Fourth-year starter in the Tiger infield ... starter at third base for the last three years ... one of the team co-captains ... very steady hitter who uses the whole field ... smart hitter who puts the ball in play ... has improved his ability to hit for power ... has been moved to first base for senior year ... enters senior season with a .321 career batting average ... has 33 doubles, 11 home runs and 92 RBI's in career ... very good student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's List three times ... should be a candidate for Academic All-America honors ... named to Academic All-America District 2 team as a junior.
2009 SEASON: Starter in all 53 games ... Tigers' fourth-leading hitter with a .332 batting average ... ranked second on team with 21 doubles ... also hit eight home runs and had 49 runs batted in ... had a career best 20-game hitting streak in March ... Tigers' top hitter for the first half of the season ... owned a .402 batting average after 24 games ... batted .343 against right-handed pitching ... second on team with 27 multi-hit games ... had seven three-hit games ... homered twice and had six RBI's in Tigers' 17-8 victory over Hofstra ... also hit two homers with seven RBI's in 17-1 win over Hofstra ... hit .385 with four home runs and 13 RBI's in series at Hofstra ... had three hits in win over Boston College ... banged out two doubles and a homer against South Florida ... had two hits, including a "walk-off" single in 5-4 win over UMBC ... hit a solo homer in 10-9, 12-inning win over Holy Cross ... batted .500 with 3 RBI's in series against Yale ... hit .385 in series against Delaware ... batted .444 in two-game series at #8 Virginia ... had two hits and three RBI's in 16-11 win over James Madison ... had two hits and drove in two runs in 12-10 win over UNC Wilmington ... helped Tigers to a 13-10 win over Northeastern with three hits and two runs scored ... drew three walks and scored a run in 13-11 loss to Northeastern.
2008 SEASON: Tigers' fifth-leading hitter with a .330 batting average ... appeared in 52 games and started 49 times ... made 46 starts at third base ... had 8 doubles and 3 home runs with 25 RBI's ... had a .402 on-base percentage ... had 16 multi-hit games, including seven 3-hit efforts ... hit .366 with runners on base ... Tigers' third-leading hitter in Colonial Athletic Association games with a .330 average ... batted .400 at Schuerholz Park ... had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and scored 3 runs in 11-6 win at Maryland ... led Tigers to 9-3 win over Albany with two hits, including a solo home run, the first of his career ... batted .500 with 3 RBI's in three-game sweep over Albany ... helped Tigers to a 7-6 win over 14th-ranked Virginia with two hits, including a two-run single ... had three hits, including an RBI double in the eighth inning that gave Tigers a lead, in 7-6 win over George Mason ... had 3 hits and scored 2 runs in 12-9 victory over Old Dominion ... had two hits in win over Delaware State ... batted .545 with 4 RBI's in three-game series against William & Mary ... had 3 hits, including a 2-run homer, in series finale ... helped Tigers to a 10-7 win at Virginia Commonwealth with 2 hits and 2 RBI's ... had 2 hits and scored a run in 8-7 win at Delaware ... led Tigers to a crucial series victory over Georgia State on final weekend of regular season, clinching a CAA Tournament berth for Towson ... batted .500 in 3-game series with four runs scored ... had 2 doubles, a homer and four RBI's ... hit clutch 3-run homer in 7th inning to give Tigers a 4-2 lead in game they had to win ... hit third homer of year to leftfield to put Tigers ahead ... had 3 hits and scored 2 runs in 7-2 win over the Panthers in regular season finale as Tigers clinched CAA Tournament berth ... walked three times and scored two runs in Tigers' 17-10 win over Old Dominion in CAA Tournament.
2007 SEASON: Appeared in 36 games as a freshman ... made 26 starts ... made 15 starts at designated hitter and started at third base 11 times ... batted .284 with 15 runs scored and 18 runs batted in ... had 4 doubles ... drew 15 walks and had a .370 on-base percentage ... had 9 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games and a 4-hit game ... one of the Tigers' top hitters in Colonial Athletic Association games, batting .328 with 9 runs batted in ... made first start of career at Charleston and had RBI single ... helped Tigers to an 8-5 win over Buffalo with a single, 2 walks and a run scored ... walked twice and scored a run in 6-4 loss at North Carolina in second game of series ... went 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored in Tigers' 12-10 loss to Northeastern ... helped Tigers post a 10-8 win over Northeastern in series finale by going 3-for-5 with two RBI's ... batted .500 in series against Northeastern ... hit sacrifice fly to drive in go-ahead run in seventh inning of 7-5 victory over UMBC ... helped Tigers to a 10-9 win over Hofstra with two hits ... banged out two hits, including a two-run single in the first inning, to help Tigers to a 7-6 win over Maryland ... contributed RBI single to Tigers' 9-3 extra-inning win over Mount St. Mary's ... had RBI single in Tigers' 5-1 victory over Old Dominion ... hit two-run double to Tigers' 10-4 victory over UMBC ... went 3-for-3 with a walk in 4-2 victory at James Madison ... batted .400 in Tigers' three-game series at James Madison.
BACKGROUND: Three-year starter at Cherokee High School for Coach Bill Haessler ... earned All-Burlington County honors as a junior and senior ... named All-Conference three times ... helped the Chiefs win the Carpenter Cup which was played at Citizens Bank Park ... batted .400 with five home runs as a senior ... led Chiefs to South Jersey Group 4 championship in 2005 ... captained Chiefs to a 23-4 record and a berth in state playoffs as a senior ... honor roll student four years in a row.
PERSONAL: Has one older brother ... lists parents as the people he admires most ... favorite athlete is Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies ... lists "Catcher In The Rye" as his favorite book ... favorite author is J.D. Salinger ... lists Vince Vaughan as his favorite actor ... favorite movie is "Braveheart" ... enjoys dining at Bennigan's ... most memorable experience was a trip to Fenway Park ... father is a graduate of Rutgers who works as a business manager ... mother is a Rowan graduate who works as an accountant ... son of Richard and Pam Yarsinsky ... born on May 27, 1988 in Voorhees, N.J. ... major is Finance.
