Prior to the year, was voted team captain by his peers
Played in 41 games with 30 starts, 27 at DH, two at 2B and one at 1B
Had a walkoff winner on conference opening weekend against Marshall
With the team down 6-0 earlier on, and 6-2 heading to the final inning, he stepped to the plate with the team down one, and lined a 3-2 two-out pitch to right-center to score two for the win
The next day against the Thundering Herd, hit a solo home run and RBI double in his first two AB towards an 11-2 win
Hit a three-run home run against FIU in the two team's series in Boca Raton
Elder statesman of the team appeared in 133 games and had a .275 career average
Graduated in the spring cum laude, with a bachelors in business administration marketing and a minor in health administration
2020Â (Junior)
Played in eight games, with five starts, with three at 1B and one each at 3B and at DH
In his first start, and only at DH, had the game-winning RBI, a two-run single
Reached base six combined times in one day, a doubleheader against Binghamton
In game one, had a double and two walks; drew three more bases on balls in the nightcap
Scored a run in each game
Held a season OBP of .423, on the strength of eight walks
2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 43 games, with 28 starts (27 at DH and one at 1B)
Batted .298 and held the team's longest hitting streak of the year, 12 games, from Feb. 27 to March 24
The final five games of that streak came against C-USA foes
In the Owls' NCAA Regional victory over Mercer, went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI
That was one of five multi-hit games he had on the year
2018 (Freshman)
Had a fantastic debut campaign, which saw him bat .342 with four home runs and 24 RBI
Added eight doubles as well, towards a slugging percentage of .513
Started the last 21 games of the season at DH, and 24 of the last 25
His very first start in that stretch came at Rice, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI
A week later, had four singles in as many at-bats, with two RBI, against UAB
Would be named to both postseason All-Tournament Teams, at the Conference USA Championship and NCAA Regional
In Biloxi, hit .385 (10-for-26), including a four-hit game versus Rice, along with a 3-for-5, two-RBI performance also against Rice
His walkoff double at 2:05 a.m. Central Time walked the team off in the latter game vs. Rice
Followed that up in Gainesville by getting at least a hit in all five games, totaling 8-for-18 (.444)Â
In the team's win over No. 1 Florida, was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI
Hit safely in his final eight games, 14 of the last 15, and all but two of his 2018 starts at DH
In the team's 11 postseason games, led Owls with a .409 average, 18 hits and four doubles, with the second-highest OBP of .469
Had the team's only two pinch-hit home runs of 2018: His first career shot on March 13 versus North Florida, and again on April 17 against Bethune-Cookman
High School
Played at Alonso High School under coach Landy Faedo
Named Second Team All-Conference his senior year and was a state finalist
Named to the honor roll all four years of high school
Played under coach Ryan White for Chain Baseball
Personal
Son of Rudy DeSantolo
Born in Tampa, Florida
Marketing major
Favorite pro team is that Tampa Bay Rays; favorite professional athlete is Tom Brady
Favorite movie is Rocky
Favorite music to listen to is Drake
Hobbies include lifting
Something most people don't know about him? He lost in the championship game at Cooperstown