As a senior: Took over as Bryant's everyday third baseman and had the most productive season of his career ... Appeared in and started 52 of a possible 55 games ... Hit .246 (44-179) with 13 doubles, 23 RBI and 16 runs scored ... All numbers were career highs ... Doubled in back-to-back games against Arkansas ... Two-out, two-run game-tying single in the ninth at Hartford on Mar. 21 ... Two hits, a double and an RBI vs. Sacred Heart on Apr. 2 ... Doubled twice in the same inning in Bryant's win over No. 25 UConn ... Game-winning two-run double in the eighth against LIU Brooklyn on Easter Sunday ... Drove in three runs at CCSU on Apr. 23 ... Also drove in three runs vs. Mount on May 6 ... Walked and scored a run against Wagner in the NEC Tournament.
As a junior: Appeared in 35 games off the bench for the Bulldogs in 2016 ... Bryant's primary option off the bench late in the game for defensive purposes ... Went 4-for-22 at the plate with four walks ... Fielded at a .878 clip ... Walked, stole a base and scored a run in Bryant's win over No. 22 Kentucky ... Posted his first-career multi-hit game on Mar. 18 at Central Connecticut ... Drove in two with his first-career double on May 8 at LIU Brooklyn.
As a sophomore: Played a key role for the Bulldogs, making 17 starts at shortstop during the early part of the season ... Appeared in 26 games overall ... Went 5-for-48 at the plate with an RBI and six runs scored ... Led the team with eight sac bunts ... Committed just seven errors in 90 chances for a .922 fielding percentage ... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored at Liberty on Feb. 27 ... Walked three times in a win over Towson ... Scored the tying run in a walk-off victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on May 8 ... Missed the final month of the season with an injury.
As a freshman: Saw time at short and third in his first season with the Bulldogs … Appeared in 23 games, making five starts … Went 1-for-15 with three runs scored and two stolen bases … Posted an .852 fielding percentage … Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against Maryland on Feb. 23 … Earned his first-career start the following weekend at USC Upstate … Picked up his first collegiate hit and scored a run against the Spartans on Mar. 2 … Stole his first base of the season on Apr. 6 against Stony Brook … Scored a run against CCSU and Wagner.
Before Bryant: A two-year varsity letterwinner at BC High, Marotta helped the Eagles to a Catholic Conference championship in 2012 ... The Eagles starting shortstop, Marotta hit .345 with a .435 on-base percentage and a .517 slugging percentage ... This past summer was a member of the North East Rays team that finished 16th out 236 teams at the East Cobb (Ga.) World Wood Bat Classic ... Selected to play in the Summer Rivalry Classic where he was named to the all-tournament team and an all-star hitter ... Played for the North East Mudhens in the summer of 2013 ... Also played hockey, winning the state championship with the Tier I GBL Boston Junior Bruins ... Named Catholic Youth Ministry Discipleship award as a sophomore.
Personal: The son of Nancy and Gary Marotta, Jacob Marotta was born on Aug. 21, 1994 ... Has two brothers, Nick and Sam ... Brother, Sam, is a goalie for the Merrimack ice hockey team.
