2008: Appeared in 35 games, making 32 starts…Hit .270 with three doubles…Scored six times and drove in 11 runs…Threw out 11 attempted base stealers behind the plate…Notched two hits and scored a run against Caldwell (2/24/08)…Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Southeastern (3/12/08)…Had two hits against New Haven (3/24/08)…Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Dowling (3/26/08)…Went 3-for-3 with a run scored against Molloy (4/12/08).

2007: Appeared in 39 games, making 28 starts as a freshman...Batted .279 with six doubles...Third on the team with 16 walks and posted a .405 on base percentage...Threw out seven attempted base stealers behind the plate...Recorded nine multi-hit games...Went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI in win over St. Thomas Aquinas (3/29/07)...Was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and two RBI versus Dowling (4/14/07)...Went 2-for-5 with three runs knocked in versus Dowling (4/23/07).

Valley Stream North: Played four years of baseball as a catcher for coach Bachman...Received the Coaches Award his sophomore, junior, and senior years, team MVP his junior year, and All-County honors his senior year...Was a captain as a senior...His career batting average was .430...Also played two years of basketball as a guard for coach Fragburg.

Personal: Son of Alan and Maria Dern...Physical therapy major...Played for Valley Stream Hawks and Long Island Tigers...He currently coaches a 13-14 year old summer league baseball team.