As a senior: Appeared in 20 games and made one start in his final season in 2016 ... Went 3-for-14 with a double, home run, three RBI and three runs scored ... Walked seven times and posted a .476 OBP ... Fielded 17 chances without an error ... Doubled and scored a run against Monmouth ... Hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run against Fairleigh Dickinson.
As a junior: Battled through early season injuries to enjoy a solid season in 2015 ... Appeared in 15 games and made 10 starts ... Hit .333 (11-33) with a double, home run, five RBI and six runs scored ... Walked four times and was hit five other times for a .476 OBP ... Fielded 66 chances without an error ... Drove in two runs against URI on Apr. 8 ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against LIU Brooklyn on Apr. 25 ... Hit his first career home run against Sacred Heart on May 2.
As a sophomore: Appeared in 15 games as a sophomore … Went 2-for-14 with two RBI and a run scored … Delivered a pinch-hit RBI single against Delaware on Mar. 22 … Singled and came around to score vs. Albany on Mar. 28 … Was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game against UConn on Apr. 6.
As a freshman: Appeared in 25 games and made six starts for the Bulldogs as a freshman in 2013 ... Hit .276 (8-for-29) with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored ... Also drew six walks and was hit twice, posting a .432 on-base percentage ... Fielded 24 chances without making an error behind the plate ... Earned his first collegiate at-bat in the second game of the year against Houston Baptist (2/23), drawing a walk ... Collected his first-career hit the following day against Houston Baptist (2/24) ... Started at DH and singled against Oregon State (3/1) ... Picked up his first collegiate RBI with a pinch-hit single against Quinnipiac (4/14) ... Delivered a pinch-hit RBI double in his next appearance against Stony Brook (4/16) ... Doubled and scored a run vs. LIU Brooklyn (4/28).
Before Bryant: A three-year varsity letterwinner at Rocky Hill High School in Connecticut, Palazzo has spent the last two years at Avon Old Farms … Earned all-conference honors in his sophomore and junior seasons at RHHS, hitting .480 as a junior … Also a two-year captain … Enrolled at Avon Old Farms after his junior year, completing another junior year and his senior year … Helped Team Connecticut win a National Championship in the summer of 2011, earning National Tournament All-American honors.
Personal: The son of Lauraine and Anthony Palazzo, Daniel Palazzo was born on Nov. 24, 1992 ... Has one sister.
