Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
• NCBWA All-Region Honorable Mention – 2022 (third base)
• All-PSAC West First-Team – 2021 (third base), 2022 (third base)
• 2x PSAC West Athlete of the Week (2.24.20, 3.14.22)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Team – 2021
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
2022 I SENIOR
Received NCBWA All-Region Honorable Mention … named to All-PSAC West First-Team … appeared in 39 games with 37 starts at third base … finished with a .356 average, three doubles, four triples, six home runs, 35 RBI and 30 runs scored … led team in on-base percentage (.456) … ranked second on team in average, RBI and slugging percentage (.602) … finished third on team in homers and assists (52) … paced team in hit by pitch (nine) … collected 12 multi-hit games … registered 10 multi-RBI games … hit at a .439 clip with runners in scoring position … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (March 14) … posted two hits, including a two-run homer, three RBI and two runs scored against Ohio Dominican … scored three runs, drew one walk and reached on a hit by pitch versus Wheeling … collected a single, two RBI, one walk and one steal against Wheeling … delivered a three-run triple and scored one run versus Wheeling … belted a solo homer, scored two runs and drew one walk against Walsh … registered a solo homer in Game 2 of doubleheader versus Walsh … tallied three hits, four RBI, one run scored, two walks and one steal at Barton … collected an RBI single, one run scored, two walks and one steal against Alderson Broaddus … recorded three hits, four RBI, three runs scored and one walk versus Alderson Broaddus … posted two hits, two RBI, two runs scored and one steal at Davis & Elkins … recorded two hits, including a solo homer, two RBI, two runs scored, one walk and one steal against Salem … finished with five hits, including a solo homer, and two runs scored in twinbill at Slippery Rock … totaled two hits and one run scored versus West Liberty … collected two hits, five RBI, three runs scored, one walk and two hit by pitch in doubleheader against Clarion … posted three hits, including a two-run homer, and a hit by pitch in twinbill versus Seton Hill … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2021-22)
2021 I JUNIOR
Selected to All-PSAC West First-Team … voted to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team … started 33 games at third base … finished with a .288 average, six doubles, two triples, six home runs, 26 RBI and 25 runs scored … ranked second on team in slugging percentage (.558) … finished third on team in average, homers, RBI, on-base percentage (.408), total bases (58) and assists (41) … led team in hit by pitch (seven) … hit at a .375 clip with runners in scoring position … posted a .367 average with two outs … tallied two hits, two RBI, four runs scored, two walks and a hit pitch against Wheeling … belted a two-run homer and scored two runs in Game 2 of twinbill versus Walsh … posted a double, one RBI, two runs scored, two walks and a hit by pitch against Clarion … registered four hits, two RBI and three runs scored in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Salem … collected two hits, one RBI, one run scored, one walk and one steal against IUP … finished with three hits, one RBI, one run scored, one walk and one steal in twinbill versus Slippery Rock … recorded a two-run homer in Game 2 of doubleheader at Slippery Rock … totaled two hits, five RBI, one run scored and a hit by pitch in twinbill against Pitt-Johnstown … posted two hits, including a solo homer, in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Clarion … belted a solo homer in Game 1 of twinbill against Seton Hill … collected three hits, one run scored and two walks in twinbill at Seton Hill … registered a solo homer and one walk in Game 2 of doubleheader at Gannon … finished with two hits, including a two-run homer, three RBI and one walk in Game 2 of twinbill versus Gannon … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2020-21) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2020-21) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
2020 I JUNIOR *
Started all 12 games at third base … finished with a .318 average, four doubles, one homer, four RBI, eight runs scored, three stolen bases and five hit by pitch … posted a .412 on-base percentage and a .477 slugging percentage … recorded an eight-game hitting streak … collected four multi-hit games … reached base safely in all 12 games … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (Feb. 24) … tallied two hits, two runs scored and two stolen bases in doubleheader against Wheeling … reached base four times (two doubles, walk, hit by pitch) and stole one base versus Wheeling … posted two hits, one RBI, three runs scored and two hit by pitch in twinbill against Walsh … collected two hits versus Walsh … registered three hits with a solo homer, two RBI, two runs scored and one walk in doubleheader against Lock Haven … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2019-20) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
The asterisk next to the 2020 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this NCAA ruling.
