2015: Team captain…MAAC All-Academic Team…Had seven multi-hit games in 2015, and ended his career on a six-game hitting streak…Was successful on his first seven stolen base attempts, finishing the year with a team-high 13 swipes…Started 37 of the 43 games he appeared in, hitting .256…Had the biggest hit of his season at UMASS, fighting back from an 0-2 hole with two outs in the ninth inning and delivering a two-run single to tie the game (5/12)…Batted .571 (4-for-7) with three RBI and three runs scored against nationally ranked UCF…First Stag since Bill Rafferty in 2010 to be hit by a pitch three times in a game (4/21 vs Fordham)…Led the team and finished fifth in the MAAC with 0.26 hit by pitches per game…Finished ninth in the conference with 0.30 stolen bases per contest.
Summer League: Spent Summer 2013 playing for the New Bedford BaySox of the NECBL.
2014: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... MAAC All-Academic Team … Appeared in 51 games with 49 starts … Hit .271 with 45 hits, 32 runs scored, and 10 RBIS … Went 29-for-31 in the stolen base department, and was ranked as high eighth nationally in the category … The 29 stolen bases were the most by any Stag since 199 … Stole 25 consecutive bases dating back to 2013 before being caught by Monmouth on his fourth steal attempt of the day … Had a sacrifice in the MAAC Championship win over Siena … Had a hit and scored a run in MAAC Championship win over Manhattan … Went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in final against Marist … Went a combined 5-for-10 with three runs scored and three driven in during the Quinnipiac series, including a 3-for-4 effort in the finale … Drove in two runs in opener against CCSU … At Fordham, went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored … Went 3-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and three stolen bases against Monmouth … In series finale at Yale, went 1-for-1 with a walk, a stolen base, a sacrifice, a hit by pitch, two runs scored, and an RBI … In the Iona series, went a combined 6-for-12 with five runs scored and four stolen bases … Went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs scored, and one RBI in series opener versus Iona … Went 3-for-4 with two RBIS against NJIT … Had three hits in the Delaware series … Went 2-for-5 against North Florida.
2013: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... MAAC All-Academic Team ... MAAC Player of the Week (5/20) ... Appeared in 39 games with 36 starts ... Hit .242 with 34 runs scored, 16 walks, 16 stolen bases, good for third in the league, and nine RBI ... Went 3-for-7 with two doubles in doubleheader against Longwood ... Swiped two bases and scored twice against Stetson ... Went 2-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base, and two runs scored in series opener against Marist ... Had two hits and two stolen bases against Sacred Heart ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs, a walk, and a stolen base against CCSU ... Scored three runs against Iona ... Named MAAC Player of the Week after hitting .444 (8-for-18) with a homer, six runs scored, three stolen bases, and two RBI in four games against Quinnipiac and Canisius.
2012: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 32 games with 31 starts ... Hit .220 with 21 runs scored and 12 stolen bases ... Had a 10 game hitting streak between April 29 and May 17 ... Reached base in 15 consecutive games between April 22 and May 17, the longest streak by an Stag on the year ... Defensively, had six outfield assists ... Made collegiate debut against Youngstown State, going 3-fof-4 with a walk, two doubles, two RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base ... After missing 23 games with an injury, returned to the starting lineup and went 2-for-5 with two RBI in the Stags' 3-1 win at Niagara ... Went a combined 4-for-8 with four runs scored in doubleheader sweep of Siena ... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in MAAC Championship contest against Canisius.
High School: A two-time Sun Chronicle All-Star and Hockomock League All-Star first team (2010, 2011)... Also selected as a Boston Globe All-Star and an All-State team member in 2011... In his final season, owned a .383 batting average and 3 homeruns... Helped team to a 2011 Hockomock League Championship... Honored as the team MVP in 2010 and 2011, and the Hockomock League MVP in 2011... Team Captain... A three year baseball letterman... Also ran three years of varsity track, earning first team honors.
Personal: Son of John and Elisa Witkus... One sibling... Uncle, John Delbonis, played golf at Bryant and went onto play professionally... Uncle, Ted Barrett, played football and UMass ... Member of Beta Alpha Psi and the Accounting Club ... Named to the University's Dean's List ... Major is accounting with a minor business law, ethics, and regulations.
