Coach Aldins says: "John established himself as our top pinch hitting option and came up with several game-changing hits. He has a unique ability to rise to the occasion offensively in clutch situations. John is also one of our most dedicated and hardest workers both on and off the field."
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2016: went 1-for-1 vs. Ithaca in the Empire 8 Tournament (5/12)...1-for-2 vs. #27 St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Tournament (5/13).
2015: appeared in 14 games and started 7, posting a .208 batting average...went 2-for-4 (RBI, SB) vs. CCNY (3/8)…came in as a pinch hitter and had a clutch single in the 1
st game of a doubleheader vs. Utica (3/29)…1-for-1 (R, 2 RBI, BB) vs. Elmira (4/26)…had a key RBI single and scored a run in a pinch hit opportunity in the 2
nd game of a doubleheader vs. Ithaca (5/2).
2014: appeared in 9 games and batted .455...went 2-for-2 (2 R, RBI, BB) in the 2
nd game of a doubleheader vs. Yeshiva (2/23)...came in as a pinch runner and scored a run vs. John Jay (3/7)...2-for-2 in the 2
nd game of a doubleheader vs. SUNY Brockport (4/19)...went 1-for-3 with a run vs. John Jay (4/23).
2013: appeared in 12 games and started 2, while posting a .190 batting average...collected his first career base hit and went 1-for-2 vs. Yeshiva (2/20)...went 2-for-2 with two runs scored vs. John Jay (4/26).
High School: earned Principal’s List and Honor Roll recognition every quarter of his high school career...played for coach Jack Curran at Archbishop Molloy...helped team to a Catholic High School City championship...awarded the Scholar Athlete Award...played summer baseball for the Long Island Tigers, Long Island Mariners, Long Island Astros, and New York Thunder...attended several prospect camps including Headfirst Honor Roll-New York, Blue Chip, Columbia, Amherst and John Hopkins...also attended tournaments at Diamond Nation in New Jersey and Perfect Game’s East Cobb Complex in Georgia.
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Personal: son of John and Georgia Sideris...has two older sisters named Christina and Stephanie...father ran track at Columbia University...planning on majoring in Business and Technology...picked Stevens because fit his academic and baseball needs equally...top MLB team and player are the New York Yankees and Ryan Zimmerman...favorite book is Mind Gym by Gary Mack and David Casstevens...top movie is The Shawshank Redemption...enjoys surf fishing.
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Â played his 2013 and 2014 summer baseball for the Long Island Astros of the Long Island Collegiate Baseball League and also the Smithtown Cobras of the Stan Musial League.
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Year |
GP-GS |
AVG |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
2013 |
12-2 |
.190 |
21 |
4Â |
4Â |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2014 |
9-0 |
.455 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2015 |
14-7 |
.208 |
24 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2016 |
18-1 |
.125 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Totals |
53-10 |
.222 |
72 |
11 |
16 |
1Â |
0Â |
10 |
4 |
2 |
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