Esposito was selected in the 46th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Oakland but did not sign.
2012 Summer Played in 21 games for Corvallis of the West Coast League ... Batted .232 with one double and 10 RBI ... Compiled a 1.000 fielding percentage.
2012 (Freshman) Played in 14 games, batting .167 (2-for-12) with two RBI ... Walked on a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th at Utah for the game-winning run (5/13) ... Drove in his first career run and went 1-for-3 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/14) ... Recorded his first career hit in his first career start at catcher against Nevada (4/10).
Granite Bay High School Named to Sierra Foothill All-League team after senior season ... As a senior, batted .329 with eight doubles, two triples and a home run in 26 games ... Drove in 26 and stole nine bases ... Ranked in the top 1,000 players nationally by Perfect Game USA prior to his senior year ... Competed at the 2010 Rawlings Northern California World Series, earning all-tournament honors ... Earned Sierra Foothill League First-Team honors after his junior year ... All-City honorable mention in baseball in 2010 ... Played for the Milwaukee Brewers California Area Code team in 2010 ... Batted .383 as a junior, tallying 23 RBI, 10 doubles, three triples and two home runs ... Stole four bases in six attempts ... Also lettered two years in football, as a junior and senior.
A Beaver In The Community Esposito has served food at a homeless shelter for the Salvation Army.
Personal Major is undecided ... Born June 25, 1993 in Sacramento, Calif. ... Son of Julie and Pat Esposito ... Has two brothers, Nick and Vinny ... Father, Pat, played collegiate baseball at Cal Poly ... Enjoys ping pong and pool basketball in his spare time ... Favorite TV channel is ESPN and favorite movie is Pulp Fiction ... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... Chose Oregon State because of "the excellent baseball program."
Esposito's Career Single-Game Highs Hits: 1, at Nevada, Apr 10, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012
Total bases: 1, at Nevada, Apr 10, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012
RBI: 1, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012 ; at Utah, May 13, 2012
Runs scored: 1, at Nevada, Apr 10, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 15, 2012
Walks: 1, at Utah, May 13, 2012
Struck out: 1, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 15, 2012
At bats: 3, at Nevada, Apr 10, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 14, 2012 ; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Apr 15, 2012
