Joey Berini

Images from #2 East Carolina and #1 Virginia during the 2023 NCAA D1 Baseball Regionals on Sunday, June 04, 2023 at in Charlottesville, Virginia . (Photo by Keith Lucas/Sideline Media Productions)

Photo by: Keith Lucas/Sideline Media

Height:
5-11
Weight:
176
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rougemont
High School:
Orange
Major:
Construction Management

· 2023 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team Selection

2024: One of three players to start all 63 games, serving as the club’s everyday shortstop … Hit .225 (48-for-213) with 37 runs scored, four doubles, three triples, four home runs, 36 RBI, 70 total bases, 20 walks and three stolen bases … Tallied a .329 slugging percentage and .310 on base percentage to account for a .639 OPS … Upped his batting average to .258 and hit four home runs in American Athletic Conference play … Notched nine multiple-hit performances and seven multiple-RBI efforts … Posted 15 two-out RBI … Turned five game-winning RBI in victories over UTSA (March 23), Wichita State (April 19 and 20) and Memphis (April 27) … Hit .700 (14-for-20) with a runner on third and less than two outs … Put together a seven-game hitting streak from April 16-27 during which he batted .357 (10-for-28) with eight runs scored, three home runs and 11 RBI … Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in ECU’s 11-4 victory over Wichita State (March 20) … Registered three RBI against both Columbia (March 15) and UTSA (March 23) … Clubbed home runs against UTSA (March 24), Wichita State (April 20) and Memphis (April 27) … Helped the Pirates to a 20-3 record when hitting in the sixth through eighth spots in the lineup.

2023: Started 61 of 63 games played – all at shortstop ... Tied for the team lead in batting average, hitting .318 (68-for-214) with 34 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, four home runs, 35 RBI, 89 total bases, 23 walks and three stolen bases ... Paced the squad and slotted second in the conference with seven sacrifice bunts ... Tallied a .416 slugging percentage and .391 on base percentage to account for a 0.807 OPS ... Hit .321 in American Athletic Conference play with 13 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, one home run 14 RBI and nine walks ... Put together a .318 batting average in the AAC Baseball Championship while producing a .400 mark (6-for-15) at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional ... Notched 18 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI efforts ... Produced 15 two-out RBI ... Recorded four game-winning RBI in triumphs over Georgetown (March 5), Missouri State (March 17), George Mason (March 26) and UCF (April 6) ... Hit .348 (24-for-69) against left-handed pitchers ... Collected 41 hits in 108 at bats (.380) with runners on base ... Went 10-for-15 (.667) with a runner at third and less than two outs ... Built an eight-game hitting streak from March 4-15 during which he batted .333 (10-for-30) with seven runs scored, five RBI, two doubles and a home run ... Tallied a career-high four hits, a run scored and two RBI in the Pirates’ 14-5 win over Oklahoma (June 2) to begin the NCAA Charlottesville Regional ... Matched his personal best with three RBI in East Carolina’s 13-9 victory over NC State (April 4) ... Belted home runs in games versus Liberty (March 11), George Mason (March 26), NC State and UCF ... ECU racked up 44 wins when he started at shortstop ... Hit most often in the eighth spot in the lineup, helping the Pirates to a 15-4 record in those contests.

2022: Started five of 45 games played (3/2B, 2/DH) … Hit .240 (12-for-50) with 10 runs scored and seven RBI … Upped his average to .308 (4-for-13) in American Athletic Conference play, appearing in 16 games … Tallied three hits and batted .333 in the postseason, starting one of five games in which he appeared … Was 3-for-5 with two runs scored in the NCAA Greenville Regional … Went 3-for-5 with a runner at third and less than two outs … Advanced runners at a 45.2-percent rate (14-31) … Started at designated hitter in game three of the NCAA Greenville Super Regional against Texas (June 12) … Notched two hits and scored a run versus Coastal Carolina (June 6) in the NCAA Greenville Regional final – a 13-4 Pirate win … Registered a hit and RBI in ECU’s 8-5 victory over Tulane (May 28) at the AAC Championship … Rapped out a career-high three RBI in the Pirates’ 11-3 win against South Florida (May 14) … Scored a pair of runs versus VCU (March 26) – a 7-5 East Carolina triumph … 2022 Summer: Played for the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plains League … Helped lead the club to a 25-23 record and third-place finish in the standings … Hit .239 (17-for-71) with 14 runs scored, a double and two triples … Notched multiple hits in five games and multiple RBI in two … Registered three RBI in contests against the South Wake Shakes (July 22 and 31) … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI versus the Shakes (July 22) … Put together a five-game hitting streak from June 26 to July 5.

