Anthony Rinaldi

Position:
OF
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Secaucus, N.J.
Major:
Finance

WHY LEHIGH?: "I chose Lehigh because it is one of the only college that can offer such an outstanding education as well as a great athletic program."

ON COACH LEARY: "I would say that coach Leary is a great coach who has the greatest potential to help the Lehigh baseball program. You need to listen and embrace everything he may instruct."

2017 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR SEASON)
Played in 32 games, making 32 starts in left field … missed 17 games in the middle of the season due to injury, but came back and still managed to compile his best season ever, establishing career-highs in every major statistical category … hit for the cycle at Coppin State as he went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBI … led the team with a .347 batting average through first half of season prior to getting injured … picked up right where he left off when he returned to the lineup, hitting .429 in a four-game series sweep over rival Lafayette … posted a 1.000 fielding percentage for the season with 47 putouts and two assists … recorded 10 multi-hit games … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a 3.67 GPA in spring semester.

2016 (SENIOR SEASON)
Saw action in 42 games, making 36 starts in the outfield…finished the season with 13 RBI, 12 runs scored and two home runs…went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in a win over Delaware (3/29/16) in the opening round of the Liberty Bell Classic…hit a solo home run in game one of the Patriot League Semifinals at Holy Cross (5/14)…had four multiple hit games.

2015 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Saw action in 40 games, making 29 starts in the outfield…finished the season with 14 RBI and 12 runs scored…went 4-for-4 with five RBI, a home run and a triple in a 9-2 win over Saint Joseph’s…recorded three multiple hit games.

2014 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Started five games early in the season before suffering a season-ending injury…recorded hits against Fairleigh Dickinson, Maine and Saint Bonaventure while scoring two runs.

2013 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Made six starts, including three in the outfield…went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and scored two runs against Drew…belted a career-high three hits and posted a run and RBI in the Mountain Hawks’ regular season finale against Navy.

BEFORE LEHIGH
Rinaldi was on the Hudson All-County first team and was selected as a Hudson County "Player to Watch" his senior year in which he led his team in batting average, RBI and runs scored. In the classroom, Rinaldi was an Honors Pin all four years of high school and a member of the 2011 National Society of High School Scholars.

CAREER STATISTICS

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2013	13-6	.208	24	5	5	1	0	0	4	4	.250	.345	1
2014	5-5	.215	14	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	.214	.267	0
2015	40-29	.188	96	12	18	3	1	1	14	8	.271	.325	2
2016 2017	42-36 32-32	.210 .346	119 107	12 23	25 37	6 9	1 1	2 3	13 12	4 11	.328 .533	.246 .418	3 3
TOTAL	132-108	.244	360	54	88	19	3	6	43	28	.364	.328	9

GETTING TO KNOW ANTHONY
Nickname: Ant
Major & Why: Finance because I would love to work in the city and I’m pretty good at math.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Sociology
Favorite Place on Campus: Goodman Campus
Favorite Food: Mom’s Pasta
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Eminem
Walkup Song: Square Dance
Favorite Movie: The Godfather
Favorite TV Show: Breaking Bad
Favorite Website: Espn.com
Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tiki Barber
Hobbies: Fishing
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Italy
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Speak Italian
Dream Job: Being able to play in the MLB someday
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It was the number I was given when I made my High School Team
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate most of it towards Lehigh Baseball and also to camps and development programs for young children learning to play baseball.