Anthony Donofrio

Position:
OF
B/T:
L/R
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Massapequa, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's

10th round pick (No. 303 overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 2024 MLB Draft.

At North Carolina (2024)

Played in 61 games, making 58 starts in right field and two in center field • Posted a final slash line of .326/.435/.547 • Led the team and ACC in triples (6) • Posted the highest on-base percentage on the team and third-highest batting average • Registered a team-best 19 doubles • Finished second on the team in stolen bases (19) and walks (45) • Ranked fifth in the ACC in steals and eighth in doubles • Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team • Then earned a spot on the 2024 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament team, hitting 9-17 with four RBIs • Collected 22 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games • Went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs in his UNC debut on opening day against Wagner • First home run as a Tar Heel was an inside-the-park homer against Princeton (3/2) • Had a walk-off RBI single in the series final against Pitt (3/10), and was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles in the game • Collected two triples in game two of the Wake Forest series (3/30) • Left the yard for the first time in the series finale against the Demon Deacons (3/31) • According to Trackman, hit a 491-foot home run against Virginia (4/6) • Went 3-for-5 in the opener at NC State, finishing a home run shy of the cycle • Went 6-for-11 in the Louisville series with five runs and four RBIs • Was 5-for-11 in three games against Duke with four doubles, four runs, two RBIs and three walks • Hit his second lead-off homer of the year in the ACC Tournament against Pitt; belted his second home run of the game in the ninth • Collected four hits against LIU in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional opener.

At Quinnipiac (2022-23)
Two-year letterman at Quinnipiac University • Hit .355 (144-for-406) with 23 home runs and 89 RBIs in 100 career games for the Bobcats with a 1.038 OPS • Earned ABACA All-Northeast Region, All-MAAC and NEIBA All-New England First Team honors as senior in 2023 • Posted a .364 batting average with 16 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 31 stolen bases; his 64 RBIs and 31 stolen bases were Quinnipiac single-season records • Ranked among the top 10 in the MAAC in hits (85/2^nd), RBIs (2^nd), doubles (17/2^nd), stolen bases (2^nd), home runs (4^th), slugging percentage (.623/5^th), batting average (6^th), OPS (1.116/6^th) and triples (4/6^th) • Collected 30 multi-hit games and 20 multi-RBI games, both tops on the team • Earned second team All-MAAC honors as junior in 2022 • Batted .343 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in his first season with the Bobcats • Made four appearances on the mound and pitched 4.1 innings, earning one save • Homered and earned a save against Fairfield (5/14/22) • Belted a home run in all three games of the series against Fairfield • Hit his first home run as a Bobcat against NC State (2/26/22) • Logged a career-long 12 game hitting streak • Recorded a team-high 19 multi-hit games.

Prior to Quinnipiac
Attended Stony Brook in 2021, but did not play baseball • Began his collegiate career at SUNY Cortland in 2019 • Played in 23 total games during the 2019 and 2020 seasons • A 2018 graduate of St. Anthony’s High School.

Personal
Son of Anthony Donofrio • Born June 28, 2000 • Has one brother, Matthew, and three sisters: Casey, Kelly and Riley.