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On Calbi: Showed great promise as a freshman when asked to step into a starting role early in the season ... Excellent defensive shortstop with improved offensive capabilities ... Will compete for a starting role at one of the middle infield spots this season ... One of three players on the roster (Christian Culicerto, Matt Szczur) who also play football at Villanova.
2009: Appeared in 43 games with 33 starts ... Played well defensively and showed promise at the plate early in the season when he took on a starting role due to an injury ... Wound up hitting .238 (24-101) for the season with a .350 on-base percentage and a .257 slugging percentage ... Drew 18 walks and struck out 23 times while ranking third on the team with six sacrifice bunts ... Also had one sacrifice fly ... Scored 11 runs with 12 RBI and had two doubles ... Registered a .926 fielding percentage (63 putouts, 111 assists, 14 errors) ... Hit .250 and posted a .354 on-base percentage against BIG EAST opponents ... Went 3-for-4 with the bases loaded and hit .300 with runners in scoring position.
Villanova Football Team: One of three baseball players, along with Christian Culicerto and Matt Szczur, that also play football ... Part of the Wildcats national championship team this past fall ... Appeared in 14 games as the team's holder on kickoffs and point-after attempts ... Has played in 27 career games.
Montclair High School: Lettered four years in baseball as a shortstop and three years in football as a quarterback ... Four-time NNJIL All-League selection baseball ... First team All-Essex County and second team all-state honoree ... Named the Sidelinechatter.com Essex County Baseball Player of the Year in 2008 ... Was a two-time team captain and Most Valuable Player ... Batted .575 as a senior and had 10 saves as his team's closer ... As a football player holds the school record for most consecutive games started as a varsity player with 34 ... Was a teammate of current Villanova football teammate James Pitts.
Personal: Born 2/22/90 in Montclair, N.J. ... Younger of two children of Gregory and Dana Calbi ... Has an older sister, Simone (23) living in Buenos Aires, Argentina ... Majoring in Communications.
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