2005: Appeared in 35 of Penn's 37 games, leading the team in slugging percentage (.504), walks (16), on base percentage (.396), RBIs (26), and home runs (5) ... Went 1-for-3 at the plate and pitched a scoreless inning of relief at Cornell (4/23) ... Went 4-for-8 with a home run and four RBI in the doubleheader against Princeton; the home run was his fifth of the season (4/17) ... Scored a run and went 1-for-3 in Penn's 5-4 victory over Princeton (4/16) ... Went 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run in Penn's victory against Saint Joseph's ... Also pitched one inning of relief, with one strikeout (4/13) ... Had one RBI and scored two runs off a 3-for-7 performance against Yale (4/10) ... Named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week for his two-home run and four-double effort during Penn's five games ... Made his 2005 pitching debut against La Salle, surrendering one hit in 1.1 innings of work (4/6) ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run and drove in three runs in Game 1 of the Harvard doubleheader (4/5) ... Had four RBI with a home run and a double in the Dartmouth doubleheader (4/4) ... Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and drove in Penn's only run against Villanova (3/30) ... Was 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in the second game of a doubleheader against Columbia, (3/25) hit 4-for-9 with four RBI for the series ... Went 1-for-4 at the plate and recorded 15 defensive put outs against Lafayette (3/22) ... Was 2-for-5 with three runs scored in two games against Hartford (3/19) ... Went 2-for-4 and scored a run against Monmouth (3/12) ... Hit first home run of the season, and third of his career, going 2-for-4 with three RBI against Southern Utah (3/9) ... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Monmouth (3/6) ... Recorded a pair of singles with two RBI to open the season against Southern Utah (3/5).
2004: Appeared in 27 games and made 12 starts ... Had second multi-hit day of the season with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate against Princeton (4/24), ripping a pair of doubles ... Collected a pair of singles against Brown (4/15) ... Drove in first RBI of the year against Saint Joseph's (3/31) ... Had a double in lone at-bat against Columbia (3/28) ... Collected first hit of the season with a double against Rollins (3/12), going 1-for-3 with a run scored.
2003: Played in two games ... Collected first hit against Drexel (4/23) ... Made collegiate debut against Columbia (3/31) in the first game of a doubleheader, recording one run and one RBI.
High School: Two-time first-team all-league as junior and senior ... New Jersey Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2002.
Personal: Son of Connie and John Abate ... Born Jan. 8, 1984 ... A systems engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
