At St. John's Prep Joe's team was the Division
I North Champions his junior year. He won the Yawkey League
All-Star award in '04 as well as recieved the Matheson Award for
leadership. Some of his most memorable collegiate baseball moments
are: his first collegiate baseball hit was against Benedictine
College, starting in right field in a game vs. Curry in the '05
season, and his first college start as a catcher was vs.
Wheaton.