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Jersey Number 4
Joe Cronin
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Scarborough, Maine
- High School:
- Scarborough
Bio
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3 (8x) last at NC State (3/12/16)
Runs: 3 vs. Florida State (3/28/14)
RBIs: 4 vs. Central Michigan (3/8/16)
Hit Streak: 9 games (2x) last 5/10/14 – 2/14/15
NOTES
Drafted in the 34th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2016 MLB First-Year Players Draft … voted a team captain … broke the Boston College career walks record with 114 … tied for second with 52 career doubles, tied for seventh for career triples (6), ranked third in games played (203) and games started (201) and fifth for career at bats (731) … reached base safely 304 times in BC career, tied for fifth all-time … 35 walks in 2016 tied for sixth on BC’s single-season list.
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second Team … started all 57 games for the Eagles, 24 at first base, 32 at third and one in left field … recorded a 267 batting average with a team-high .429 slugging percentage … led the Eagles with 36 RBIs, three triples, four home runs and 90 total bases … second on the team with 16 doubles, 35 walks, which tied for sixth in BC single-season record books, and tied for second with 33 runs scored … second with 11 stolen bases on 14 attempts and third with 56 hits …also registered one sac fly and three sacrifice hits … recorded a .981 fielding percentage … tied for third on the team with 14 multiple-hit games and led the Eagles with nine multiple-RBI games … 11-for-21 (.524) with a runner on third and tallied 10 two-out RBIs … tied a team-high seven total bases in a game three times … batted .234 in ACC games with 25 hits, 11 runs, six doubles, three home runs, 13 RBIs and 14 walks … recorded a seven-game hit streak from March 5 to March 12 with 14 hits, six runs, 12 RBIs, three doubles, two triples, two home runs and five walks … reached base in the first 14 games of the season … tallied a team-high seven bases in a game three times … drove in the game-winning run five times … went 1-for-4 with a run and double in the Eagles’ Super Regional victory at No. 3 seed Miami (6/11) … also doubled against the Canes in the series opener (6/10) … went 2-for-5 with a run, double and the game-winning RBI in the Oxford Regional championship game against No. 15 Tulane (6/5) … singled in the ACC Tournament game against Georgia Tech (5/24) … tallied two hits in each game of the doubleheader sweep at No. 22 Georgia Tech (5/21) to put the Eagles in the conference tournament, driving in four total runs, including three in the second game, notching a double and a two-run home run … notched two doubles in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (5/6-7) … stole a career-high three bases as the Eagles set a program record with 11 at Northeastern (5/4), going 1-for-3 with two runs, an RBI double and two walks … was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, a run and a double at Harvard (4/12) … was 2-for-2 with a career-high and team season-high four walks in the win at Massachusetts (3/30) with a triple and RBI … tied a career high with three hits in four at bats at Pittsburgh (3/24), scoring two runs, doubling and hitting a two-run home run … went 2-for-5 with a run in the series finale at No. 19 Clemson (3/20) … tied a career high with three hits with a run, two RBIs, a double and a two-run shot at No. 8 NC State (3/12) … drove in a career-high four runs on a 3-for-5 day, scoring twice, doubles and hitting a two-run homer - BC’s only home run in the eight games at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla. – in the win against Central Michigan (3/8) … went 2-for-3 with two runs, two runs batted in, a double, triple and two walks against Butler (3/7) … earned ACC Player of the Week, along with NCBWA Hitter of the Week, NEBIA Player of the Week and Eagle of the Week, leading the Eagles with a .526 batting average, 10 hits, 11 RBIs, a 1.211 slugging percentage and a .609 on-base percentage in the five games from March 7-13, including a 5-for-11 performance with five RBIs and three extra-base hits, including a two-run home run, in the series win against the Wolfpack … started hit streak with a 2-for-4 outing with a run, RBI and stolen base in the victory over Northwestern (3/5) … went 3-for-4 with a run, two RBIs, a double and stolen base in the series finale against Northern Illinois (2/21) … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Played in and started 47 games, 28 at first base and 19 at third … recorded a .223 batting average with 25 runs, 37 hits – including nine doubles, one triple and four home runs – 20 RBIs, 24 walks, four hit by pitches and three sacrifice hits … second on the Eagles for home runs and HBP and third for walks … tied for second on the team in doubles, third in sac bunts and fourth in runs … recorded eight multiple-hit games … batted .357 as the lead-off hitter … recorded a .976 fielding percentage, making seven errors in 288 chances … recorded a season-long, six-game hit streak from March 21 to March 29, tallying seven hits, three runs, three RBIs and two doubles … reached base safely in 14 straight