Zach Lauricella

Classroom

Lauricella has a 3.40 GPA as a management major. The senior was the recipient of the 2013-14 BIG EAST Post Graduate Scholarship, which is awarded by the conference each year to one male and one female student-athlete from each member institution. Lauricella also won the 2013-14 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sports Excellence Award, an honor presented to one student-athlete in each conference-sponsored sport. Lauricella earned first-team Capital One Academic All-District honors as a junior (2014). The senior plans to pursue a Master of Science in Information Systems degree.

Character

Lauricella has served as a baseball team representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee since 2012 and has also been a St. John’s Student Development 101 Peer Educator since 2013.

Community

Lauricella has been involved in numerous community service initiatives, including the Miracle League of Long Island, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Men’s Shelter, American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life and St. John’s University Campus Ministry.

Competition

A two-time All-BIG EAST selection, Lauricella earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors as a junior (2014) and third-team All-BIG EAST accolades as a sophomore (2013). Lauricella was also named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team as a freshman (2012) after helping the Red Storm capture the BIG EAST Tournament title. For his career so far, Lauricella has a .300 average to go with 41 doubles, 120 RBI and 108 runs scored. The outfielder needs just three doubles and 17 RBI to move into the program’s all-time top 10.