Elon University Athletics

Personal: Full name is William James Vergantino...Son of Bill and Melissa Vergantino…Father played football at Delaware...Working on an Exercise Science degree.

2024: Made 36 starts in 46 games making 34 of those starts at second base...Slashed .313/.404/.550...Set career highs in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage...Marked personal bests in hits, home runs and RBIs during his redshirt-junior season...Tied for the Elon lead in home runs and led the Phoenix in stolen bases...Made his first start of the season against NJIT (02/24) and had the best game of his career, finished the game 5-for-5 with two home runs including a seventh inning grand slam, scored six runs and drove in seven runs in Elon's 27-8 win...Lifted Elon to a 10-9 win over UMass (03/10) with a walk-off single to lift Elon to the series win...Finished with a multi-hit game on the road against High Point (03/12) and a multi-hit game against Minnesota (03/17)...Launched a moonshot in Elon's final game against UNCW (03/24) to give Elon the early lead, also doubled in the game...Homered and doubled while driving in three runs against Monmouth (04/19)...Had four consecutive multi-hit games and homered in three straight games including three in the first two games against College of Charleston...Launched two home runs against the College of Charleston (05/17) finishing the game 3-for-5 with four runs batted in. 

2023: Made 17 appearances while making eight starts, all of which coming at shortstop…made nine appearances off the bench, eight as a pinch runner and one as a pinch hitter…scored four runs and swiped two bags as a pinch runner…Hit .182 while finishing with an on-base percentage of .379 over 29 plate appearances…scored a run and stole a base in Elon’s victories over in-state foes High Point (4/11) and No. 9 Campbell (4/26)…scored a run in Elon’s victory over Charleston at Patriot’s Point (4/28).

2022: Made 41 starts in 47 games, including 34 at shortstop, six at second base and one at third base...Slashed .224/.259/.340 with two homers and 15 RBIs over 163 plate appearances...Tied for second on the team with five sacrifice bunts...Ranked third on the team with three sacrifice flies...Went 7-for-7 on stolen-base attempts...Logged four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Posted a six-game hitting streak and an eight-game on-base streak...Owned a .916 fielding percentage with 61 putouts and 103 assists...Made his collegiate debut as Elon’s starting second baseman on Opening Day against Fairfield on Feb. 18...Recorded his first hit and RBIs with a game-tying two-run double against Longwood on Feb. 25...Registered his first home run and multi-hit game as part of a 2-for-5 showing on March 13 at UNCG...Also homered against High Point on March 29...Went 4-for-10 with two RBIs, three doubles and four runs scored in the James Madison series...Drove in the game’s only run with an RBI single in Game 2 of the April 10 doubleheader at Northeastern...Went 5-for-15 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs in four CAA Tournament games.

2021: Was a medical redshirt.

Prep: Played for Coach Daniel Haverstick at Rancocas Valley Regional, where he played varsity all four years… Team Co-Captain as a junior…First Team All-Conference in 2018…Helped his school win the 2018 Conference Championship and reach the State Quarterfinals…Played club for South Jersey Elite…Perfect Game Underclass All-American in 2018 and 2019…Named to the Perfect Game All-Tournament Team eight times...Prep Baseball Report - Team New Jersey Futures Game selection...Ranked 424th nationally, the 84th ranked shortstop, 12th overall in New Jersey, and third-ranked shortstop in New Jersey.