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Stony Brook Seawolves

2026 Baseball Roster

24 Johnny Pilla

  • Class Senior
  • Position INF
  • B/T L/R
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Ridgewood, N.J.
  • High School Ridgewood

Biography

2025 (Junior): Appeared in 48 games for the Seawolves, making 46 starts at second base… Batted .299 (47-for-157) with four home runs, 18 RBI, eight doubles, one triple, 32 runs scored, 33 walks, a .425 on-base percentage, and 17 stolen bases… Ranked top three on the team in batting average, triples, walks, and stolen bases… Set new career highs in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI, walks, and stolen bases… Opened the season with a 3-for-4 performance at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 14, tallying three RBI, two doubles, a triple, and a walk in the win… Blasted his first homer of the season on March 8 vs. Niagara as part of a three-hit, four-RBI effort… Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Seton Hall on March 15 and 16… Went 2-for-4 with a double in a win over Campbell on April 11… Launched a home run in a victory over Fairfield on April 29… Had a hit in all three games of the series at UNCW from May 9–10.

2024 (Sophomore): 
Academic All-District Team selection… Appeared in 45 games, making 41 starts… Collected 45 hits, good for a .273 average which was top-five on the team… Smacked 12 doubles, tallied 66 total bases, 17 RBI, and three homers… Swiped 11 bases on 13 attempts… Hit first career home run against LSU on Feb. 24… Compiled 11 total multi-hit games.

2023 (Freshman): 2022 CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll. … 24 appearances for Stony Brook and made nine starts at second base during his first season on the Island… Led the freshman on the team in on-base percentage (.339)... Captured nine hits, six RBI, and scored three runs on the season…  Recorded three multi-hit games during the year…Made collegiate debut at CSUN on February 17… Secured his first hit in his first start at Troy on February 25 where he drove in two runs in the multi-hit game… Went 2-for-6 with two RBI in the win over Iona on April 25… Registered two hits against Sacred Heart on May 10.

AT RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity baseball and three years of varsity football… Earned 1st Team All County and 1st Team All-League… 2nd Team All-North Jersey… Bergen Record Varsity Aces “Gold Glove” Award… Led the team to the Big North Division League Championship 2022… Reached base 60 times in 27 games (33 hits, 24 walks & 3 HBP) to lead the county and league in OBP (.551)… Had 20 RBI, 12 stolen bases, 31 runs scored, 10 doubles, three triples, and .975 fielding percentage… Went 1-0 with 3 saves and a 1.49 ERA in 14 innings as the team’s closer during his senior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Mary and Bill Pilla… has three brothers, Chase, Sean, and Luke… Father played baseball at Manhattan College (1992-1995)… Mother swam at Manhattan College (1992-1996).

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    23
  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2026Senior

    Infielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    24
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