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NEW Covering The Bases With Louie Picconi LOUIE PICCONI PHOTO GALLERIES 
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
AS A SENIOR IN 2010: Game-By-Game Statistics | 2010 Media Guide Bio
Solid senior campaign, starting 50 of the 52 games - 38 at second base and 12 at shortstop ... Finished with a .229 average, one home run and 15 RBI ... Tied for the team lead with 31 walks and led the squad with five hit-by-pitches, good for a .361 on-base percentage ... Also recorded 163 defensive assists, fourth in single-season school history ... Finished Penn State career fourth in school history in career assists (459) ... Also had 18 career HBP, tied for fourth in school history ... Was Penn State's Sportsmanship honoree as announced at the Big Ten banquet ... Posted a hit in final collegiate at-bat in season finale vs. Michigan (5/22) ... Had a hit in all three games at Minnesota (5/14-16), including Friday when he reached base three times ... Reached base in all three games of the series against Iowa (5/7-9), including a hit in the last two ... Went 2-for-6 with two runs scored vs. Michigan State (5/1) ... A day prior, tied a career-high three hits (in six at-bats) with two RBI and career-high tying three runs scored against the Spartans (4/30) ... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in series finale against the Buckeyes (4/25) ... Had a game to remember at Ohio State (4/24), hitting first-career home run, a grand slam which also marked his 100th career hit ... Doubled and scored the Lions' only run a day prior (4/23) against one of the nation's top pitchers in Alex Wimmers ... Hit third extra-base hit in as many games in the series finale against the Biolermakers (4/18), finishing 1-for-3 with a walk, double and run scored. Marked first time in career with an extra-base hit in three straight contests ... Season's first extra-base hits came at Purdue, swatting a double in back-to-back contests (4/16-17). Also had first multi-RBI game of the season, driving in two on Saturday ... Finished 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored as part of huge win over No. 24 Pittsburgh (4/13). Leadoff single in the seventh inning sparked Lions' rally in which they scored 10 unanswered runs for the 14-8 victory ... Had two hits (in four at-bats) at Illinois (4/3) ... Got on base three times via a hit and two walks while scoring one and driving in another vs. Kent State (3/31) ... Reached base twice via a pair of walks at Kent State (3/30). Also drove in third run of the season and stole a base ... Scored two runs and drove in one in the series finale vs. Hofstra (3/28) ... Continued strong play at Coca-Cola Classic, finishing 5-for-15 (.333) with four walks and two sacrifices over four games ... Reached base twice via a walk and two hits in the Championship Game vs. Kent State (3/21) ... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored at Winthrop (3/20) ... Posted second multi-hit game of season in opener vs. Kent State (3/19) ... Strong series against Texas State, finishing 4-for-9 with four walks ... Reached base three times in games one (3/12)and three (3/14) of the series, including his first multi-hit game of the season in game one ... Walked and drove in first run of the season via a sac fly at Lamar (3/7) ... Tied a career-high with three walks while scoring twice against Dallas Baptist (3/5) ... Went 1-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and run scored against Notre Dame (2/28). Also hit a laser to left field that was mishandled, allowing Penn State to tie the score at seven in the seventh inning ... Drew a walk against Seton Hall (2/27) ... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored vs. Cincinnati (2/26). The hit was a clutch two-out, two-strike base hit in the ninth to extend the game, leading up to Steve Snyder's bases clearing triple to tie the game.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2009: Continued strong play in the field and at the plate in second-consecutive season of starting duty ... Posted career-best marks in batting average (.257), slugging percentage (.336) and fielding percentage (.977) ... Played in 34 games (starting them all) both at shortstop and second base ... Was one of only three Nittany Lions (Mike Deese, Rick Marlin) to start every game that he played ... Also hit seven doubles and first-career triple ... Drove in 18 runs while scoring 21 times ... Posted a career-high 11 game hitting streak from Mar. 25 (Temple) through Apr. 18 (Indiana), recording 15 hits in that span ... Also had multiple hits in three-straight games ... Finished with seven multi-hit games on the season ... Doubled at Iowa (5/9) ... Knocked in a run via a second-inning single a day prior (5/8) ... Finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored at Michigan State (5/3) ... Went 1-for-2 with a double, run and two walks vs. La Salle (4/29) ... Had a double to drive in one of the Lions' two runs vs. Illinois (4/26) ... Drove in Penn State's lone run behind a 1-for-2 performance in game one of a doubleheader at Indiana (4/18) ... Finished 1-for-4 with an RBI and run scored a day prior (4/17) ... Was 1-for-3 with a run in the series-finale vs. Purdue (4/12) ... Posted first career triple in finishing 2-for-4 with a walk and RBI a day prior (4/11) ... Doubled and scored in the series opener against the Boilermakers (4/10) ... One of four Nittany Lions with multiple hits against Bucknell (4/8), finishing 2-for-5 