games, from March 8 to April 3, recording 12 hits, nine runs, seven RBIs and 11 walks … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and run against No. 24 Notre Dame (5/14) … hit a solo shot over the Green Monster on a 2-for-4 day in the Eagles’ 2-0 victory against Massachusetts to capture the 2015 Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park (4/22) … turned in a 2-for-3 performance with a run, double and hit by pitch in the victory against Rhode Island (4/14) … went 4-for-10 with two RBIs in the series sweep of Duke (3/27-29), recording at least one hit in each game … notched a team season-high three sacrifice hits against the Blue Devils in the second game (3/28) … tied a career high with three hits on a 3-for-4 day with two runs, two RBIs, a triple and a solo home run against Villanova (3/2) … also registered three hits in a 3-for-3 afternoon against North Dakota State (2/28), scoring a run, driving one in on a double and drawing a walk … went 2-for-5 with a run and RBI at USC Upstate (2/14) … drove in two, scored once, walked once and was hit by a pitch in the victory against Xavier (2/14).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 54 games, making 53 starts, 45 at shortstop and four at third base … led the Eagles with 19 multiple-hit games and six game-winning RBIs …second on the team in batting average (.291), slugging percentage (.404), runs (31), hits (59), doubles (16), total bases (82), walks (26) and assists (141) … third among hitters with a .372 on-base percentage, 25 RBIs and five multiple-RBI games … tied for seventh in the ACC for regular-season doubles ... also recorded two triples, three sacrifice flies, three sac bunts and two stolen bases … turned 30 double plays … registered a career-long nine-game hit streak (4/18-4/29) that included 15 hits, eight runs, five RBIs and three doubles … batted .318 with runners in scoring position and .522 (12-for-23) with a runner on third and less than two outs … turned in a .287 batting average in ACC action with 31 hits, including seven doubles, 16 RBIs and 15 walks … tied a career high with three hits in six at bats in the season finale at No. 25 Clemson (5/17), hitting two doubles, scoring a run and driving one in … went 2-for-4 with a run, two RBIs and a double in the 3-1 victory against the Tigers (3/16) … went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles against Binghamton (5/10) … legged out a triple in a 2-for-3 performance in a 7-2, eight-inning victory at Rhode Island (4/29) … belted first career home run – a lead-off blast – in the 5-1 win over Maryland (4/25) … batted .455 (5-for-11) with four runs and two RBIs in the sweep over the Terps … went 5-for-12 (.417) with three runs as the Eagles took two-of-three at NC State (4/18-20) … scored a career-high three runs while batting 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double against No. 1 Florida State (3/28) … plated the game-winning run with a sac fly to give BC its first ACC win, taking a 2-1, walk-off victory over Wake Forest (3/21) … recorded first career triple in a 2-for-3 day, scoring a run at No. 3 Virginia (3/14).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Started in 44 games, 33 at shortstop … led the Eagles with 11 doubles and was second with 29 walks and 115 assists … fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.321) and runs (19) … tallied 28 hits, seven RBIs, six multiple-hit games, three sacrifice hits and stolen two bases … ended the season with a five-game hit streak, tallying six hits, including two doubles and four runs … went 3-for-4 with a run against Harvard at Fenway Park in the Beanpot Consolation Game (4/29) … drew a team-high four walks and scored two runs against NC State (4/13) … reached base safely in four plate appearances at Duke (3/29), drawing three walks, tallying a hit and scoring two runs… recorded a career-high three RBIs in a 3-for-4 performance at Georgia Tech (3/15), tallying one double … knocked two doubles in three at bats at Florida State (3/10) … recorded first career RBI on a sac fly in the win at USF (3/5) … … threw one inning of relief at USF (3/6), retiring the side in order and striking out one … notched first career hits on a 2-for-3 night with a double and a run in the win over Georgia State (3/2) … scored first career run in the victory at Elon (2/16).
BEFORE BC
Four-year starter for the Red Storm … earned all-state honors as a senior … SMAA All-Conference honoree, 2010-12 … also earned all-conference defensive team (shortstop) sophomore and senior years … earned Portland Herald Press Player of the Week Honorable Mention once as a senior for pitching a three-hitter and striking out nine as the Red Storm beat Portland, 5-1, in the Telegram League regular-season finale … named to the 2012 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Northeast Region All High School Senior Second Team … played in two State of Maine Underclass All-Star Games … four-year honor student … also played hockey and earned the team’s highest GPA award.
PERSONAL
Graduated with a communication degree from the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … Joe is the son of Jim and Terry Cronin … recipient of the John L. Harrington Scholar Athlete Fund.
