Career:
- 2018 Academic All-American
- Four-Time All-Conference selection (2016-19)
- Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection (2017-19)
- Two-time NE10 Academic All-Conference (2017-18)
- 2019 NE10 Man of the Year & Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Finalist
- Ended his career with the sixth highest batting average (.323) in school history
- Tied the school record with 172 games played, finished fourth all-time with 44 doubles
- One of six players at Merrimack to total over 200 career hits
2019:
- NE10 All-Conference Third Team (OF)
- CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District
- NEIBA All-Star Game Selection
- Ranked fourth on Merrimack with a .289 average, totaling 55 hits
- Led Merrimack with 12 doubles, ranking among the top 10 in the NE10
- Added 29 runs scored, 26 RBI, 16 walks, five steals and one triple
- Ranked fourth on the team with 14 multi-hit games, including a team-high two four-hit outings
- Ended the season on a six-game hitting streak; Enjoyed a separate nine-game hitting streak earlier in the year
- Posted his best game of the year at Saint Anselm (4/14), totaling a season-best four hits and four RBI
2018:
- CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team
- NE10Â Academic All-Conference
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- NE10 All-Conference First Team
- NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA All-East Region selection
- Merrimack’s primary No. 3 hitter, hitting over .300 for the third time in three years
- Slashed .340/.410/.447, setting a career high in OBP
- Established career highs in hits (67), RBI (43), runs (39), doubles (16) and steals (10)
- Ranked second on the team in RBI, third in average and second in doubles
- One of two Warriors with a five-RBI performance, one of 10 multi-RBI efforts on the year for Ronai
2017:
- Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team as Merrimack's DH
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- NE10 Academic All-Conference
- Enjoyed a breakout season that included a team-high 58 hits and a 22-game hitting streak, the longest for the program in at least 16 yearsÂ
- Finished with a team-best .356 average, ranking third in the NE10
- Posted a career-best .902 OPS, including a .393 OBP and .509 slugging percentage, ranking second on the team in all three categories
- Totaled a career-high 16 extra-base hits including 11 doubles and the first four HR of his career
- Added 27 runs, 33 RBI, four steals and one triple, all of which were personal bests
- Notched 19 multi-hit games including a career-high four base knocks against Assumption (4/18)
2016:
- Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team
- Finished as one of five regulars on the Warriors hit above .300 on the year (.301)
- Merrimack’s top offensive freshman, totaling 31 hits, 21 runs and 11 RBI on the year
- Ended the season with a .301/.378/.350 slash line
- Played the majority of the year at third base, while seeing time at second base as well
Before Merrimack:Â
- Four-year letterwinner at Amity Regional High School
- Two-time Connecticut State Champions entering his senior season
- Won the Team Gold Glove Award at third base after his junior season
- Member of American Legion Post 127
- Team captain of both the baseball and basketball teams at Amity
- Also recruited by Southern N.H.Â
Personal:Â
- Born on October 11, 1996
- Son of Jim and Susan Ronai
- Has two siblings, Brian and Lauren
- Sports Medicine major at Merrimack
CAREER HIGHS:
Hits: 4, 4 times
Doubles: 2, Bentley, 05/01/17 ; at Bentley, 05/01/18Â
Triples: 1, vs Bloomfield, 03/10/2019 ; at American Int, Apr 05, 2018 ; vs Felician, Feb 26, 2017Â
Home runs: 1, 5 times
Total bases: 8, vs Felician, Feb 26, 2017Â
RBI: 5, at Limestone College, 2/9/2018Â
Runs scored: 4, at Bentley, 04/18/18 ; Bentley, 04/26/18Â
Walks: 2, at Bentley, 04/11/16 ; vs Southern Connecticut, 05/09/19 ; at Molloy, Mar 04, 2018Â
Hit by pitch: 2, at Saint Michael's, 04/21/18 ; Bentley, 04/26/18 ; at Pace, Apr 09, 2017Â
Struck out: 4, vs Post, 03/14/17Â
Sac flies: 2, Le Moyne, 05/10/19Â
Sac bunts: 1, vs Southern Conn. St., 03/17/17 ; at So. New Hampshire, 05/04/17 ; at Molloy College, Mar 04, 2017Â
At bats: 6, 8 times
Stolen bases: 2, vs Assumption, 03/28/18 ; at Saint Michael's, 04/21/18Â
Caught stealing: 1, 6 times
Field chances: 6, 4 times
Putouts: 6, at New Haven, Mar 25, 2018Â
Assists: 5, vs Post, 03/14/17