St. Bonaventure

The greatest power hitter in Bonnies baseball history, Pellegrini has his name at or near the top of just about every offensive category of the program record book - and several pitching categories as well. 

He is the Bonnies' all-time record-holder in hits (262), doubles (60), home runs (48), RBIs (201), and runs scored (181) with some of those totals standing far above any other player in program history. His home run total is 17 more than any other Bonaventure player while his final RBI number ranks 43 tallies above second.

Not just a statistical superstar, Pellegrini helped guide the Bonnies to the top of the Atlantic 10 with three trips to the conference tournament during his career.

He was in the middle of the lineup for Bona's only Atlantic 10 championship in 2004 when he was named the A-10 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player as a freshman after recording 10 RBIs along with a win and two saves in four games on the mound. He was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team that year, serving as a two-way player when he hit .316 with seven bombs and 33 RBIs and also posted a 2.25 ERA and four wins on the hill. His nine saves in 2004 remain Bona's single season standard for a closer and he's second in the Bonnies record books with 16 total saves for his career. His 1.98 ERA in 2005 also slots third in single season history.

A four-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection and two-time A-10 Player of the Year, he was selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Region team for the first of three straight seasons as a sophomore in 2005 when he hit .376 with 11 home runs.

His Bonnies reached the Atlantic 10 Championship Game again in 2006 when he captured A-10 Player of the Year accolades for the first time, becoming the first player in program history to win that award. As a senior, he repeated as the league's top player after hitting .391 and swatting a program-record 17 home runs with 59 RBIs. He became Bona's first Louisville Slugger All-American that year with an .833 slugging percentage, also getting on base at a .498 clip.  He fittingly finished his career with a three-run homer in his final collegiate at-bat.

Pellegrini became the highest MLB Draft pick in program history to that point when he was selected in the 12th round of the 2007 Draft by the Houston Astros.