EMPIRE 8 Batting Average Leaders

2026 Season • Min. 50 AB to qualify

AVG OPS HR RBI SB ERA WHIP K

94 Empire 8 hitters qualified in 2026. The median batting average in this conference is 0.296, against a D3 national median of 0.299.

Empire 8 Median 0.296 D3 Median 0.299 Leader 0.441

#	Player	Team	GP	AVG
1	Joseph Karpierz	Sage	35	0.441
2	Jack Griffin	St. John Fisher	43	0.434
3	Christian Tortorici	Houghton	34	0.422
4	Mike Rockwell	Utica	37	0.414
5	Jordan Perry	St. John Fisher	43	0.397
6	Derek Novicki	Keuka	35	0.390
7	Jordan Barthel	Elmira	27	0.388
8	Evan Cuba	Keuka	32	0.381
9	Johnny Yamin	SUNY Poly	32	0.374
10	John Leonard	SUNY Poly	31	0.365
11	Ryan Smith	Utica	37	0.361
12	E. Grimes	Sage	40	0.360
13	Lance Berger	Utica	39	0.357
14	Zachary Haggerty	Alfred	28	0.354
15	A. Rizzo	Sage	41	0.354
16	Nick Irizarry	Sage	41	0.354
17	Luke Landis	SUNY Poly	34	0.352
18	Matthew Coon	SUNY Brockport	43	0.350
19	Mitch Neer	Sage	27	0.349
20	Kaden Bolt	Elmira	31	0.349
21	James Nelson	Houghton	32	0.349
22	Xander Canfield	Elmira	36	0.347
23	James Dixon	SUNY Brockport	42	0.346
24	Jayden Kennedy	Sage	37	0.344
25	Michael Norton	SUNY Brockport	42	0.342
26	S. Brockleba	Alfred	23	0.339
27	Matthew Paolucci	Utica	40	0.339
28	Hunter Fales	St. John Fisher	25	0.337
29	Brady Buttice	Elmira	28	0.337
30	Nate Hall	Houghton	32	0.333
31	Connor Griffin	Sage	35	0.324
32	Qingyang Feng	Houghton	35	0.323
33	Derek Menechino	SUNY Poly	22	0.321
34	Luca Logan	Utica	26	0.317
35	Ryan Vanderlip	St. John Fisher	27	0.315
36	Evan Brock	SUNY Brockport	44	0.315
37	Jacob Penafeather	St. John Fisher	37	0.314
38	Jackson Frey	St. John Fisher	43	0.312
39	Cole Grazioplene	SUNY Brockport	32	0.311
40	Chris Baker	SUNY Poly	28	0.309
41	Micah Fiorello	Utica	25	0.308
42	Kyle Blake	SUNY Brockport	40	0.307
43	Darren Dengler	Sage	40	0.304
44	Ty Montrose	Utica	41	0.304
45	Scott Sleurs	St. John Fisher	16	0.302
46	Jackson Mackenzie	SUNY Poly	28	0.300
47	Quinn Hill	SUNY Poly	21	0.296
48	C. Casey	Sage	43	0.295
49	Mario Cubello	St. John Fisher	43	0.295
50	Connor Stone	Elmira	36	0.294
51	Sean Deaner	Elmira	28	0.291
52	JD Robinson	Houghton	20	0.290
53	Austin Droge	St. John Fisher	32	0.289
54	Matt Mayer	SUNY Brockport	38	0.287
55	Kody Czternastek	Utica	38	0.281
56	Blake Fortunato	SUNY Brockport	42	0.277
57	Cameron Brought	Alfred	34	0.277
58	Nick Yorlano	Alfred	29	0.268
59	Maddox Garvey	SUNY Poly	23	0.268
60	Noah Pohrte	St. John Fisher	42	0.262
61	Patrick Altpeter	Keuka	22	0.262
62	Brody Liddy	SUNY Poly	21	0.260
63	Vincent Lucyszyn	Houghton	35	0.256
64	N. Chicaway	Sage	32	0.256
65	Jackson Loper	Keuka	25	0.254
66	Michael Currao	Elmira	22	0.254
67	Nate Hill	Keuka	29	0.253
68	Jacob Scalise	Utica	23	0.250
69	CJ Wheaton	Elmira	20	0.250
70	Josh Indek	SUNY Brockport	44	0.248
71	Nolan Pridmore	Alfred	30	0.247
72	Alex Dinicola	Elmira	31	0.247
73	Matt Riddell	Houghton	24	0.246
74	Brendan Bucello	St. John Fisher	35	0.246
75	Tobias Waldridge	Houghton	29	0.240
76	Ben Croote	Alfred	36	0.239
77	Willan Armes	Houghton	23	0.239
78	Will Orlando	SUNY Poly	30	0.237
79	Eric Schulteisz	Utica	21	0.237
80	Ty Kenney	Houghton	28	0.225
81	Grady Kessler	Keuka	31	0.225
82	Alex Evans	Keuka	35	0.221
83	B. Bedingfie	Alfred	17	0.220
84	John Kelleher	Sage	29	0.213
85	Ian Ruhmel	Keuka	34	0.211
86	Anthony Cortez	Alfred	26	0.210
87	Gavin Walker	Alfred	26	0.207
88	Ashton Colunio	Alfred	29	0.205
89	Mike Dutch	Keuka	33	0.202
90	Derek Ebersole	Houghton	34	0.200
91	Dylan Treadway	Alfred	29	0.200
92	A. DeFilippi	Alfred	20	0.194
93	Bobby Cavalier	Elmira	30	0.176
94	Zach Russell	Alfred	31	0.139

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