2021: Appeared in 15 games (all in a reserve) during true freshman campaign … Hit at a .250 (4-for-16) clip with an RBI … Made collegiate debut against Appalachian State (March 5) as a pinch hitter … Tallied first college hit against North Carolina (March 30) … Additionally, registered singles against UCF (April 23) in game two of a doubleheader, UCF (May 29) at AAC Conference Tournament and Charlotte (June 5) during Greenville Regional play … His lone RBI came against the 49ers in the seventh inning when he plated Lane Hoover to cut the lead to one, 5-4 … Struck out four times on the season … Experienced action in four NCAA postseason contests – all as a pinch hitter … Fielded at a 1.000 rate with three assists, one putout and turning one double play … 2021 Summer: Played for the Asheboro Zookeepers in the Coastal Plains League alongside current teammate Justin Wilcoxen … Played in 20 games batting .290 (20-for-69) … Laced four extra base hits (three doubles, one triple) … Drove in 11 runs and scored 12 times … Was a perfect 6 of 6 in stolen base attempts … Tallied seven multi-hit and two multi-RBI games … Registered season-high three hits on two occasions (June 18 and 21 vs. Mustangs) … Drove in a season-high four runs against the Mustangs (June 21) … In all, recorded a hit in 11 of 20 games.

Orange High School: Four-year starter and lettermen for Dean Dease and Jason Knapp … Helped the Panthers to a 43-32 composite record that included three NCHSAA playoff appearances … Appeared in 80 games tallying 84 hits, scoring 75 runs with 34 extra-base hits (four HRs, five triples, 25 doubles) and drove in 56 runs … Swiped 18 of 20 bases and fielded at a .929 clip … Three-time Big 8 All-Conference selection … As a freshman batted .274 with 20 hits and 11 home runs on his way to all-conference accolades … Named team defensive player-of-the-year after posting a .980 fielding percentage ... Followed initial season with another stellar all-conference season after hitting at a .369 clip with 24 hits, 25 walks and fielded at a .947 percentage … Earned team MVP and offensive player-of-the-year accolades … During junior campaign, batted .541 (33 hits) with three home runs, 26 RBI and scored 35 runs … Drew 19 walks, stole 11 bases and tallied 19 extra-base hits in 20 games on his way to a third-straight all-conference season … Named Big 8 Conference Player-of-the-Year, N.C. All-State honors while also being selected to the HighSchoolOT All-East and All-Prep Baseball Report First-Team … Participated in the Region 3 NC Powerade State Games … Closed out prep career as a team captain batting .385 where he hit one home run, drove in five and scored five runs before season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Played travel ball for the Carolina Cubs under the direction of Ricky Keith … Named 2019 Preseason Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-American and 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention … Rated as the 10th-best shortstop and 70th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Tabbed as a top 500 amateur player nationally (347th shortstop) by Perfect Game … Participated in several showcase events including 2014 PG Super25 13U Monster Experience (Wilmington, N.C.), 2016 WWBA 2020 Grads or 14U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 14U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 WWBA Freshman World Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2017 WWBA 2020 Grads or 15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.) and 2018-19 WWBA 2019-20 Grads or 17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) … Named to four all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events: 2016 WWBA 2020 Grads or 14U National Championship, 2017 WWBA 2020 Grads or 15U National Championship, 2018 WWBA 2019 Grads or 17U National Championship and 2018 WWBA Underclass World Championship.

Personal: Full name is Joseph Anthony Berini, but prefers to go by Joey … Born in Durham, N.C. … Son of Joe and Kim Berini … Has one sibling (Jackson) … Named North Carolina Academic Scholar … Eight-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2020-present) ... Named to 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.