Brett Vargo, DeSales University
Baseball – Class of 2003
Brett Vargo was a standout on the baseball team from 2000-03 graduating from DeSales in 2003 with a bachelor of arts in history.
He was one of the most feared hitters to ever put on a baseball uniform for the Bulldogs as he continues to lead the Bulldogs in home runs with 27 in his career. Vargo also ranks among the all-time leaders in runs scored (4th -169), hits (8th – 185), doubles (17th – 32), triples (3rd – 11), RBIs (3rd – 148), slugging percentage (11th - .584), and stolen bases (6th – 65).
He helped DeSales win four consecutive Freedom Conference Championships, make four trips to the NCAA Regional Tournament, win its only NCAA Regional Championship in 2003, and make its only appearance in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship in 2003.
Vargo was named All-Freedom Conference Second-Team once and First- Team three times. He earned Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year honors in 2000, was named to the ECAC South Region Second-Team three times, to the ABCA Mid-Atlantic Region Second-Team once, and ABCA Mid-Atlantic Region First-Team twice. Vargo was also named the Dr. John Compardo Male Athlete of the Year in 2002.
Vargo was inducted into the DeSales University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.
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