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Bentley University

2024 Baseball

10 Steve Rizzuto

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Belmont, Mass.
  • High School Belmont
  • Position IF

Biography

2024:

  • Named All-East Region First Team by National College Baseball Writers Association.
  • All-NE10 First Team.
  • Led the team in hits (67), home runs (9), RBI (56) and total bases (118).
  • First home run came during first game of season against Lynn (Feb. 9).
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored against St. Thomas Aquinas (Feb. 23).
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored against Bridgeport (Feb. 24).
  • Drove in three runs against Mercy (Feb. 25).
  • Hit two doubles and drove in three runs against St. Michael’s (March 2).
  • Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored against St. Michael’s (March 3).
  • Hit second home run of season against Molloy (March 8).
  • Hit a triple and scored twice against Wilmington (Del.) (March 10).
  • Went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI against New Haven (March 13).
  • Went 2-for- with a triple and an RBI against Caldwell (March 14).
  • First three-hit game of season, going 3-for-3 with three runs, a double and two RBI against Caldwell.
  • Hit 2-for-4 with three RBI at American International (March 25).
  • Went 3-for-5 with three runs and a double at Franklin Pierce (March 29).
  • Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI against Southern New Hampshire (April 7).
  • Drove in three runs and scored twice in a 2-for-3 game against Southern New Hampshire (April 8).
  • Hit a double and scored twice against Pace (April 13).
  • Homered and scored twice in latter end of doubleheader against Pace (April 13).
  • Went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs against Adelphi (April 14).
  • Hit a grand slam during a three-hit game against Assumption (April 15).
  • Homered in second game of doubleheader against Assumption (April 15).
  • Hit sixth home run season at New Haven (April 21).
  • First four-hit game of season at American International, hitting two doubles, driving in four runs, and scoring twice as the Falcons scored a program record 33 runs during a 33-8 win (April 24).
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored against St. Anselm (April 27).
  • Hit a home in a 2-for-4 effort against St. Anselm (April 28).
  • Went 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored at St. Rose (May 1).
  • Drew four walks and hit 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs scored in second game of doubleheader at St. Rose (May 1).
  • Hit ninth home run of season in a 2-for-5 game at St. Michael’s (May 4).

2023: Batted .306 with a .371 on-base percentage in 147 at bats … third on the team in hits (45) and tied for team lead in doubles (14) … hit four home runs … third on team in total bases (75) and second in extra base hits (20) … had 12 multi-hit games ... had a 13-game hitting streak from March 16-April 16 ... 12-game hitting streak from April 22-May 9 ... went 4-5 with two doubles and five RBI in a win at Saint Anselm on April 29 ... voted the NE10 Player of the Week (May 1) ... named the NCBWA Division II East Region Hitter of the Week on May 11 … 

2022: Finished with a .242 average in 37 games with his 30 hits including five doubles and a home run … had 24 RBI, 19 runs scored and a .333 on base percentage … made 27 starts at third before moving to shortstop, where he started nine times … had four three-hit games (March 4 vs. Stonehill, April 16 vs. Assumption, April 28 at Pace, April 29 vs. Pace) … drove in four runs against Southern Connecticut March 18 and at St. Michael’s April 28 … led team in two-out RBI (15) … was 14 for 48 (.292) with runners in scoring position.

2021: Was a third-team All-Northeast-10 selection after hitting .333 with his 33 hits including seven doubles, two triples and three home runs … also named to the NE10 All-Rookie team … was second on the team in runs scored (29) and RBI (27) … had a .535 slugging percentage and a .465 on base percentage … reached base in all 28 games … had a 10-game hitting streak from Apr. 10-24 … finished season with an eight-game hitting streak … batted third and played third in every game … hit .397 with runners on base and .395 with runners in scoring position … four hits and three RBI vs. Franklin Pierce … four RBI vs. St. Michael’s Apr. 11 … three RBI at Stonehill Apr. 14 … three hits, three runs, three RBI and six total bases vs. Saint Anselm May 11 … Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week Apr. 5.

2020: Appeared in six games, with five starts as the designated hitter, during his abbreviated freshman season ... had three hits, including a home run, and four RBI in 20 at bats ... homer came against Chestnut Hill Feb. 29 ... was 3-for-12 with 4 RBI in that three-game series.

Before Bentley: 2018 graduate of Belmont High School where he was a league all-star in baseball, hockey and golf ... two-year team captain in hockey ... was also a golf team captain ... 73 career points in hockey ... has also played for the Route 2 Baseball Club and the East Coach Wizards (junior hockey).  

Personal: Pursuing an MBA with a concentration in leadership ... son of Kelly and Steven Rizzuto ... has one sister, Katrina has volunteered with the Food Pantry Service … involved in Bentley Investment Group.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    IF
    6'0" 185 lbs
    16
  • 10

    2021Sophomore

    IF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2022Junior

    3B
    6'0" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2023Senior

    SS
    6'0" 195 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024Graduate Student

    IF
    6'0" 195 lbs
    10