Dan Auricchio

He has taken over the coveted spot as the third hitter in the Post lineup and has picked up where his Dad left off. Danny Auricchio has combined power with speed and an uncanny knack for knocking in the big run in a clutch situation. In his 6 year career, in which his rookie year he totaled only 8 at bats, Danny has totaled 96 ribbys, or one for every 2.5 at bats. This rates ahead of the all-time Post leader in rbis, Matt Beck (one for every 3.35 at bats) and just ahead of his Dad, Rich who had a 2.72 ratio. Danny also anchors down third base with one of the best arms in the league.

	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	S	SF	BB	K	OBA	BA
2004	8	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		.250
2005	40	16	19	12	1	1	1	0	0	5	3	.578	.475
2006	54	16	22	25	3	1	3	0	3	2	3	.417	.407
2007	51	18	24	15	4	4	2	0	2	7	3	.517	.471
2008	41	21	19	23	4	2	3	0	3	4	8	.566	.463
2009	46	18	19	18	4	4	1	0	3	6	4	.536	.413
Career	240	93	105	96	16	12	11	0	11	27	22		.438

Back in 2004 the Post was still in the yearly playoff hunt and went all the way to the Championship game before being beaten out by Yale St. Funding 9-7. Bobby Nichols led the team in hitting with a .462 average and Rich Auricchio enjoyed one of his finest seasons hitting .457 and leading the team in runs (16), hits (21), rbis (16) and doubles (3). Rich's son Danny made his Post 701 debut that year getting 2 hits in 8 at bats and over the next 6 years has solidified his mark as one of the premier players in the AA League. In the 21-5 romp over RR, Danny went 4 for 5 with 2 runs scored, which gave him 101 for his career and his rbi single in the sixth was his 100th in his 7 years in the Post uniform. He is only the 5th 701ers to score 100+ runs and the 4th to reach the 100 rbi mark. His next hit will tie him with Bill McCord for 8th place on the all-time hit parade, not bad company for the young vet. His next homerun will tie him with his Dad for first with 12 as he continues his assault on the Post 701 offensive records.

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