Hits: 3 (8x) last at NC State (3/12/16)
Runs: 3 vs. Florida State (3/28/14)
RBIs: 4 vs. Central Michigan (3/8/16)
Hit Streak: 9 games (2x) last 5/10/14 – 2/14/15
NOTES
Drafted in the 34th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2016 MLB First-Year Players Draft … voted a team captain … broke the Boston College career walks record with 114 … tied for second with 52 career doubles, tied for seventh for career triples (6), ranked third in games played (203) and games started (201) and fifth for career at bats (731) … reached base safely 304 times in BC career, tied for fifth all-time … 35 walks in 2016 tied for sixth on BC’s single-season list.
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second Team … started all 57 games for the Eagles, 24 at first base, 32 at third and one in left field … recorded a 267 batting average with a team-high .429 slugging percentage … led the Eagles with 36 RBIs, three triples, four home runs and 90 total bases … second on the team with 16 doubles, 35 walks, which tied for sixth in BC single-season record books, and tied for second with 33 runs scored … second with 11 stolen bases on 14 attempts and third with 56 hits …also registered one sac fly and three sacrifice hits … recorded a .981 fielding percentage … tied for third on the team with 14 multiple-hit games and led the Eagles with nine multiple-RBI games … 11-for-21 (.524) with a runner on third and tallied 10 two-out RBIs … tied a team-high seven total bases in a game three times … batted .234 in ACC games with 25 hits, 11 runs, six doubles, three home runs, 13 RBIs and 14 walks … recorded a seven-game hit streak from March 5 to March 12 with 14 hits, six runs, 12 RBIs, three doubles, two triples, two home runs and five walks … reached base in the first 14 games of the season … tallied a team-high seven bases in a game three times … drove in the game-winning run five times … went 1-for-4 with a run and double in the Eagles’ Super Regional victory at No. 3 seed Miami (6/11) … also doubled against the Canes in the series opener (6/10) … went 2-for-5 with a run, double and the game-winning RBI in the Oxford Regional championship game against No. 15 Tulane (6/5) … singled in the ACC Tournament game against Georgia Tech (5/24) … tallied two hits in each game of the doubleheader sweep at No. 22 Georgia Tech (5/21) to put the Eagles in the conference tournament, driving in four total runs, including three in the second game, notching a double and a two-run home run … notched two doubles in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (5/6-7) … stole a career-high three bases as the Eagles set a program record with 11 at Northeastern (5/4), going 1-for-3 with two runs, an RBI double and two walks … was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, a run and a double at Harvard (4/12) … was 2-for-2 with a career-high and team season-high four walks in the win at Massachusetts (3/30) with a triple and RBI … tied a career high with three hits in four at bats at Pittsburgh (3/24), scoring two runs, doubling and hitting a two-run home run … went 2-for-5 with a run in the series finale at No. 19 Clemson (3/20) … tied a career high with three hits with a run, two RBIs, a double and a two-run shot at No. 8 NC State (3/12) … drove in a career-high four runs on a 3-for-5 day, scoring twice, doubles and hitting a two-run homer - BC’s only home run in the eight games at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla. – in the win against Central Michigan (3/8) … went 2-for-3 with two runs, two runs batted in, a double, triple and two walks against Butler (3/7) … earned ACC Player of the Week, along with NCBWA Hitter of the Week, NEBIA Player of the Week and Eagle of the Week, leading the Eagles with a .526 batting average, 10 hits, 11 RBIs, a 1.211 slugging percentage and a .609 on-base percentage in the five games from March 7-13, including a 5-for-11 performance with five RBIs and three extra-base hits, including a two-run home run, in the series win against the Wolfpack … started hit streak with a 2-for-4 outing with a run, RBI and stolen base in the victory over Northwestern (3/5) … went 3-for-4 with a run, two RBIs, a double and stolen base in the series finale against Northern Illinois (2/21) … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Played in and started 47 games, 28 at first base and 19 at third … recorded a .223 batting average with 25 runs, 37 hits – including nine doubles, one triple and four home runs – 20 RBIs, 24 walks, four hit by pitches and three sacrifice hits … second on the Eagles for home runs and HBP and third for walks … tied for second on the team in doubles, third in sac bunts and fourth in runs … recorded eight multiple-hit games … batted .357 as the lead-off hitter … recorded a .976 fielding percentage, making seven errors in 288 chances … recorded a season-long, six-game hit streak from March 21 to March 29, tallying seven hits, three runs, three RBIs and two doubles … reached base safely in 14 straight games, from March 8 to April 3, recording 12 hits, nine runs, seven RBIs and 11 walks … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and