Hall of Fame
Anthony D’Alfonso, Class of 2010, Baseball
After two years playing at a local community college and an outstanding high school career at nearby Westbrook, D’Alfonso, a power-hitting outfielder, played two seasons for the Huskies’ highly-regarded baseball team in 2008 and 2009. In his career as a student-athlete at Southern Maine, D’Alfonso made an immediate impact as one of the best hitters in program history and in the nation, earning ABCA Division III All-America honors in both seasons.
In the Huskies’ 2008 season, D’Alfonso hit .393 with 81 hits in 206 at-bats with 62 RBI and 58 runs scored. D’Alfonso displayed his power too, with a .704 slugging percentage, including 13 doubles, three triples and 15 home runs. D’Alfonso’s home run total in 2008 is second in USM single-season records.
At the completion of the 2008 season, D’Alfonso helped USM to a 36-14 record and a berth into the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament and with that came a lengthy list of individual accolades. In addition to his first team All-American honor from ABCA, D’Alfonso earned third team D3baseball.com All-American, first team NEIBA and ECAC Division III All-New England, and first team All-Little East Conference honors.
In 2009, D’Alfonso increased his production at the plate hitting .438 with 76 RBI – a Husky single-season record. Adding 17 doubles, three triples and nine home runs, D’Alfonso’s slugging percentage was .722, and again the awards came rolling in. Repeating as an ABCA All-American (third team), D’Alfonso earned second team D3baseball.com All-American honors and repeated as a first team selection for both NEIBA and the ECAC. Both the ECAC and LEC also tabbed D’Alfonso as Player of the Year. For his Husky career, D’Alfonso hit an outstanding .413 with 158 hits, 110 runs scored, 138 RBI, 30 doubles, six triples and 24 home runs. He went on to sign a professional contract with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League.
D’Alfonso earned his degree in Communications from the University of Southern Maine in 2010.
