Richard Palaia
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Fairfield, Conn.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Fairfield Warde
Bio
2009: Competed in five events ... logged six rounds ... posted a
stroke average of 96.7 ... carded a career-low round of 94 at the
Blazers Invitational and finished 47th overall ... finished 66th at
the ECAC Championship with a two-day total of 192 ... named to the
NECC Academic All-Conference Team.
2008: Competed in three events ... logged three rounds ... posted a
stroke average of 103.0 ... shot a season-low round of 98 against
Becker.
Personal: Majoring in business administration.
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Recent News
Five From Baseball Earn All-Region Honors from D3baseball.com
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Five members of the Mitchell College baseball team earned All-Region honors from D3baseball.com on Tuesday when the popular website released its All-Region teams spanning 10 different regions. The 2026 season marks the 14th year D3baseball.com has named All-Region teams, with more than 1,000 players nominated. The ballot was then made available to D3baseball.com staff and contributors, from which three teams in each region were selected.
Senior Student-Athletes Honored at Annual Banquet
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College Department of Athletics hosted its annual senior awards banquet on Tuesday, May 12, recognizing student-athletes for excellence in athletics, academics, leadership, sportsmanship, and service.
Baseball’s Season Comes to an End with NCAA Regional Loss to Kean
MEDFORD, Mass. – The Mitchell College baseball team saw its season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling 11–6 to No. 19/20 Kean University in an elimination game during the NCAA Regional Round hosted by Tufts University at Sol Gittleman Park.
Baseball Falls to Tufts in NCAA Regional Opener
MEDFORD, Mass. – The Mitchell College baseball team dropped its opening game of the NCAA Regional Round, falling to host and top-seeded No. 14/15 Tufts University, 14–1, on Friday afternoon at Sol Gittleman Park.
Baseball Set to Open Play in NCAA Regional
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College baseball team will open play in the Regional Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 15, in the 2026 NCAA Division III Tufts Regional against the host Jumbos, with first pitch scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Sol Gittleman Park in Medford, Massachusetts.
Ficocelli & Manzo Earn Major Awards as Nine Baseball Players Land on All-Conference Teams
WINTHROP, Mass. – Mitchell College junior Michael Ficocelli (North Providence, R.I.) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Co-Player of the Year, while freshman Andrew Manzo (North Haven, Conn.) earned GNAC Rookie of the Year honors, as the league announced its end-of-season baseball awards on Monday afternoon. Additionally, the Mariners had a conference-high nine players selected to one of the three All-Conference Teams.
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