Tyler Sciacca Class: Senior Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y. High School: Monsignor Farrell Height / Weight: 5-10 / 166 Position: Second Base Birthdate: 11/02/1990 Bats/Throws: Right/Right

On Sciacca: Excellent fit for the Villanova system both offensively and as a terrific fielder at either middle infield position ... Outstanding athlete who can hit for a high average and is a very good situational hitter ... Shows tremendous range with a strong arm in the field ... Returns to a starting role this season after missing last year with an injury ... Has two seasons of remaining eligibility.

Career: Played in 85 games with 69 starts ... Batted .272 (63-232) with a .371 on-base percentage and a .353 slugging percentage ... Scored 40 runs and has 33 RBI with 12 doubles, two triples and one home run ... Tallied 27 walks and 57 strikeouts ... Has been hit by a pitch 12 times and has 10 sacrifice bunts and four sacrifice flies ... Stole 12 bases while being caught just once ... Has a .972 fielding percentage (113 putouts, 196 assists, nine errors).

BIG EAST Regular Season: Played in 49 conference games with 40 starts and has hit .230 (28-122) with a .336 on-base percentage and a .287 slugging percentage ... Has 14 runs scored and 12 RBI ... Hit five doubles and one triple while walking 14 times and striking out 32 times ... Stole four bases in five tries ... Has been hit by a pitch seven times, laid down six sacrifice bunts and hit three sacrifice flies ... Owns a .975 fielding percentage with 78 putouts, 117 assists and five errors.

2011: Sat out the season with an injury ... Received a medical redshirt for the year.

2010: Solidified himself as the team's starting second baseman and played in 51 games with 50 starts ... Made significant strides at the plate and batted .309 (56-181) with 33 runs scored and 29 RBI ... Ranked second on the team with 12 doubles and also hit two triples and a home run ... Drew 20 walks, was hit by a pitch 11 times and struck out 38 times ... Stole eight bases without being caught ... Laid down seven sacrifice bunts and hit four sacrifice flies ... Posted a .403 on-base percentage with a .414 slugging percentage ... Committed just seven errors in 225 chances in the field for a .969 fielding percentage ... Made 92 putouts and had 126 assists; BIG EAST: Played in and started all 27 conference games ... Hit .286 (26-91) with 11 runs scored and 11 RBI ... Counted five doubles and a triple with 10 walks, 20 strikeouts and four stolen bases ... Was hit by a pitch six times, laid down four sacrifice bunts and hit three sacrifice flies ... Posted a .382 on-base percentage and a .363 slugging percentage ... Recorded a .971 fielding percentage with 62 putouts, 70 assists and four errors.

2009: Slated to be the starting shortstop before being injured on a line drive in the first inning of the season opener ... Returned to split time in the infield and appeared in 34 games with 19 starts ... Batted .137 (7-51) with seven walks and one hit by pitch along the way to posting a .254 on-base percentage and a .137 slugging percentage ... Scored seven runs and had four RBI ... Stole four bases in five tries ... Tallied a .978 fielding percentage with 21 putouts, 70 assists and only two errors ... Handled 63 consecutive chances without committing an error at one point during the season; BIG EAST: Saw action in 22 BIG EAST games with 13 starts ... Batted .065 (2-31) with three runs scored and one RBI ... Drew four walks, struck out 12 times, was hit by a pitch once and had two sacrifice bunts ... Posted a .194 on-base percentage and a .065 slugging percentage ... Registered a .984 fielding percentage with 16 putouts, 47 assists and one error.

Monsignor Farrell High School: Three-year letterwinner ... Chosen for the All-Archdiocese CHSAA Team and was a New York City Greater Alliance All-Star ... Named to the Staten Island Advance All-Star team as both a junior and a senior ... Led his team in batting and was the team MVP ... Made his school's first Honor Roll all four years.

Personal: Born 11/2/90 in Staten Island, N.Y. ... Younger of two sons of Joseph and Linda Sciacca ... Has an older brother, J.C. (21) ... Father played collegiate baseball at St. Francis (N.Y.) ... Chose to attend Villanova for its athletic and academic reputations ... Majoring in Communications.