Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
• All-PSAC West First-Team – 2021 (utility)
• All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2022 (shortstop)
• PSAC West Athlete of the Week (2.28.22)
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
2022 I SENIOR
Voted to All-PSAC West Second-Team … started all 48 games (37 at shortstop, 11 at second base) … finished with a .288 average, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 24 RBI, 38 runs scored and 15 stolen bases … led team in steals and assists (113) … ranked second on team in hits (49), runs scored, walks (20) and total bases (76) … collected 13 multi-hit games … reached base in 16-consecutive games … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (Feb. 28) … belted a solo homer against Ohio Dominican … collected three hits versus Ohio Dominican … posted two hits, two RBI, three runs scored and one steal against Wheeling … tallied three hits, including a two-run homer, three RBI and three runs scored versus Wheeling … finished with two hits, two RBI and one run scored against Walsh … registered three hits, three runs scored and one steal in Game 2 of twinbill versus Walsh … posted two hits, one RBI and one walk against Saint Rose … collected an RBI single, one run scored, one walk and two steals versus Alderson Broaddus … finished with an RBI single, one walk and two steals against Alderson Broaddus … totaled two hits, one run scored and one steal versus West Liberty … recorded two hits, two RBI, two runs scored, one steal and one hit by pitch in Game 2 of doubleheader at Slippery Rock … collected two hits, one RBI, three runs scored, two walks and one hit by pitch in twinbill at Gannon … tallied two hits, two RBI, two runs scored, two walks and two steals in doubleheader against IUP … finished with three hits, two runs scored and one steal in Game 2 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … registered three hits, including two homers, three RBI, three runs scored, one walk and one hit by pitch in doubleheader versus Pitt-Johnstown … posted four hits, including a solo homer, four runs scored, one walk and one steal twinbill against Clarion … drew two walks, scored two runs and stole one base in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Seton Hill … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2021 I JUNIOR
Selected to All-PSAC West First-Team at utility … started all 41 games (21 at shortstop, 20 at second base) … finished with a .279 average, three doubles, three triples, 14 RBI, 35 runs scored and 18 stolen bases … led team and ranked third in PSAC in steals … tied for team lead in triples … ranked second on team in runs scored, walks (17) and assists (85) … finished third on team in hits (39) … served as the team’s primary leadoff hitter … tallied 12 multi-hit games … reached base in 16-consecutive games … posted three hits, one RBI, three runs scored, one walk and two steals against Wheeling … collected two hits, one run scored, one steal and one hit by pitch versus Walsh … registered four hits, one RBI, two runs scored, one walk and one steal against Clarion … delivered an RBI triple, one run scored, one walk and one steal in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Salem … scored three runs at IUP … drew three walks and scored one run against IUP … tallied two singles in Game 1 of twinbill at Slippery Rock … finished with three hits, three RBI, three runs scored, one walk and two steals in doubleheader versus IUP … recorded two hits, four runs scored, two walks, two steals and two hit by pitch in twinbill at IUP … posted a single, three runs scored, one RBI, two walks and two steals in doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown … collected two hits, one run scored and one walk in Game 2 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … totaled one RBI, one run scored, one walk and two steals in Game 2 of doubleheader at Clarion … registered two hits and two runs scored in Game 2 of twinbill versus Seton Hill … finished with three hits, including two triples, one RBI and two runs scored in doubleheader at Seton Hill … posted two hits and one run scored in Game 1 of twinbill against Gannon … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2020 I SOPHOMORE
Appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts (eight second base, three shortstop) … finished with a .148 average, one RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases … posted one single and one RBI in Game 1 of doubleheader against Wheeling … drew one walk and scored one run in Game 2 of twinbill versus Lock Haven … tallied one single, one run scored and one steal against Ohio Dominican … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
2019 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in 28 games with 14 starts (nine shortstop, five second base) … finished with a .171 average, one RBI, three runs scored and eight walks … hit at a .312 clip in non-conference play … registered a hit versus West Virginia State … delivered a pinch-hit single against Kutztown … reached base twice (single, walk) versus Ohio Dominican … posted an RBI single, one run scored and a walk in Game 1 of doubleheader at IUP … drew two walks and recorded a single with one run scored in Game 1 of a twinbill at Lake Erie (Ohio) … registered a walk and one run scored in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Mercyhurst … notched a single at West Liberty
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Shaler under head coach Brian Junker … three-year letter winner … Team MVP as a senior … also a member of the basketball team … Team MVP as senior
PERSONAL
Son of Richard and Tammy Venezia … has one brother and one sister … sister Ashley is a freshman on the Cal U women's soccer team … father was a former Cal U shortstop (1991-94) and was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1994 MLB Draft … played for Shaler Rebels and Butler BlueSox … majoring in PreK-4 education
