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As a senior: Put together a sensational senior season and anchored the Bulldogs' infield as the starting shortstop ... One of two Bulldogs to start all 64 games (Kevin Brown) ... Hit .283 with eight doubles, one triple, one home run, 35 RBI and 31 runs scored ... Finished second on the team with 26 walks ... Outstanding defensively, making just 14 errors in 306 chances for a .954 fielding percentage ... Named an NEIBA All-Star ... Drove in two runs in the season-opener with Houston Baptist (2/22) ... Singled and walked in series-opener with Oregon State (3/1) ... Tripled against Wright State (3/8) ... Collected three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice against the Raiders (3/10) ... Had two hits and scored twice vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/23) ... Hit his first career home run and drove in four runs in series-opener with Fairleigh Dickinson (3/29) ... Posted three hits and drove in four runs against Brown (4/4) ... Followed that with another three hits and an RBI vs. Siena (4/6) ... Drove in five runs in three games against the Saints ... Posted back-to-back three-hit games to open the series with Monmouth (5/10-5/11) ... Had three hits and drove in three runs against LIU Brooklyn (5/25) in the NEC tournament ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI in the championship game against Sacred Heart (5/26) ... Drove in a run against Arkansas in the NCAA Regional (6/2) ... Posted a season-long 12-game hitting streak (3/30-4/16).
As a junior: The Bulldogs' starting shorstop, Muscatello appeared in all 54 games in his junior season ... Hit .290 and tied Jamie Skagerlind for the team lead in hits with 56 ... Collected six doubles, one triple, drove in 17 and finished second on the team with 37 runs scored ... Tied for the team lead with 23 walks and posted a .943 fielding percentage ... Opened the season with two hits and two RBI against St. Joseph's (Feb. 17) ... Had a career-day against George Mason (Mar. 3), recording career-highs in RBI (5) and runs scored (4) ... Scored two or more runs in a game nine times on the year ... Recorded three hits, three runs and four RBI in a two-game stretch against Northeastern and Quinnipiac ... Scored five runs in a two-game stretch against Quinnipiac and Connecticut ... Worked a season-high three walks against the Huskies on Apr. 17 ... Had three hits and scored two runs against Boston College (Mar. 21) ... Went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored against Connecticut (Apr. 24) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI against Monmouth (May 5).
As a sophomore: Appeared in 31 games and hit .319 for the Bulldogs ... Scored 13 runs and drove in nine with five doubles and one triple ... Made just four errors in 154 chances for a .975 fielding percentage ... Had seven multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit games ... Went 3-4 and scored three runs against Central Connecticut on Mar. 20 ... Scored runs in four-straight games from Apr. 6-9 ... Had a season-high five-game hitting streak from Apr. 14-17 in which he hit .421 (8-19).
As a freshman: Appeared in 13 games including four as a starter … Started at shortstop against Marist and went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs … Had two hits against Hartford and drove in a run.
Before Bryant: A sure-handed switch-hitting infielder ... Named a TVL All-Star in 2008, helping lead Hopkinton to a TVL Championship with a 19-3 record ... Played summer baseball for Milford Legion, where the team reached the state tournament in 2007 and 2008 ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball and earned two letters in basketball at Hopkinton ...Two- year League All-Star in baseball ... 2009 League Defensive Player of the Year selection ... Helped lead team to pair of back-to-back league titles ... Three-year honor student.
Personal: Born January 22, 1990 ... Son of Dan and Kim Muscatello ... Has two brothers, Steve and Dan ... Steve played baseball at Assumption and David Dan's brother, Dave, a 2008 Bryant University graduate and was the starting second baseman for the Bulldogs in 2007 and 2008.
Career Highs
At Bats: 6, at Monmouth (5/4/12), at Mount St. Mary's (3/16/12)
Hits: 3, seven times
Runs scored: 4, at George Mason (3/3/12)
RBI: 5, at George Mason (3/3/12)
Home runs: --
Stolen bases: 1, four times
Walks: 3, at Northeastern (4/17/12)
