David Backo - 2023 - Baseball - William Paterson University Athletics

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11 David Backo

Class Senior
Position 3B
Height 6-0
B/T L/R
Hometown Wallington, N.J.
High School Wallington

Bio
Stats
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CAREER
Statistics

Owns seven runs scored, eight hits, four RBI and a double during 22 games played and four starts

2022 SEASON
Statistics

Appeared in nine games with one start, compiling a .400 batting average with four hits, two runs scored and two RBI in 10 at-bats

Game Highlights

Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored during a 22-20 victory versus Springfield (3/18/22)
Picked up an RBI and a run scored as a pinch hitter in a 21-2 seven-inning home win against Purchase (2/23/22)

2021 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Statistics

Saw action in 12 contests, starting three and posting three hits and five runs scored

Game Highlights

Went 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored during his first start, an 8-1 win against New Jersey City (3/20/21)
Contributed an RBI-groundout against No. 14 Kean (3/25/21)

2020 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Statistics

Saw the field once, producing a pinch-hit RBI-single during an 18-2 victory against Keene State (3/8/20)

PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON

A first-team all-league selection as a senior captain at Wallington H.S.
Earned honorable-mention all-county and first-team all-league laurels as a junior
Named to the 2017 All-League First Team and 2016 All-League Second Team
Also lettered four times in both basketball and football
A National Honor Society member

PERSONAL/ACADEMICS

His mom, Erin, is a WP graduate and his father, David, played baseball at Bloomfield College
His sister, Hailey, plays softball at WP
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
A Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 Dean’s List student
Named to the 2021-22 Academic All-NJAC First Team and 2020-21 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mention
Majoring in financial planning

Season Statistics

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2020Freshman

3B

6'0"

13
6

2021Sophomore

3B

6'0"

6
11

2022Junior

3B

6'0"

11
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2023Senior

3B

6'0"

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