Outstanding defensive second baseman who does a great job turning double plays ... three-year starter who has excellent range and makes difficult plays look easy ... teams with Nick Natoli to give Tigers an outstanding double play combination ... has a lot of quickness and natural ability ... could be an All-CAA player ... spent most of freshman year as Tigers’ third baseman ... played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League in 2006 and 2007 ... earned a spot on the 2006 NYCBL all-star team.
2008 Season: Appeared in 55 games and started 52 times at second base ... turned in another outstanding season defensively with a .960 fielding percentage ... batted .279 with 41 runs scored ... had 8 doubles, 8 home runs and 27 RBI’s ... had 17 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games ... led Tigers to second place finish by hitting .417 with a .500 on-base percentage ... scored 8 runs in CAA Tournament with 2 home runs and 3 RBI’s ... should have been named to CAA All-Tournament team ... finished season with 9-game hitting streak ... went 14-for-29 in season-ending hitting streak ... batted .400 with 3 runs scored in Georgia State series ... hit key solo homer in 4-3 win over Georgia State ... had 3 hits and 5 RBI’s, including a grand slam homer, in 18-8 win over Delaware State ... also had 3 hits and scored 3 runs in loss at Delaware ... blasted a two-run homer in Tigers’ 9-5 win over Temple ... hit a solo home run and scored 3 runs in CAA Tournament win over William & Mary.
2007 Season: Played in 46 games with 45 starts ... had a very impressive .975 fielding percentage with only 7 errors in 277 fielding chances ... helped Tigers set school record with 60 double plays ... batted .265 with 29 runs scored ... had 9 doubles, 4 home runs and 23 RBI’s ... had 16 multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games ... had 2 hits in Tigers’ 11-10 win at North Florida ... tripled and scored 2 runs in 5-3 win over Albany ... led Tigers to a series victory at Delaware by batting .444 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI’s ... had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, in 9-3 win over the Blue Hens ... had 3 hits and 2 RBI’s in 9-8 victory in series finale, including game-winning single in 10th inning ... helped Tigers to a 19-2 win over George Washington with 2 hits and 3 runs scored ... had 2 hits and scored a run in Tigers’ 10-9 win over Hofstra ... helped Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind win over Maryland with 9th-inning double that was part of a 3-run rally .... had 2 hits in Tigers’ 5-1 win at Old Dominion ... led Tigers to a 6-5 win at UNC Wilmington by going 2-for-2 with a solo home run and 3 runs scored ... had 3-run double in 11-8 loss to George Mason ... had double and 2-run homer in 7-4 loss to Virginia Commonwealth ... went 2-for-5 with a homer and 2 RBI’s in series finale against VCU, a 13-8 loss ... led Tigers to a 4-2 win at James Madison with RBI single ... reached base four times, including 2 hits, in 6-4 victory at JMU in series finale ... had 2 hits, including an RBI double and a solo home run, in Tigers’ 12-2 win over Georgia State.
2006 Season: Appeared in 44 games as a freshman ... started 39 times ... made 27 starts at third base ... started 9 games at second base ... Tigers’ 6th-leading hitter with a .296 batting average ... scored 25 runs ... hit 4 doubles, 2 triples and one home run ... had 12 runs batted in ... had 13 multi-hit games ... had 11 two-hit games and 2 three-hit games ... had 9-game hitting streak ... helped Tigers to a 5-4 win over Ball State at The Citadel Tournament with 2 hits and 2 runs scored ... went 2-for-5 in 9-7 championship game win over The Citadel ... batted .357 in Citadel Tournament ... hit .333 in 3-game series at Virginia Tech ... went 2-for-5 and scored 2 runs in 13-12 win over Coppin State ... had 2 hits and scored 2 runs in 9-2 victory over Maryland ... led Tigers to an 11-8 win over Delaware with 2 hits and one RBI ... blasted first home run of career, a two-run shot, in loss to James Madison ... led Tigers to an 11-8 win over Hofstra with a 2-run single ... had double and triple and scored 2 runs in Tigers’ 13-9 win over Hofstra ... batted .429 in season-ending series against Old Dominion ... went 3-for-4 with a triple in Tigers’ 5-3 victory in series opener ... started decisive 4-run sixth inning with a triple ... played all 18 innings of 9-8 loss to Old Dominion and went 2-for-7.
Background: Three-time All-Anne Arundel County infielder ... batted .537 as a senior with 5 home runs ... All-State pick in 2005 ... team’s Most Valuable Player for Coach Larry Williams ... batted .440 as a junior ... helped Eagles reach state quarter-finals in 2003 ... played in Brooks Robinson Crown All-Star Game ... member of Team Maryland ... also played football at Northeast.
Personal: Has five brothers and one sister ... lists grandfather as the person he admires most ... career goal is to become a personal trainer ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... lists Jim Carrey as his favorite actor ... favorite movie is "Dumb and Dumber" ... most memorable experience was playing for Team Maryland in Oklahoma ... enjoys eating steak ... mother works as a dog groomer ... father is a naval engineer and a graduate of the University of Maryland ... son of Lisa Marrocco and Gary Helmick ... born on August 29, 1987 in Washington, D.C. ... major is Sport Management.
