Biography
2021 Graduate Year
Hit .347 (34-of-98) with 13 runs, three doubles, one triple, 13 RBI, 12 walks and a stolen base … Also was plunked a team-best eight times (8th MAAC) en route to ranking 10th in the MAAC with a .443 OBP … Started all 33 games he appeared in … Hit safely in nine-straight games to end the year en route to posting a .500 average (15-of-30) with three runs, two doubles, a triple and four RBI … Batted .583 (7-of-12) with three runs, three RBI and four walks over four games at Marist (5/8-5/9) … Reached base safely in eight of his nine trips to the plate against the Red Foxes on day one, highlighted by going 4-for-4 with two runs and a HBP in the nightcap … Finished up his big series by going 3-for-7 over the final two games … Went 3-for-3 with a walk in game two against Fairfield (4/23), before going 3-for-3 with a double, two runs, RBI and a walk in game three against the Stags (4/24) … Hit safely in all four games of series victory vs. Saint Peter’s (5/15-5/16), finishing up 5-for-12 with two doubles, three RBI and a run … Went 3-for-7 in MAAC Quarterfinal match-up at Fairfield (5/20) … Reached base safely four times with two runs and two RBI in doubleheader split with Niagara (5/2) … Went 4-for-8 with four runs, two RBI and three walks over three wins at Siena (4/17-4/18) … Notched a pair of hits with a run in the nightcap against Rider (4/2) to help secure a split, before recording two hits in the finale against the Broncs (4/3) … Was 2-for-4 with a RBI in the nightcap at Monmouth (3/28).
2020 Graduate Year
Hit .250 with three runs, a double, two triples, four RBI, two stolen bases and two walks … Started all 11 games he played in … Went 4-for-5 with a double and a run at Stetson (2/14) … In win over Texas A&M CC (2/29), finished up 2-for-6 with a triple and two RBI … Singled and drove in a run at CCSU (3/10), before tripling and scoring a run against Sacred Heart (3/11) … Notched two stolen bases in doubleheader split with UAlbany (3/7) ... MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.
2019 Senior Year
Redshirted the year after being sidelined due to injury ... Played in eight games, making six starts ... Hit .280 (7-of-25) with two runs, home run, six RBI and a walk ... Notched two multi-hit and two multi-RBI performances ... Homered and drove in two runs in win at Stetson (2/17) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Sam Houston State (2/15) ... Was 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run in game-two victory at Appalachian State (2/24) ... Drove in a run in win at George Washington (3/3).
2018 Junior Year
Second Team All-MAAC (UTILITY)
Had a breakout campaign ... Hit a team-leading .309 (59-of-191) with his 59 hits also pacing the squad … Added 21 runs, one double, two triples, one home run, 25 RBI and 16 walks ... Also registered a team-best 16 multi-hit games to go along with a team-high 17-game hitting streak and six stolen bases … Also had six multi-hit RBI games with a .379 OBP … Started all 51 games he played in, playing primarily at first base and in the outfield ... During his aforementioned 17-game hitting streak, batted .424 (28-of-66) with 11 RBI, 10 runs and seven multi-hit games ... Two-time MAAC Player of the Week … Earned his first citation after batting .571 (8-of-14) with a double, four runs, four walks and two stolen bases over four games at LIU Brooklyn (3/14), La Salle (3/16), Villanova (3/17) and Saint Joseph’s (3/18) … Hit safely in all four games en route to posting a .643 slugging percentage and a .684 OBP … Followed that up by earning his second-straight accolade after leading Manhattan to a perfect 4-0 week … Hit .562 (9-of-16), including .600 in a weekend sweep of Saint Peter’s (3/24-3/25), with four runs, a triple, nine RBI and two stolen bases while reaching base safely at least twice each time out … Hit safely in all three games at CSUN (2/23-2/25), finishing up 6-for-11 with three RBI and two runs … Also batted safely in all three games of series-victory at Siena (4/7-4/8) and at Fordham (3/30-3/31) … Went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI and two runs in series-opening win at UNC Asheville (3/9) … Reached base safely in each of the final nine games, highlighted by hitting .412 (5-of-12) with two runs and a triple in series victory over Canisius (5/12-5/13) … Notched a pair of hits in series-opening victory against Rider (4/21-4/22) before singling and scoring a run in the finale … Had three hits at VCU (3/3) and two at Monmouth (4/28) … Also had a pair of hits in midweek games at Hofstra (4/4), at LIU Brooklyn (4/17) and vs. UAlbany (5/2).
2017 Sophomore Year
Hit .250 (24-for-94) with 24 hits, 14 runs, two doubles, 12 RBI, one stolen base and five walks while posting a .324 OBP ... Notched five multi-hit and two multi-RBI games ... Played in 36 games, starting 26… Over his final 22 games, hit .328 (21-of-64) with nine runs and eight RBI ... Hit safely in all three games series sweep against Saint Peter's (5/18; 5/20), finishing up 5-for-11 (.455) with three RBI, two runs and a double ... Rapped a season-high three hits and three RBI in the opener ... … Also was 5-for-11 over four games at Maine (4/14-4/15) with four runs, three RBI and a pair of multi-hit performances ... Scored a run against Rider (5/25) at the MAAC Championship ... Hit safely in all three games at Iona (4/22-4/23), finishing up 4-for-9 ... In game two victory over the Gaels, singled in the eighth before scoring the eventual winning run ... Notched a double, run and RBI in win over Fairfield (4/9) ... Went 2-for-3 and scored two runs against UAlbany (4/12).
2016 Freshman Year
Hit .251 (44-for-175), including .298 during MAAC play, with 44 hits, 23 runs, four doubles, 16 RBI and six stolen bases while posting a .309 OBP ... Had 11 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... Played in 48 games, making 44 starts ... Was 2-for-5 with two runs in MAAC Tournament elimination-game win over Monmouth (5/26) ... In game-two victory at Quinnipiac (4/23), went 3-for-4 with a season-high four runs ... Hit safely in all three games against Lehigh (3/25-3/26), finishing going 4-for-10 at the plate with three RBI and two runs ... Followed that up by hitting safely in all three games against Monmouth (4/2; 4/4), checking in with a .429 clip (6-for-14) average while adding two RBI and two runs ... Singled in all three games against Marist (4/16-4/17) ... Also hit safely in all three games in series win at Niagara (5/7-5/8), finishing up 4-for-10 ... Went 3-for-4 with a walk and run in win over Canisius (4/10) ... Had two hits in game two at Seton Hall (3/19) and at Army West Point (4/12) ... Notched two hits in series-opening victory over Fairfield (4/29) and two runs in series-clinching win against the Stags (4/30) ... Had two hits in series-opening victory at Saint Peter's (5/14) ... Singled and scored a run at Miami (3/6).
Scholastic/Personal
Played a postgraduate season at Canterbury Prep under the direction of Todd Mathewson ... Named Western New England Prep Baseball Player of the Year and Team MVP ... Played his prep ball at Mamaroneck High School under the direction of Mike Chiapparelli ... Earned four varsity letters for the Tigers ... Two-time All-League selection ... All-Section pick and Team MVP as a senior at Mamaroneck ... Two-year team captain ... Also played on the Canterbury Prep football team ... Born on May 15, 1996 ... Son of Richard and Judy Barrella ... His father played baseball at Saint Leo University ... Has two sisters: Ali and Gabby ... Played travel ball for the East Coast Clippers ... Graduated with a degree in marketing from Manhattan.