Andrew Bianco

Position:
Utility
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kings Park, N.Y.
Prev School:
New Haven

2024: Played in 34 games, starting 30 … Had a batting average of .224 with 24 hits, five doubles, one home run, and nine RBI … hit walk-off RBI single against UConn … went 3-for-4 against Stony Brook.

2023: Named the Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division Player of the Year … Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team and All-Defensive Team, both as a first baseman … Only Charger on the team to play and start in all 43 games on the season … Led the team with 57 hits, which came in 174 at bats, for a .366 batting average, fourth on the team … Among his 57 hits was a team-best 24 for extra bases on 10 doubles, a team-best four home triples and a team-best 10 home runs, with the four triples second most in the Northeast-10 … Also led the team and finished fourth in the NE10 with 27 stolen bases, with those coming in 31 attempts … Drove in a team-best 40 runs and scored a team-best 47 runs … Hit safely in 34 games, including 15 games with multiple hits … Opened up the season, hitting safely in the first eight games of the year, including a 3-of-5 efforts with three RBI in the season opening game against Wilmington (Feb. 24) … Also closed out that opening season streak with a 3-of-5 efforts, with two RBI, against Bridgeport (Mar. 5) … Finished both of those games with a pair of doubles among the three hits … Had a multi-home run game when he drilled a pair of long balls and racked up a season-best total of six RBI against Pace (Apr. 2) … Also drove in a total of three runs in six other games … Successfully swiped a season-best three bases, in as many attempts, against Felician (Apr. 8) … Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2022) and Academic Honors (Spring 2023) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll.

2022: Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Third Team … Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District I First Team … Played in 43 games, starting all but one, splitting time as first baseman and designated hitter … Finished fourth on the team with a .309 batting average, smacking 46 hits, third on the team, across 149 at bats … Led the team with 25 extra base hits, including a dozen doubles, three triples and a team-best 10 home runs, tied for fourth overall in the NE10 … Drove in a team-high 36 runs and scored 38 times, while also working 25 walks, second most on the team … Finished the year with a team-leading 218 putouts and added 10 stolen bases … Hit safely in 30 games, including 11 multi-hit outings … Set a season-best with four hits in four at bats, including a pair of doubles, in the series opener against Adelphi (Apr. 15) … Closed out the season hitting safely in 16 of the final 18 games, which included seven games with two or more base knocks … On a hot streak in the final regular season series against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut (May 6-8) where he finished with five hits and eight RBI … Add to that three in the game prior to that series and he closed out the season with 11 RBI in his final four games … All 10 of his home runs came in different games, while he finished with two of his three triples in one outing against American International (Apr. 22) … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.

2021: Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Third Team and All-Rookie team … Played in and started a team-high 19 games ... Also led team in RBIs (12), home runs (4), and total bases (36) ... Was second on team in hits (21), plate appearances (77), at bats (64), slugging percentage (.563) and on-base percentage (.429) ... He was third in batting average (.328) and walks (9) ... Hit safely in 15 of the 19 games he played while also having six games of two-hits each ... Dueces were wild for Bianco against Pace (May 1) as he hit two home runs, two runs, and two RBIs on a pair of solo home runs ... Had three RBIs, including a home run, against Adelphi on April 3, 2021 ... Made only two errors defensively … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.

2020: Made four appearances, including his first career start against Clarion (Mar. 6), in a season limited due to the CoVID-19 pandemic … Earned Academic Honors (Fall) and Academic Distinction (Spring) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following the Spring semester.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain at Kings Park High School … BASEBALL: Three-time all-league (Section 11, League 5) honoree and an all-conference selection … BASKETBALL: Also a four-year member of the basketball team where he scored 999 career points and was a four-time all-league selection, two-time all-conference honoree, league player of the year and an all-state honorable mention selection … Named the school’s Dellacave Award winner (Athlete of the Year) in 2019 … National Honor Society member and scholar athlete all four years … Member of the Varsity Club, student newspaper, Kings Park Heritage Museum, and SADD (students Against Destructive Decisions).

Personal: Son of Tracy and Joseph … Has a brother, Michael and a sister, Nicole … Received a Bachelor of Science in business management in May 2022 from New Haven.