HALL OF FAME SPEECH

It was probably a safe bet to punch Tad Gold's ticket into the Hall of Fame in 2014 when the speedy outfielder became the first student-athlete in Endicott Athletics history from any sport to receive National Player of the Year honors (D3baseball.com).

If that wasn't enough, Gold's remaining athletic achievements sure did the trick.

Gold's eye-popping resume also includes being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Amateur Draft, which marks the Gulls' highest draft pick in program history; 2013-14 Endicott Male Athlete of the Year laurels; two All-America honors; three New England Player of the Year awards; three All-Region selections; one CCC Player of the Year honor; and two CCC All-Conference First Team selections.

In 178 career games played (177 starts), Gold slashed .355/.426/.514 (.avg/.obp/.slg), scored 163 runs, notched 222 hits (38 doubles, 23 triples, five home runs), tallied 128 RBI, walked 69 times, and stole 94 bases on 109 attempts (.862).

Gold still ranks first all-time in program history in runs scored, hits, and triples. He also ranks in the top-10 in stolen bases, batting average, at-bats, stolen bases, highest stolen base percentage, games played, RBI, slugging percentage, doubles, on-base percentage, fielding percentage (.995), and walks.

As a team during his career (130-61 overall, .681 | 55-15 conference, .786), Endicott won two CCC Championships (2013-14), two Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) titles (2011-12), and produced two NCAA Tournament Regional Finalist runs (2013-14), the best finishes in program history.

Both NCAA Tournament Regional Finalist runs concluded with the Gulls being ranked No. 19 nationally in 2013 and No. 23 in 2014, respectively.