2025: Started in all 41 games played…third on the team for at-bats with 162, tied fourth on the team for hits with 47, with 20 runs, while adding 18 extra base hits, tied third for home runs with four, second on the team for RBI with 40, had 22 walks with 73 total bases…batted .290 with an OPS of .820, slugging percentage of .451 and an on-base-percentage of .369…went 2-for-4 in stolen base attempts…season high of three runs against Oneonta on May 3…went 2-for-4 against DeSales on Febraury 23 with two runs, two home runs, and three RBI…defensively, first on the team for catches (245) and putouts (223) while adding 18 assists for a fielding percentage of .984…holds programs all time putout record with 812…season high of 11 catches against Plattsburgh on April 11 and against Oneonta May 10…earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2025 semester.
2024: Named SUNYAC All-Tournament Team….started in all 46 games played… first on the team in at-bats with 183, fifth in hits with 51 and fourth in runs with 39, while adding 16 extra base hits, 33 RBI, and 22 walks with 76 total bases…batted .279 with an OPS of .777, slugging percentage of .415 and on-base-percentage of .362…went a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts… season high of three hits, going 3-for-5 against Mt. St. Mary, along with four runs, one home run, and three RBI, on May 1 and against Oswego, along with two runs, one home run, and three RBI, on May 9…defensively, second on the team in catches (319) and in put outs (291) along with 23 assists for a fielding percentage of .984…eclipsed 100 career hits.
2023: Started in 32 out of 34 games played…totaled a .291 batting average…had a .874 OPS, a .496 slugging average, and a .378 on base percentage…led the team in runs with 30 and in RBIs with 28…totaled 37 hits and is tied for 3rd all time in doubles in a season with 17…also had three home runs and two stolen bases…defensively was 2nd in both catches (177) and putouts with 157, also had 17 assists.
2022: Started 18 of 21 games played… had a .268 batting average… with an OPS of .659, slugging percentage of .366 and an on base percentage of .293… had 19 hits, seven runs and a 10 RBI… had four doubles and one home run… had 71 at-bats and three walks… defensively ranked second on the team with 155 catches and 131 put-outs… had 22 assists for a fielding percentage of .987.
2021: Did not play.
2020: Appeared in two games, starting two with seven at-bats… had a fielding percentage of 1.000 with 13 catches, 10 put-outs and three assists.
High School Accolades: Male Sport-Man of the Year (2019) at George W. Hewlett High School… two-time All-League baseball (2017, 2019)…All-County and All-State Individual Bowling (2019)... All-County Team Bowling (2018) and All-State Team Bowling (2017).
Personal: From Woodmere, NY… graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in 2019… previously played baseball at Post University in 2019 … loves the outdoors and enjoys hunting and fishing… son of Lisa and James Ristano.
Fun Fact: I am a commercial fisherman.
