University of Rhode Island

2015 (Freshman)

• Did not appear in any games for the Rams.

High School

• Was a team captain and four-year member of the soccer and basketball teams and MacArthur High School.
• Played in 52 career high school games and started in each.
• Recorded seven goals and six assists as a defender.
• Helped lead his team to three consecutive conference championships (2012-14) as well as the county title in 2014.
• Also anchored a back line that posted the most shutouts in Nassau County in 2014.
• Was a four-year All-County pick.
• Earned his conference's Defender of the Year award as a junior and was named Player of the Year as a senior.
• Also received All-Metro, All-State and All-Region accolades in 2014, in addition to earning All-Long Island First Team honors and the Newsday Nassau County Player of the Year award.
• Spent six years playing club soccer with the Massapequa Celtics.
• Was a Region 1 ODP pool player in 2011-12 as well as a member of the Region 1 ODP team in 2013.
• Was on the Eastern New Your ODP team in 2014.
• Also was an All-Conference player in basketball.
• Academically, he was an AP scholar and a high honor roll student
• Was a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Math Honor Society and the Business Honor Society
• Served two years a Peer Leader
• Also was a member of the Junior Mathletes and volunteered as a peer math tutor.

Personal

• Born January 6, 1997.
• Son of Nina and Scott Baumstein.
• Has a younger sister, Kate.
• Enjoys soccer, basketball, reading and riding his bike.
• Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter.
• Favorite teams are the New York Knicks and Manchester United.
• Chose to attend URI over UMass, Cortland and Rochester.
• Made his decision based on URI's state-of-the-art athletic facilities and wide array of majors; felt that the combination of the two was unbeatable.
• Plans to major in Kinesiology or Biological Sciences.
• Would like to pursue a career in physical therapy.