run against No. 24 Notre Dame (5/14) … hit a solo shot over the Green Monster on a 2-for-4 day in the Eagles’ 2-0 victory against Massachusetts to capture the 2015 Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park (4/22) … turned in a 2-for-3 performance with a run, double and hit by pitch in the victory against Rhode Island (4/14) … went 4-for-10 with two RBIs in the series sweep of Duke (3/27-29), recording at least one hit in each game … notched a team season-high three sacrifice hits against the Blue Devils in the second game (3/28) … tied a career high with three hits on a 3-for-4 day with two runs, two RBIs, a triple and a solo home run against Villanova (3/2) … also registered three hits in a 3-for-3 afternoon against North Dakota State (2/28), scoring a run, driving one in on a double and drawing a walk … went 2-for-5 with a run and RBI at USC Upstate (2/14) … drove in two, scored once, walked once and was hit by a pitch in the victory against Xavier (2/14).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 54 games, making 53 starts, 45 at shortstop and four at third base … led the Eagles with 19 multiple-hit games and six game-winning RBIs …second on the team in batting average (.291), slugging percentage (.404), runs (31), hits (59), doubles (16), total bases (82), walks (26) and assists (141) … third among hitters with a .372 on-base percentage, 25 RBIs and five multiple-RBI games … tied for seventh in the ACC for regular-season doubles ... also recorded two triples, three sacrifice flies, three sac bunts and two stolen bases … turned 30 double plays … registered a career-long nine-game hit streak (4/18-4/29) that included 15 hits, eight runs, five RBIs and three doubles … batted .318 with runners in scoring position and .522 (12-for-23) with a runner on third and less than two outs … turned in a .287 batting average in ACC action with 31 hits, including seven doubles, 16 RBIs and 15 walks … tied a career high with three hits in six at bats in the season finale at No. 25 Clemson (5/17), hitting two doubles, scoring a run and driving one in … went 2-for-4 with a run, two RBIs and a double in the 3-1 victory against the Tigers (3/16) … went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles against Binghamton (5/10) … legged out a triple in a 2-for-3 performance in a 7-2, eight-inning victory at Rhode Island (4/29) … belted first career home run – a lead-off blast – in the 5-1 win over Maryland (4/25) … batted .455 (5-for-11) with four runs and two RBIs in the sweep over the Terps … went 5-for-12 (.417) with three runs as the Eagles took two-of-three at NC State (4/18-20) … scored a career-high three runs while batting 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double against No. 1 Florida State (3/28) … plated the game-winning run with a sac fly to give BC its first ACC win, taking a 2-1, walk-off victory over Wake Forest (3/21) … recorded first career triple in a 2-for-3 day, scoring a run at No. 3 Virginia (3/14).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Started in 44 games, 33 at shortstop … led the Eagles with 11 doubles and was second with 29 walks and 115 assists … fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.321) and runs (19) … tallied 28 hits, seven RBIs, six multiple-hit games, three sacrifice hits and stolen two bases … ended the season with a five-game hit streak, tallying six hits, including two doubles and four runs … went 3-for-4 with a run against Harvard at Fenway Park in the Beanpot Consolation Game (4/29) … drew a team-high four walks and scored two runs against NC State (4/13) … reached base safely in four plate appearances at Duke (3/29), drawing three walks, tallying a hit and scoring two runs… recorded a career-high three RBIs in a 3-for-4 performance at Georgia Tech (3/15), tallying one double … knocked two doubles in three at bats at Florida State (3/10) … recorded first career RBI on a sac fly in the win at USF (3/5) … … threw one inning of relief at USF (3/6), retiring the side in order and striking out one … notched first career hits on a 2-for-3 night with a double and a run in the win over Georgia State (3/2) … scored first career run in the victory at Elon (2/16).
BEFORE BC
Four-year starter for the Red Storm … earned all-state honors as a senior … SMAA All-Conference honoree, 2010-12 … also earned all-conference defensive team (shortstop) sophomore and senior years … earned Portland Herald Press Player of the Week Honorable Mention once as a senior for pitching a three-hitter and striking out nine as the Red Storm beat Portland, 5-1, in the Telegram League regular-season finale … named to the 2012 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Northeast Region All High School Senior Second Team … played in two State of Maine Underclass All-Star Games … four-year honor student … also played hockey and earned the team’s highest GPA award.
PERSONAL
Graduated with a communication degree from the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … Joe is the son of Jim and Terry Cronin … recipient of the John L. Harrington Scholar Athlete Fund.
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