2015 Served as one of the Beacons top defensive players as he appeared in 33 of 38 contests … Finished his career tied for eight with 130 career games played … Started in nine contests … Ended the season 4-for-29 with eight runs scored and three RBI … Went a perfect 5-for-5 in the base paths … Posted 22 putouts and 24 assists against just one error … Recorded one hit and a season-high two RBI in the Beacons’ season-opener against Heidelberg … Ended the day 1-for-2 with a run scored, a stolen base and an RBI against Keene State in a Game Two win on April 18 … Finished 1-for-4 with two runs scored in a 16-7 Senior Day win over Western Connecticut State.
2014 Was the Beacons top middle infielder earning a combined 36 starts in 39 games … Totaled 63 putouts and 112 assists … At the plate he finished with 22 hits, five RBI, 16 runs scored, and was walked 15 times … On the base path he finished with 16 steals, and was caught just once … Tied for team lead in sacrifice hits with six … Had his best offensive day when he went 3-for-3 with a runs scored against Rhode Island College on May 2 … Had a season-high six putouts against the University of Wisconsin-Stout on March 16 in Fort Myers, Florida … Had four putouts and four assists on March 21 against the University of Dubuque … Totaled six assists and a pair of putouts against Wheaton College (Mass.) on April 29.
2013 Started in a combined 26 games during the 2013 season … Recorded 21 hits, eight RBI, nine runs scored, one double, seven walks, and two stolen bases … In the field he tallied 46 putouts and 84 assists … Made his first start of the year at second base against Greenville College (Ill.) on March 14 … Recorded four putouts on three different occasions … Tallied a career best six assists at Bridgewater State University as the starting shortstop … Had his best overall defensive performance with three putouts and five assists against Western Connecticut State University on May 3 … Also finished that game 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored … Drove in a career-high three runs as he went 2-for-5 with a double at MIT on April 25 … Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored against Keene State College on May 8 in the first round of the Little East Conference tournament.
2012 Saw action in 21 games, while making nine starts as a freshman … Split time between second base and shortstop while also serving as one of the team’s primary pinch runners … Totaled four hits, two runs and two RBI in 25 at-bats … Finished the year with a .160 batting average and .276 on-base percentage … Recorded his first career hit in his first career start March 30 at Saint Joseph’s (Maine) … Went 1-for-1 with his first career run March 5 as a defensive replacement against Gordon College … Recorded a career-high two hits and one RBI April 25 in a win over Wentworth … Played with the Torrington Rebels out of the Connecticut Tri-State League over the summer.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Two sport (basketball and baseball) athlete at Torrington High School, where he graduated from in 2011 ... Named team captain as a senior and was named to the All-Star game in 2010 as a junior ... Selected to the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley League All-Copper Division team as a senior ... Played in the American Leagion Futures All-Star game in 2010 ... Won 3 varsity letters in basketball and 4 varsity letters in baseball ... Helped his team to a Naugatuck Valley League Championship in 2011 ... Son of Anthony and Tammy Failla ... Has one brother, Mike and one sister Jena ... Majoring in criminal justice.
