and a run in the 6-5 thriller vs. Georgia St. (April 26) … Had an RBI on two hits, including a home run shot over the Green Monster at Fenway Park against UMass in the Beanpot Championship, beginning a nine-game hit streak (April 29) … Scored a run and drove in another at UNCW (May 3) … Had two hits and an RBI in the 1-0 win over the Seahawks on Saturday (May 4) … Had another one RBI, one run day against UNCW on Sunday (May 5) … Scored a run on one hit against Delaware (May 10) … Had two RBI (of three total NU runs) on two hits, including a double, against the Blue Hens (May 11) … Scored twice and scattered a pair of hits in the series finale (May 12) … Belted a two-RBI homer at Towson (May 17) … Homered again the next day vs. the Tigers, driving in a pair of runs in the win (May 18) … Had an RBI vs. TU in the CAA Tournament opener (May 22) … Had his third home run in four games, smacking yet another two-RBI blast in the win over Delaware (May 23) … Scored twice and drove in another run in a 2-for-3 effort vs. JMU (May 24) … Grabbed a hit in the 11-inning thriller vs. UNCW (May 24) … Pounded a two-run homer in the final game of the season in the loss to William & Mary (May 25).

2012: Chipped in with two RBI in his first career game at Jacksonville (Feb. 24) … Had two hits including his first career double in game one of a doubleheader with Jacksonville (Feb. 25) … Recorded two hits and an RBI against St. Bonaventure (March 5) … Went 4-for-5 with an RBI in the victory over Georgetown (March 6) … Had three hits in a losing effort against Penn (March 7) … Hit his first career home run at William and Mary (March 11) … Had two hits against Brown in the first game of 2012 at Friedman Diamond (March 14) … Had two hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored at Georgia State (March 16) … Had two hits, including a solo home run in a loss to Georgia State (March 17) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in a win over Richmond (March 23) … Hit his fifth home run of the season in a loss to VCU (April 1) … Had a double and two RBIs at James Madison (April 6) … Collected two hits, including a double, and two RBIs in a loss to Bryant (April 17) … Had two hits, including his fifth double of the season against UNCW (April 21) … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader with Towson (April 28) … Hit his second triple of the season and knocked in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader with Towson (April 28) … Hit his sixth double of the season in a win over Towson (April 29) … Went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and scored a run in a loss to BC (May 1) … Had an RBI single single in a 7-5 win over Hofstra on May 4 ... Smacked an RBI double among his two hits vs. the Pride on May 6 ... Blasted a three-run homer in a win over Old Dominion on May 11 ... Hit a first-inning grand slam as the Huskies blew out the Monarchs on May 13 ... Singled in a loss to URI on May 14 ... Cracked his eighth and final home run of the year, a two-run jack that helped down Delaware on May 18 ... Hit a pair of doubles with two runs scored and two RBI's in the season's final game, another win over the Blue Hens on May 20.

High School: Played two years of varsity baseball as a first baseman and outfielder ... Named an All-County and All-Conference selection twice ... Selected third team All-State and the 2011 county Player of the Year.

Personal: Born May 5, 1993 ... Plans to major in business ... Class of 2015.
 
CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
SeasonAVGGP-GSABRH2B3BHRRBITBSLGBBHBPSOGDPOBPSFSHSBSBA
2012.29346-46181295311283792.508113444.3383023
2013.30957-572173367150640100.461173505.3586012
2014*.0003-390000010.0001050.1000000
2015.27445-4517935491001541104.581255441.3761012
TOTALS.288151-1515869716936229119296.505541114310.35410047
* Medical redshirt
CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS 
SeasonPOAEFLD
2012239218.970
2013481317.987
2014*20101.000
20152941801.000
TOTALS1,0347115.987
* Medical redshirt

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2012Freshman

    First Base
    6'2" 205 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2013Sophomore

    First Base
    6'2" 205 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2014Junior

    First Base
    6'2" 205 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2015Redshirt Junior

    First Base
    6'2" 205 lbs
    31