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9 Robert Vani

  • Class Senior
  • Position IF/OF
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Garden City, N.Y.
  • High School Chaminade High School

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team (2017)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2016, 2017)
  • NE10 Third Team All-Conference (2016)
  • NE10 Second Team All-Conference (2015)
  • NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17) 
  • D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2016, 2017)

2017
  • Appeared in 47 games and started 43
  • Posted a .286 batting average with 44 hits and 20 RBI
  • Hit three home runs, nine doubles and one triple
  • Had an eight game hitting streak, with three being multi-hit games
  • Recorded best output in a win over Bloomfield going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored (3/9)
  • Drove in a season-high three in 9-0 win vs. Saint Rose (4/15)
  • Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored against Pace (4/18)
  • Led the team in walks with a total of 28, with an OBP of .407

2016
  • NE10 Third Team All-Conference
  • Started 46 of 47 games played in
  • Posted a .325 batting average that included 53 hits and 23 RBI
  • Belted four home runs, eight doubles, and a triple while scoring 32 runs
  • Tripled and doubled with a RBI and a run versus West Virginia Wesleyan (2/27)
  • Drove in two runs against Wilmington (3/11) on three hits
  • Swung for a home run versus Dominican (3/31) along with a double towards three RBI and two runs scored
  • Went 1-for-2 with a home run against Stonehill (4/2)
  • Stole two bases at Southern Connecticut (4/19) while scoring two runs and notching two hits
  • Collected six RBI at Saint Rose (4/30) while scoring three times behind four hits including a home run and a double
  • Named to aXcess Baseball All Long Island Team
 
2015
  • NE10 Second Team All-Conference
  • Made 40 starts while appearing in all 41 contests
  • Recorded eight doubles and three triples towards a .336 batting average
  • Finished with 51 hits, 29 runs, 23 RBI, and two home runs
  • Batted 3-for-5 with a double and a run against New Haven (3/29)
  • Homered versus Le Moyne (4/3) while scoring twice and driving in two runs
  • Named to aXcess Baseball All Long Island Team
 
2014
  • Played in 22 games with 12 starts
  • Batted .321 with four doubles, 12 RBI and seven runs scored
  • Went 3-for-4 with a double, stolen base, two RBI and two runs scored versus Southern New Hampshire (3/23)
  • Collected a two-RBI double against New Haven (5/3) while adding a walk
  • Posted two RBI and two runs at Southern Connecticut (5/7) in the opening game of the NE-10 Championship
  • Notched two RBI and a run on two hits against Stonehill (5/10) in the ninth game of the NE-10 Championship
 
At Chaminade
  • Two-year varsity member
  • All-League
  • Team MVP
  • CHSAA Catcher of the Year
  • Nassau-Suffolk All-Star Game selection
 
Personal
  • Son of Joseph and Diana
  • Two younger siblings
  • His sister, Jacqueline, is a member of the Adelphi swimming team
  • Exercise science major
  • Aspires to earn his doctorate  in physical therapy
 
Vani's Career Highs
  • Hits: 4, twice
  • RBI: 6 vs. Saint Rose, 4/30/16
  • Runs: 3, multiple times

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2014Freshman

    IF/OF
    6'0" 0 lbs
    25
  • 9

    2015Sophomore

    IF/OF
    6'0" 0 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2016Junior

    IF/OF
    6'0" 0 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Senior

    IF/OF
    6'1" 205 lbs
    9