JOE AT A GLANCE: Hard working player with a plus bat ... Can catch or play in the infield.
FRESHMAN (2022): Named to the All-SSC Second Team ... Appeared in 42 games and started in 40 ... Batted .368 with three home runs, one triple, nine double and 37 RBI which led the team ... Slugged .500 with an on-base percentage of .431 ... Led the team in hits with 56 and scored 24 runs ... Had a fielding percentage of .962. Named to the Athletic Director List in the spring ... Also earned a spot on the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Â
PRIOR TO BARRY: Spent two seasons with the NCAA Division I Maine Black Bears under coach Nick Derba, appearing in just five games as the seasons were cut short due to the pandemic ... Earned a spot on the Dean's List and had the highest GPA on the baseball team ... Was named an All-Star in the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter for coach Paul Zaffuto at Pittston Area Senior High in Pennsylvania ... A Rawlings Perfect Game All American/All Region player in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 ... As a senior catcher, he batted .394 with 25 RBI and was named the Player of the Year by both the Citizen Voice and Times Leader as he led the Patriots to an 18-6 mark and the quarterfinals of the 5A state tournament ... As a junior, at third base, he batted .467 with 12 RBI ... Member of the National Honor Society ... He played travel ball for Baseball U PA and also played hockey and basketball at PASHS.
PERSONAL: Son of Joseph and Lisa Stella ... Has two older sisters, Alyssa and Amanda ... Majoring in sport management.
