2015 (Senior): Played in 38 games, all starts at second base in his final season at Hawai’i, only interrupted by an injury at Pepperdine (2/26), which sidelined him for 13 games…Batted .229 with six (6) doubles and a triple, reaching base via walk a team third-best 19 times…Logged a .313 on-base percentage, taking advantage with a team-leading and seventh in the Big West 12 steals on 13 attempts…Second on the team with 25 runs scored, along with 13 RBI…Defensively, he secured the middle infield with a .965 fielding percentage, registering a team second-most 108 assists and 85 putouts, with a hand in 25 double plays…Built up a hitting streak of seven (7) games and was third on the team with a 10-game reached base streak…Registered hits in 26 of 38 games…Had an exception series against Hofstra (2/18-2/21), batting .353 (6-for-17) across the five-game set, with three (3) doubles, a triple and six (6) walks, collecting four (4) RBI and four (4) runs…In the UC Davis opener, he came up big, hitting 1-for-2 with two (2) walks, scoring three (3) runs with two (2) RBI…Was solid to complete the sweep at Long Beach State (5/3), batting 2-for-3 with a walk, three (3) stolen bases, collecting two (2) RBI and two (2) runs…With 486 total assists, he ended his career at ninth in the UH record book.
2014 (Junior): Played in 44 games with 41 starts at second base...Was third on the team with a .296 batting average...Scored 34 runs with three (3) doubles and eight (8) RBI...Had a six-game hitting streak during conference play...Had two (2) hits and two (2) runs in UH's series opener vs Nevada (3/15) and batted 3-for-5 with one (1) run and one (1) double the next night...Had three (3) hits in UH's Big West opener at No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (3/28)...Had two (2) hits, one (1) run, and two (2) RBI in UH's series finale win at UCSB...Had two (2) hits and two (2) runs versus Cal Poly (4/11)...Posted two (2) hits and scored three (3) runs at Cal State Northridge (4/19)...Had a career performance at USC (4/22), where he batted 4-for-5 with two (2) runs...Had two (2) hits and two (2) runs, including a double versus NYIT (5/3)...Batted 3-for-4 with an RBI at UC Davis (5/16)...Had five (5) hits and six (6) runs over the three-game season finale series with UC Riverside (5/22-5/24)...Earned Academic All-Big West…Received the ‘Pride’ Award at the annual H-Awards.
2013 (Sophomore): Played in 39 games with 35 starts at second base...Batted .235 with 18 runs and 14 RBI...Led team with seven (7) stolen bases...Finished tied for third on the team with six (6) doubles while also adding a triple...Had a late season eight-game hitting streak...Had a hit, a run scored, and an RBI against Gonzaga (3/12)...Went 2-for-4 with a season-high three (3) runs, an RBI, and a double in the series finale against Wichita State (3/23)...Over the final three (3) games against UC Santa Barbara (3/29-3/31), had four (4) hits, four (4) runs, two (2) RBI, a double and a triple...Had a season-high three (3) hits (3-for-5) against Cal State Northridge (4/21) while adding two (2) RBI and a double...Had a hit in every game at Long Beach State (5/10-5/12), batting 2-for-3 with two (2) runs in the opener, posting a hit and two (2) RBI the next day...Had two (2) hits and two (2) runs in UH's series-finale win over UC Davis (5/19)...Had four (4) hits, a run, and three (3) RBI across the series versus UC Davis…Garnered the Hawai’i Big West Sportsmanship Award…Earned Academic All-Big West.
2012 (Freshman): Started all 55 games at second base...Batted .293 with 42 runs and 14 RBI...Also had three (3) doubles and one (1) triple...Led the (Western Athletic Conference (WAC) with 14 stolen bases on 17 attempts...Had 16 multi-hit games, including four (3) three-hit games...Batted 3-for-5 with a run, two (2) RBI, and a triple against Wagner College (2/23)...Had an eight-game hitting streak early in the season...Had two (2) hits, a run, an RBI and a stolen base versus Central Michigan (3/9)...Batted 3-for-4 with a run versus San Francisco (3/17), then followed that up the next night hitting 2-for-4 with two (2) runs in the series finale...Batted 3-for-4 with three (3) runs against UC Davis on March 31, then had three (3) hits and a run the next night...Recorded a hit in every game of UH's first WAC road trip (7 games)...Had six (6) hits, a run, and two (2) RBI in the series at San Jose State (4/20-4/22)...Went 3-for-4 with a run, two (2) RBI, and a stolen base at Grambling State (4/24)...Had two (2) hits, three (3) runs, one (1) double, and one (1) stolen base in the WAC Tournament versus Louisiana Tech (5/24).
Prep: A 2011 graduate of Monterey High School in Monterey, California...Lettered four (4) years in baseball...His team won the league championship title five (5) years straight (2007-11)...Also won CIF-Central Coast Section Division Two title in 2011...He made first-team all-league and all-county his sophomore and senior seasons...Named Monterey Herald 2011 Player of the Year...Selected to the All-State first team and earned MVP league honors the same season...Averaged .465 at bat with .685 OBP, 45 stolen bases and 42 runs scored his senior year...Was a multi-sport athlete, also lettering two (2) years in football, tennis and track, along with one (1) year in cross-country, basketball and volleyball...Named Salinas California Athlete of the Year in 2011...Earned first-team all-league honors in football, cross-country, track and tennis...Was tennis league singles champion his freshman year...Graduated with a 4.08 GPA.
Personal: Born in Monterey, Calif...Majored in Family Resources and graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Spring 2015...Has one (1) sister...Parents are Kathleen and Joe Ventimilia of Monterey, Calif.
Career Highs
Runs: 3 (6x), Last vs. UC Davis (4/2/15)
Hits: 4 at USC (4/22/14)
RBI: 3 (3x), Last vs. Central Michigan (3/9/12)
Doubles: 2 vs. Hofstra (2/20/15)
Triples: 1 (3x), Last vs. Hofstra (2/19/15)
Home Runs: None
Walks: 4 vs. Hofstra (2/21/15)
Stolen Bases: 4 at Long Beach State (5/3/15)
Putouts: 8 vs. Central Michigan (3/7/12)
Assists: 7 (4x), Last vs. Cal State Northridge (4/18/15)
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