Paul Giansanti (2000)

Giansanti was one of the best all-around players to ever wear a CCRI baseball uniform, twice being selected for first-team All-New England teams.  Giansanti had an excellent career at the former Warwick Veterans Memorial High School; he blossomed into a star as a freshman first baseman.  Batting .500 and driving in an average of 1.36 RBIs per game elevated him near the top of all junior college players nationally in 1984 as well as having a perfect fielding percentage.  In the 1984 state college baseball playoffs, Giansanti’s home run helped CCRI defeat Rhode Island College 2-1.  They later lost to Providence College, a Big East contender that was 7-4, in the semifinals that was held at McCoy Stadium.  In the 1986 season, he fulfilled entirely different roles as a pitcher and designated hitter.  Of course, he had another exceptional year.  He was dominating on the mound, winning nearly half of the team’s games by compiling a 9-0 record, 3.47 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 56 innings on a 21-10-1 team.  He later went on to play for Providence College on a scholarship and later worked as a Business Office Manager at Roger Williams Medical Center.