with a walk, RBI and three runs ... Impressive showing at Michigan (4/5) included two hits, a walk, double, four RBI and two runs scored ... A day earlier (4/4), was 2-for-4 while driving in two of the Lions' three runs in game two of a doubleheader ... Was 1-for-3 with a stolen base and run vs. Kent State (4/1) ... Scorched a double to go with a walk, two RBI and run scored vs. Bucknell (3/31) ... Finished with a hit and RBI at Temple (3/25) ... Drove in a run in the series finale against Rutgers (3/15) ... Posted a double and RBI in game wwo of a doubleheader against the Scarlet Knights (3/14) ... Was 2-for-5 with a run scored vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/11) ... Went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored against Lehigh (3/8) ... Reached base twice behind a walk and hit against Northwestern (2/21) while also scoring a run in first action of the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: Held down the starting shortstop position in second collegiate season ... Played in 57 of the team's 58 games while starting 54 times, including 46 at short and five at second base ... Hit ninth in the order 45 times ... Took a five-game hitting streak into the Big Ten Tournament, with a .412 average in that span ... Led the Big Ten in sacrifice bunts with 13, third-most in Penn State history and just four shy of tying Scott Gaffney's school record ... Second on the squad with 169 defensive assists which ranks fourth in program history for a single season ... Reached base in 43 of the 53 games in which he recorded a plate appearance ... Began the year by reaching base safely in nine straight games and in 21 of the first 22 contests ... Scored a career-high three runs and went 2-for-4 in the series-opener against #21 Minnesota (5/15) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in the series-finale vs. Iowa (5/11) ... Set a career-high three hits behind a 3-for-3 effort and a double against Villanova (4/30) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored to open the series with Illinois (4/25) ... Posted three RBI, going 2-for-3 with a double against La Salle (4/22) ... Had two hits for second-consecutive game, finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored against Akron (4/15) ... First multiple-hit game of the year behind 2-for-5 performance against Purdue (4/13). One of the hits was a double to go with a run scored ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the series-opener vs. Michigan (4/4) ... Drew three walks, scored a run and knocked in another against Canisius (3/24) ... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI against Bethune-Cookman (3/15) ... Impressed against Monmouth (3/10), going 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. Marked first extra base hit and first multi-RBI game of the year ... Was 1-for-1 with two walks and a run scored vs. Wake Forest (3/2) ... Scored a run and went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt against High Point (2/24).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007: Played in 13 games, starting six times at second base ... Reached base safely in all six starts, amassing an on-base percentage of .433, which would have been tops on the team if he had enough at bats to qualify ... Recorded more walks (4) than strikeouts (3) and was plunked four times in just 28 plate appearances ... Went 5-for-14 (.357) with four runs and five RBI in last five starts, hitting in three straight games to end the year ... Collected second multi-RBI game with two RBI against Duquesne (4/24) ... Pinch-ran and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth against Northwestern (4/20) ... Posted first-career extra-base hit against Mount St. Mary's (4/18) behind a double while also reaching base two other times ... Walked and drove in a run in the series-finale against Michigan State (4/16) ... Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored against Kent State (4/4), while reaching base in three of four plate appearances ... Drew a walk and scored in first-career plate appearance as a pinch-hitter at #1 North Carolina.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Chaminade High School in Mineola, N.Y. ... Served as senior captain ... Was also a member of the junior varsity and freshman squads ... Captain and MVP of freshman team that went 16-5 ... Also captain of the JV team that went 18-3 ... Both his freshman and JV teams won CHSAA Championships ... Named All-League both as a junior and senior in leading teams to a 53-9 combined record ... Hit .480 with four home runs, 46 RBI and 20 stolen bases as a junior in leading Chaminade to the the Catholic League Championship ... A member of the honor society at Chaminade ... Played in the Empire State Games for three years ... Named one of the top 10 players in the Metro Area and one of the top 400 recruits in the country by Baseball America ... Also played shortstop on the Long Island Titans summer league team, which was ranked No. 3 in the country and won a national championship during his playing days.
PERSONAL: Full name is Louis James Picconi ... Born on January 27, 1988 in Queens, N.Y ... Parents are Gregory and Jane Picconi ... Brother of Keith (19) and Christie (17). Keith plays baseball at Fredrick Community College ... Majoring in communication arts and sciences.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: 'I chose Penn State for the opportunity to receive a great education and play a high caliber of baseball.'
