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2021 Baseball

7 R.J. Libby

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Middleton, Mass.
  • High School Bishop Fenwick
  • Position OF

Biography

*2020: Appeared in 14 games... Tallied 50 at bats with 12 hits for a batting average of .240... Recorded nine runs, five doubles, one triple, four RBIs and 11 walks... Earned a fielding percentage of 1.000 with 32 putouts and one assist.

2019: Appeared in 42 games for the Hounds... Earned Northeast-10 Third-Team Honors as an outfielder... Hit to a slash line of .294.368.400... Went 50-for-170 at the plate with 28 runs, 19 walks, 18 RBIs, 12 doubles and two home runs... Began his season on an eight-game hitting streak that including going 3-for-4 with three runs, a double, RBI and walk against Bloomfield on February 23... Also had a 13-game hitting streak that spanned March 23 to April 14... That streak included six multi-hit games and two, three-hit games... Went 3-for-7 in the NCAA East Regionals with three walks, two runs and one double.

2018: Appeared in eight games in the outfield during his sophomore season... Batted .190 (4-for-21) with a double and two runs... Opened the season with a 2-for-3 effort in a win over Mansfield, scoring two runs and hitting a double.

2017: Appeared in 30 games in the outfield during his freshman campaign for the Hounds... Recorded a .273 batting average (24-for-88) to go with six doubles, one homerun, 14 runs and ten RBI... Tallied his first collegiate hit in the season opener against Mansfield, going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI (2/25)... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in a loss to Pace (4/8)... Finished 1-for-4 with his first career homerun against Stonehill (4/13)... Closed out the season with a bang, earning NE10 Rookie of the Week honors for going 10-for-14 with four doubles, four runs and two RBI over the course of three games. 

Prior to Assumption: Attended Bishop Fenwick where he was a member of the baseball and football teams… CCL League All-Star his junior year and MBCA All-Star his junior and senior year.

Personal: Son of Russell and Maureen Libby… Has two brothers, Nick and Anthony and one sister, Sofia.

Fun Facts: Favorite Athlete: Xander Bogaerts… Dream Job: Professional Athlete… No. 1 song on his iPod: Champions by Kanye West… If you could meet anyone: Ken Griffey Jr… Favorite sport memory: Winning the Thanksgiving Day game against our rival St. Marys... Non-athletic hobby: Playing video games... Favorite sport (other than the one you play): Football... Favorite Movie: John Wick.

*Season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2017Freshman

    OF/P
    6'2" 210 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2018Sophomore

    OF/P
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Junior

    OF
    6'2" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Senior

    OF
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Graduate Student

    OF
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7