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  Vito Chiaravalloti

Vito Chiaravalloti

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Middletown, N.J.

High School:
Christian Brothers

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 220

Position:
1B/OF

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

2002: Started all 66 games ... NCBWA First Team All-American ... All-Atlantic 10 first team ... ABCA All-East Region ... led the Atlantic 10 and set UR single-season record with 86 RBI ... also led the A-10 in home runs (23) and walks (50) ... ranked third on the team with a .357 batting average ... led Spiders with 26 multiple-RBI games ... second on team with 41 extra-base hits ... had a season-high 16-game hit streak early in the season ... carried a .333 batting average and a .833 slugging percentage in seven NCAA Tournament games ... belted four home runs and 17 RBI ... hit the game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to give Richmond a 6-2 win at Nebraska in the second game of the Super-Regional ... was 3-5 with five RBI and a run scored against the Huskers ... went 3-5 with two home runs, seven RBI and three runs scored against Navy in the Winston-Salem Regional opener (May 31) ... collected four RBI, a home run and a double to lead Spiders in regional title game against Wake Forest (June 2).

2001: Second team all-CAA ... earned all-State honors ... named national Player of the Week on April 16, after belting four home runs in a three-game series at East Carolina ... earned CAA Player of the Week on April 9 after scoring nine runs and knocking in nine runs in five wins ... one of two Spiders to start all 53 games ... started every game at first base ... ranked third on the team with a .328 batting average ... led the squad in slugging percentage (.672) and on-base percentage (.459) ... also led team in home runs (17), runs batted in (60) and runs (59) ... had 19 multiple-hit games and a team-high 17 multiple-RBI games ... went 3-5 with six RBI and four runs scored at VMI (April 24) ... had two home runs and a triple against the Keydets ... also notched six RBI against James Madison (April 20).

2000: Second team all-CAA ... only Spider to appear in all 54 games ... started 29 games in left field and 23 at first base ... batted .322 with .399 on-base percentage ... led team with 211 at bats ... second on team with 50 runs, 68 hits, 46 RBI and 16 doubles ... 21 multiple hit games and 10 multiple RBI games ... batted .348 in CAA games with 21 runs and 23 RBI and hit in 18 of 21 CAA contests ... smacked a grand slam in 16-8 win at Virginia.

High School and Personal: Lettered three years in baseball and four years in swimming at Christian Brothers Academy ... captained both swimming and baseball teams ... named All-State, All-Conference and Baseball Factory All-American in baseball ... state swimmer of the year for New Jersey ... All-State in swimming ... YMCA National Champion in 100 yard backstroke ... had a career batting average of .485 with 19 home runs and 122 RBI ... son of Vito and Maria Chiaravalloti of Middletown, N.J. ... born October 26, 1980 ... hobbies include sports, guitar and music.

CHIARAVALLOTI'S CAREER STATISTICS
YearGABRHAVG2B3BHRRBISB-ABBSO
2000542115068.3221608465-5263
2001531925963.32813117602-34337
2002662386985.35717123863-45050
Totals173641178216.3374624819210-1211990

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