2021 Baseball Roster
David Yanni
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pipersville, Pa/
- High School:
- Central Bucks HS-East
CAREER: Played in 181 games with starts in all but 11 … owns a career .766 OPS and .241 batting average … tallied 38 doubles, seven triples, 16 homers, 114 RBI’s, 116 walks and 12 stolen bases.
2020: Started in all 15 games played at shortstop … ranked in the ACC first in assists (47) and seventh in doubles (6) … recorded a .450 slugging percentage, .400 on-base percentage and .300 batting average … tallied 18 hits, six doubles, 14 RBI’s and one home run … produced five multiple-hit and three multiple-RBI games … recorded a reached-base streak of 10 games and hitting streak of eight … went 2-5 with five RBI’s and two runs in a win over Eastern Michigan (2/22) … went 1-2 with three RBI’s, a double and a walk in a win over Iowa (2/16).
2019: Started 54 of the 55 games … finished the season with a .242 average to go along with 47 hits, 41 runs, 41 RBI, in 194 at bats … lead the team with 41 RBI and third on the team with 13 doubles and 47 hits … went 2-3 against MD Eastern Shore with six RBi and two runs and one home run … tallied four RBI with a home run and a double after going 2-4 at NC State … went 2-4 in a 1-0 win over Hofstra with two doubles and one RBI
2018: Started in all 55 games at shortstop … hit .231 on the season to go along with 45 hits, 43 walks, 36 runs, 36 RBI, nine doubles and five home runs … ranked first on the team in walks, second in runs, tied for second in doubles, ranked third in RBI, tied for third in home runs and ranked fourth in hits … compiled 167 assists and 73 putouts on the year … ranked first on the team in assists and fifth in putouts … recorded a career-high five RBI in an 18-5 victory over MD Eastern Shore after going 2-4, adding three runs, one home run and one triple … hit a career-high two doubles in Pitt’s ACC Tournament win against North Carolina after batting 2-4 and adding two runs, one walk and one RBI … went a perfect 3-3 to go along with three runs, two RBI, one double and one walk in a 21-1 victory over Saint Peter’s … hit 1-1 with four RBI, three walks and two runs in a 17-3 win against Toledo … went 3-5 in a 15-10 victory over Virginia Tech, adding three runs, two RBI, one home run, one double and one walk.
2017: Earned the start in six outings before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … hit .273 in his 22 at bats, tallying six hits, including five RBIs and a double … opened the year with a hit and RBI in the opener against Delaware (Feb. 17) … was 1-4 against Kansas State … went 2-4 in the finale of the Sunshine State Classic against Delaware, adding a pair of RBIs … went 1-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored in the opener against Siena … made his last start in the first game of the doubleheader against Siena, going 1-4.
2016: Made 50 appearances, including 40 starts as a true freshman infielder for the Panthers … finished the season with a .226 average (36-159) … added nine doubles, one triple and one home run … recorded 18 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .314 … drew 23 walks and was hit by four pitches for an on-base percentage of .333 … was a perfect 3-3 in stolen base attempts … added eight multiple-hit games on the season … contributed three multiple-RBI outings including two two-RBI days and one four-RBI performance … recorded the game winning RBI on two occasions … scored the game winning run once on the year … ended the season with a three-game hit-streak … recorded a season-best four game hit streak … ended the season on a four-game reached base streak … recorded a season-best 10-game reached base streak … earned his first collegiate start in Pitt’s season opener against Niagara (Feb. 19) … went 2-3 with four RBIs and three runs scored, including his first collegiate home run … drew a walk and recorded two putouts in his debut … helped Pitt to a series finale win at nationally ranked North Carolina (March 13) … was 2-3 with a run scored and a walk as Pitt downed the Tar Heels 5-0 … was 1-1 with an RBI, two walks and a stolen base in Pitt’s win over Florida State (March 20) … went 1-3 with a pair of RBIs as Pitt downed Boston College on March 26 … helped Pitt to a series victory at Virginia Tech … went 5-10 with two RBIs and two runs scored on the weekend … added a double and a walk in the three-game series … entered the game as a pinch hitter on April 20 against Youngstown State … was 2-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, including a double … added a pair of hits, an RBI and three runs scored in a three-game series with Miami (OH) … concluded the season with a pair of starts against Duke … went 3-8 with a run and a double in the two-game series.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Central Buck High School East in Doylestown, Pa. … finished his senior season with a record of 11-3 and was named First-Team All-Sol Continental Conference as well as First-Team All-Southeastern PA … went 9-7 and collected Second-Team All-Sol Continental Conference and Second-Team All-State as a junior … received First-Team All-Sol Continental Conference honors in his sophomore season … also played basketball as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 17, 1996 … son of Glenn and Pamela Yanni … has an older brother, Stephen, and an older sister, Alyssa ... Majoring in Finance.
