As a junior (2001): A role player who gave the Wolfpack quality work as a back-up catcher and pinch-hitter … Batted .207 in 14 games, five of them starts … Had two doubles and drove in a pair of runs … Went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored March 24 at Virginia … Had his biggest game of the season April 18 in the Wolfpack’s 9-1 win over Old Dominion … Went 3-for-4 vs. the Monarchs with a pair of doubles and an RBI. As a sophomore (2000): Saw limited action, serving mostly as a back-up catcher … Had his two biggest moments of the season at the expense of UNC-Wilmington … Had a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning of the Wolfpack’s 12-0 win at UNCW on March 29 … Started against the Seahawks on April 26 at Doak Field and went 1-for-4 with a game-winning RBI double. As a freshman (1999): Played in seven games, all in a reserve role … Made three plate appearances February 21 vs. Villanova, and reached base all three times, walking twice and reaching on a single … Redshirted as a true freshman in 1998. High school and personal: Earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior at Broughton after batting .389 … Is the son of former Wolfpack coach Sam Esposito, a former major league infielder and the winningest coach in NC State baseball history … Majoring in criminal justice … Born February 16, 1979. | ||||||||||||||||||









