Chris was selected in the 16th
Round of the 2007 MLB
Draft by the New
York Mets after a
standout year at
George Mason
University. He was
named First Team
All-CAA as a second
baseman finishing
his junior season
batting .369 with 14
homers, 53 RBI, 20
doubles, 79 hits, 60
runs.
While
with the Mets Chris
played for the
Brooklyn Cyclones in
the New York Penn
League and the St.
Lucie Mets in the
Florida State League.
Prior to attending
George Mason, Chris
earned a scholarship
to the University of
Notre Dame after
having a standout
career at Fairfield
High School. In
2002, Chris helped
guide Fairfield High
School to the Class
LL State
Championship. During
his high school
career, Chris racked
up every award the
state of Connecticut
had for baseball.
Selected as the 2003
Gatorade Player of
the Year, two time
Connecticut Post
All-State,
Connecticut Post and
New Haven Register
Player of the Year,
and two time all
conference. He hit
.671 with 6 HR, 32
WB as a senior and
had a career batting
average of .550.
Growing up Chris
played for the Team
Connecticut Blue
Jays where he
competed all over
the country earning
national attention
from many of the top
universities in the
country. While
playing for the Blue
Jays Chris was
ranked the
ninth-best
line-drive hitting
prospect in the
nation by Team One
Baseball, ranked as
tenth-best pure
hitting prospect in
the nation by Team
One Baseball, ranked
as the top player in
Connecticut by
Baseball America.