PICCONI'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | OBP | SB-ATT | PO-A-E | FLD% |
| 2007 | .238 | 13-6 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .286 | 4 | 4 | .433 | 0-0 | 7-18-0 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | .248 | 57-54 | 161 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 48 | .298 | 22 | 5 | .351 | 2-3 | 90-169-18 | .935 |
| 2009 | .257 | 34-34 | 113 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 38 | .336 | 13 | 4 | .348 | 1-1 | 62-109-4 | .977 |
| 2010 | .229 | 50-50 | 170 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 47 | .276 | 31 | 5 | .361 | 3-4 | 108-163-9 | .960 |
| Total | .243 | 154-144 | 465 | 81 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 139 | .299 | 70 | 18 | .358 | 6-8 | 267-459-30 | .960 |
CAREER BESTSAt-Bats: 6, two times; last vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)Runs: 3, four times; last vs. Michigan State (4/30/10)Hits: 3, two times; last vs. Michigan State (4/30/10)RBI: 4, two times; last at Ohio State (4/24/10)Doubles: 1, 20 times; last at Ohio State (4/24/10)Triples: 1 vs. Purdue (4/11/09)Home Runs:1 at Ohio State (4/24/10)Walks: 3, two times; last vs. Dallas Baptist (3/6/10)Stolen Bases: 1, six times; last vs. Kent State (3/31/10)Hitting Streak: 11 games (3/25/09 - 4/18/09)Multi-Hit Games: 22; Multi-RBI Games: 12PENN STATE ALL-TIME RANKSCategory # Date (s) RankSacrifice Bunts 13 2008 3rdAssists 169 2008 4thCareer Hit By Pitches 13 2007-pres. T-8thCareer Sacrifices 17 2007-pres. 6thCAREER AGAINST...Team GP Avg. AB R H BB 2B 3B HR RBI SBAir Force 1 .000 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Akron 1 .666 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1B. Cookman 1 .250 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0BUCKNELL 3 .333 12 4 4 2 1 0 0 4 0Canisius 1 .000 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0Central Conn. 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Connecticut 2 .286 7 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0Cornell 1 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0DUQUESNE 1 .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0Fla. Gulf Coast 1 .400 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0High Point 3 .250 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0ILLINOIS 7 .261 23 2 6 3 2 0 0 4 0Indiana 9 .185 27 3 5 0 1 0 0 4 1IOWA 7 .238 21 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 0Kansas 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas State 1 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kennesaw St. 1 -- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0KENT STATE 2 .400 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1La SALLE 2 .600 5 1 3 2 2 0 0 3 0Lehigh 4 .286 14 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0Miami 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MICHIGAN 6 .294 17 4 5 2 1 0 0 7 0MICHIGAN STATE 8 .174 23 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 0MINNESOTA 5 .294 17 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0Monmouth 1 .333 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0MT. ST. MARY'S 1 .333 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0North Carolina 1 -- 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0NORTHWESTERN 3 .429 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0NYIT 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0OHIO STATE 5 .100 10 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0Oral Roberts 1 .000 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0PITTSBURGH 1 .000 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0PURDUE 7 .333 24 3 8 1 2 1 0 2 0Rutgers 3 .111 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0Saint Joseph's 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SETON HALL 1 .000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Temple 1 .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Texas 2 .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Troy 1 .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0VILLANOVA 1 1.000 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0Wake Forest 1 1.000 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0Wichita St. 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Youngstown St. 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Opponents in Bold CAPS
GETTING TO KNOW LOUIE
Nicknames: Sweet Lou
Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: The ping-pong table - I enjoy being a champion ping-pong player and beating Joey DeBernardis and Bobby Jacobs on a regular basis.
Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Dustin Pedroia
Favorite Penn State Sport Other Than Baseball: Football
Favorite Athletic Memory at Penn State: Rob Yodice's solo home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game against #1 North Carolina (in 2007). We later won in the 10th inning.
Favorite Athlete (Any Sport): Scott Kelley
Favorite Pro Team: New York Mets
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Erin Andrews
Favorite Musical Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas
Favorite TV Show: Lost
Favorite Website: Facebook.com
Favorite Food: Anything my mom cooks
Hobbies: Knitting with Elliot Searer, bowling, busting moves on the dance floor, ping-pong, surfing and weightlifting
Childhood Idol: My father
Place I'd Like To Visit: Omaha, Nebraska in June
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Pay someone to fill out this questionnaire for me
After Penn State, I Would Like To: Continue playing baseball