Eastern Connecticut State University

2026:
- First year member of the program, appearing in 39 games and starting 38
- Batted .268, including 17 RBIs and 30 runs
- Walked a team-high 32 times and struck out 25 times in 127 at-bats
- Had 77 putouts and 2 assists with a fielding percentage of .988

Before Eastern: In high school, was a four-year varsity starter on the baseball and golf teams... named captain of both teams during his senior year... as a center fielder, received the Gold Glove in 2019, as well as All-Conference honors in 2021 and 2022... as a team, won the district championships in 2019 and 2022, finishing as the state runner-ups in his freshman year... held a batting average in the .380s throughout his high school career...

Spent a year and a half at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, where he batted .353 and hit 8 home runs... in 156 at bats, he had 55 hits, 33 RBIs, and 43 runs... won the Newcomer of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player awards... transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University, where he spent another year and a half... in 2024, he went 3-6 with 6 runs in his 14 appearances with the Hurricanes... in 2025, he went 0-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs in his 6 appearances... transferred to Eastern for the fall of 2025...

PERSONAL: born Daniel C. DiNorcia May 20, 2003… Parents: Lynn and Donato… Brothers: Donato, David, Matthew, and Joey… Major: Business Administration… Career Plans: Business Worker… Residence: Naples, FL…
 
What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done? The most exciting thing I’ve ever done would have to be getting on the field at Yankee Stadium and watching batting practice
What is your favorite way to spend a lazy summer Sunday? My favorite way to spend a lazy summer Sunday would have to be laying out by the pool with my family
If you won the lottery, who would you call first? If I won the lottery, the first person I would call would be my brother
What’s your favorite thing about your hometown? My favorite thing about my hometown is the beaches
If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be? If I could be famous for one thing, I would like to be famous for playing a professional sport. Either baseball or football
If you could have an endless amount of one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? If I could have an endless amount of one thing for the rest of my life, it would probably be an endless amount of money
What’s your favorite memory from school (prior to Eastern)? I would say my favorite memory from school would be making the state final game my freshman year of high school