John Picone
John Picone
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Holliston, Mass.

High School:
Holliston High School

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 205

Position:
C

Birthdate:
12/19/1976

Experience:
Sr

Villanova: Will add depth at the catcher position for head coach George Bennett and the Wildcats in 2000...Transferred from the University of Pittsburgh.

1999- Batted .250 with four hits in 16 at-bats...Registered two runs, three doubles and two RBI...Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 19 putouts and two assists...Had the game-winning hit for the Wildcats in a 11-10 victory over Pennsylvania in their opening game of the Liberty Bell Classic at Veterans Stadium...Batted .200 in Big East play with one hit in five at-bats.

Personal: Marketing major...Played two years of varsity baseball for head coach Harvey Krupnick at Holliston High School in Holliston, Mass...All-Conference first team catcher as a senior at Holliston...One of two children of Stephen and Marlene Picone...Brother, Daniel, is a linebacker on the Boston College football team...Born 12/19/76 in Newton, Mass.

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