University of Rhode Island

2016 (Junior)

• Finished the year with a .327 batting average and led the team in doubles (22), RBI (43), home runs (8), slugging percentage (.543) and walks (20).
• Ranked second in runs scored (46), stolen bases (8) and on-base percentage (.388).
• Had 21 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games, as well as the team's longest hitting streak (15 games).
• Had an RBI double at #14 Florida State (Feb. 20).
• Doubled twice, scored once and drove in a run in the series finale at Maryland (Feb. 28).
• Combined for six hits, three runs and three RBI in the March 4-6 series at Winthrop; had two doubles a home run and a stolen base.
• Hit .500 with a .833 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage in three games (vs. Indiana State, Campbell and Davidson) - at the Campbell Invitational... Went 6-for-12 on the weekend with six RBI, three runs scored, two walks and a stolen base... Tied URI's single game hits record against Campbell, going 5-for-5 with a three-run home run.
• Was 4-for-12 with a double, one walk, two runs scored and one RBI in a three-game series at Towson (March 19-21).
• Had two doubles, two RBI and one run scored at George Mason (March 27).
• Hit .636 (7-for-11) with two doubles, four runs scored and three RBI during a three-game series against VCU (April 8-10).
• Homered, doubled, singled, scored twice and drove in two runs in a three-game set at Fordham (April 15-17).
• Singled twice, walked once, scored three times and drove in a run at Hartford (April 20).
• Had back-to-back two-hit games at St. Bonaventure (April 22-23)... The second game capped a 15-game hitting streak, during which he had 23 hits overall.
• Recorded four hits, two RBI and one run scored during a doubleheader at Saint Joseph's (April 30).
• Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored against Dayton (May 7).
• Drove in six runs and had three hits during a three-game series against Massachusetts (May 13-15).
• Doubled, singled twice and drove in a run at Connecticut (May 17).
• Went 2-for-3 with a double against Hartford (May 18).
• Was named Most Outstanding Player and earned All-Championship Team honors after hitting .545 with two homers, a double, four walks and four RBI in three games at the Atlantic 10 Championship (May 26-28)... Tied the A-10 Championship single-game record by scoring five runs in the title game against Davidson (May 28).
• Walked twice and scored once in a 5-4 win over #6 South Carolina in URI's first NCAA Regional game (June 3).
• Went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo homer, a walk and two runs scored in Rhody's NCAA Regional game against #21 UNCW... Extended his streak of reaching base safely to 15 straight games, his second such streak of the season (June 4).

2015 (Sophomore, listed as Martin Taveras)

• Appeared in 49 games with 44 starts.
• Led the team with a .363 average in Atlantic 10 games and hit .293 overall.
• Also led the Rams in extra-base hits (17) and home runs (5) while ranking second in RBI (33), doubles (11), multiple-hit games (14) and multiple-RBI games (10).
• Finished the year with a .454 slugging percentage and a .346 on-base percentage.
• Drove in two runs and had a pair of hits in URI's season-opening series at #2 Florida.
• Recorded two hits, two runs and an RBI in Rhody's Feb. 27 doubleheader at #11 North Carolina.
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, two RBI, a stolen base and a walk at Northeastern (March 31).
• Singled in a pinch-hit at-bat against UMass Lowell on April 1.
• Combined to drive in five runs in a pair of midweek road games at Quinnipiac and Bryant (April 7-8).
• Went 2-for-5 with three RBI and his first career home run against Saint Joseph's (April 10).
• Strung together a 10-game hit streak from March 31 through April 17.
• Had a pair of multi-hit games, drove in four runs and homered from both sides of the plate in URI's series at Richmond (April 17-19)
• Belted a two-run homer at Hartford (April 22).
• Recorded five hits, including two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Rhody's series win at VCU (April 24-26).
• Was 2-for-3 with a home run, a pair of walks, two RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base at UMass Lowell (April 29).
• Combined for eight hits, four RBI, a double, a homerun and two runs scored in a three-game set against George Washington (May 1-3).
• Hit in 11 consecutive games from April 19-May 3.

2014 (Freshman, listed as Martin Taveras)

• Appeared in 33 games, starting 24.
• Reached base at least once in 21 of his 33 games played.
• Was 6-10 in two games at Florida Gulf Coast on February 15 & 16, driving in two runs and scoring twice.
• Scored a run and had two RBI against Brown on April 28.
• Went 7-for-15 with six RBI over a three-game stretch from May 13-16.

High School

• Was an honor roll student and four year member of his high school baseball team.
• Hit over .400 in back-to-back seasons.
• Earned All-County, All-State and All-Region honors.
• Also was a three-year All-Star selection as well as a preseason All-American in 2013.

Personal

• Born Dec. 14, 1995.
• Son of Ursula Figueroa.
• Favorite athlete is Yadier Molina.
• Favorite team is the New York Yankees.
• Majoring in Health Studies.