2019 I SOPHOMORE
Started 47 games (42 third base) … finished with a .343 average, 14 doubles, five homers, 28 RBI, 37 runs scored, 17 walks and 15 hit by pitch … finished 10th in the conference with a .462 on-base percentage … paced the team in doubles … led team and ranked second in the PSAC in hit by pitch … ranked second on the team in batting average, slugging percentage (.564) and on-base percentage … tied for third on the team in homers … finished fourth on the team in runs scored and total bases (79) … registered 12 multi-hit games … collected seven multi-RBI contests … posted an eight-game hitting streak … reached base in 21-straight games … notched seven two-out RBI … collected 16 two-out hits … hit at a .347 clip with runners in scoring position … recorded a .431 average, 10 doubles, three homers, 20 RBI, 24 runs scored, five walks and nine hit by pitch in non-conference play … hit primarily No. 5 in the batting order … reached base four times (triple, single, two hit by pitch) with two RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base in a doubleheader versus Walsh … belted a grand slam in Game 1 of a twinbill against Walsh … tallied three hits, one RBI, one run scored and one hit by pitch in a doubleheader versus Ohio Valley (W.Va.) … posted a two-run single, one run scored and one walk against West Virginia State … reached base three times (two singles, walk) with two runs scored versus Ohio Dominican … recorded three hits, including a solo homer, and scored three runs against Glenville State … totaled three hits, two RBI and one run scored in Game 1 of a twinbill versus Kutztown … contributed two hits and a hit by pitch against Ohio Dominican … collected three hits, including a solo homer, and tallied two RBI, three runs scored and a hit by pitch versus Dominican (N.Y.) … drew a walk and added one RBI and one run scored against Wheeling Jesuit … reached base three times (double, single, hit by pitch) and scored two runs versus Salem … recorded two hits, two runs scored and a walk in a doubleheader against Clarion … delivered a solo homer in Game 1 of a twinbill at Clarion … laced an RBI double and added a hit by pitch and one run scored versus Charleston (WV) … contributed two hits and one run scored in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Seton Hill … reached base four times (double, two walks, hit by pitch) with one RBI and one run scored in a twinbill at Seton Hill … tallied an RBI double at West Liberty … posted two hits, including a two-run homer, and added three RBI, four runs scored, one walk and a hit by pitch in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Gannon … totaled four hits, one RBI, one run scored, one walk and one stolen base in a twinbill versus Slippery Rock … registered two hits and one run scored against West Chester in PSAC Tournament … delivered a single, two RBI, one run scored and a hit by pitch versus Millersville in PSAC Tournament … totaled three hits and two runs scored against Seton Hill in PSAC Tournament … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2018-19) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
2018 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in 15 games with 11 starts (four second base, four designated hitter) … finished with a .263 average, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored, six walks and five stolen bases … registered seven two-out RBI … collected one single and one stolen base in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Ohio Valley … tallied an RBI single, scored two runs and drew three walks in twinbill against Davis & Elkins … reached base twice (single, walk) and posted one RBI, one run scored and two stolen bases in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Wheeling Jesuit … notched two hits, one RBI, two runs scored, one walk and one stolen base against Lock Haven … recorded a three-run double and one run scored versus Bloomsburg … drew a walk, scored one run and stole one base in Game 1 of twinbill at Pitt-Johnstown … posted three hits, including a grand slam, five RBI, three runs scored in Game 2 of doubleheader at Salem … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2017-18) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at California under head coach Nick Damico … four-year letter winner … holds all-time school records for stolen bases and runs scored … named WPIAL Player of the Year, first-team all-section, first-team All-WPIAL and member of section championship team as a senior … first-team all-section, first-team All-WPIAL and member of section championship team as a junior … first-team all-section, first-team All-WPIAL, set single-season school record for runs scored and member of section and district championship team as a sophomore
PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Jamie Conte … has one brother and two sisters … brother Payton is a freshman on the Cal U baseball team … father Mike is the current head baseball coach at Cal U and was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 1989 MLB Draft … completed undergraduate degree in business administration with a minor in management … majoring in exercise science
