2014 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 10
Danny Baraldi
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
- High School:
- Massillon Jackson
- Prev School:
- Internationals
Bio
BARALDI AND THE FALCONS
Finished his career with a total of 57 points in 72 matches ... had 18 goals and 21 assists as a Falcon, and scored at least 10 points in each of his four seasons ... became the first BGSU player with double-digit point total in all four years since Chris Dore (1996-99) ... ended his career just one assist and two points shy of moving into the top 10 on each of those BG career charts ... helped the Falcons go 3-0-1 vs. Michigan in his collegiate career.
2014
A team tri-captain ... named to the All-MAC Second Team ... also selected to the all-league second team by the College Sports Madness web site ... named to the All-Ohio Second Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... played in 18 matches, making 16 starts ... had 10 points on four goals and a pair of assists ... was fifth on the team in both goals and points ... ranked 10th in the MAC in goals, and also ranked among the league leaders in shots (eighth, 47) and shots per game (seventh, 2.61) ... scored goals in each of the first two matches of the season, wins over IUPUI (Aug. 29) and Findlay (Sept. 2) ... also scored against Duquesne (Sept. 7) and IPFW (Oct. 1) ... the goal vs. DU came with under three minutes left in regulation to tie the score ... was named to the Duquesne Invitational All-Tournament Team ... his goal at IPFW, with under seven minutes left in the second half, proved to be the winner in a 1-0 victory ... picked up assists in home wins over Northern Kentucky (Sept. 12) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 19) ... was injured in the Falcons' win over Western Michigan (Nov. 1), and missed the final two matches of the regular season ... returned to the field for the MAC Tournament, coming off the bench to play in both the West Virginia (Nov. 14) and Akron (Nov. 16) matches ... played a total of 1424 minutes on the year ... was named to the Preseason All-MAC First Team by College Sports Madness ... was ranked 18th on Top Drawer Soccer's preseason list of top players in the MAC.
2013
An All-MAC Second-Team selection ... played in 17 matches, starting 16 ... finished third on the team with 10 points, hitting double figures in that category for the third time in as many years ... had three goals to rank third on the team, and led the Brown and Orange with four assists ... was second on the Falcons in both total shot attempts (57) and shots on goal (23) ... tied for fourth in the MAC in total shots, and was third in the league in shots per game (3.29) ... deadlocked for eighth in the conference in assists per match (0.24), and tied for ninth in the league in total assists ... had a career- and a BG season-high five points in the win over IPFW (Nov. 8) ... scored a goal and added a career-best three assists in that win ... the three-assist total, as well as the five-point total, was the highest by a MAC player in 2013 (one other league player had a three-assist game) ... assisted on each of the Falcons' first three goals of the night vs. the 'Dons ... had eight shot attempts in the IPFW match and seven against Ohio State (Sept. 13) ... played a total of 1572 minutes on the year, including 90 or more minutes in 11 matches and at least 79 minutes in four other games ... had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' exhibition win over Cincinnati (Aug. 24) ... was named to the Preseason All-MAC First Team by the College Sports Madness web site.
2012
An All-MAC First-Team selection ... also was accorded all-league first-team honors by College Sports Madness ... was named to the All-Great Lakes Region Third Team by the NSCAA, becoming BGSU's first all-region selection since 2001 ... additionally, was named to the All-Ohio Second Team by the OCSA ... played in 19 of BGSU's 20 matches, starting all 19 ... had 19 points on six goals and seven assists ... led the team in assists, and ranked second in both goals and points ... two of his goals were game winners ... started all seven of BGSU's MAC matches, and had eight points on two goals and a team-leading four assists in conference play ... scored the Falcons' first goal of the season for the second consecutive year, finding the net in the season opener vs. Saint Bonaventure (Aug. 25) for what would prove to be the game winner ... was named to the All-Tournament Team at the CCU Invitational, after scoring two goals in a 3-3 tie against the host school, nationally-ranked Coastal Carolina (Sept. 9) ... scored the first goal of that match, then recorded his second goal of the day only 25 seconds after the Chanticleers had tied the score ... on the strength of that CCU game, was named the MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 11 ... converted a penalty kick in the second overtime period to give the Falcons a 2-1 win over Milwaukee (Sept. 25) ... had a three-point game vs. UWM, having assisted on Anthony Grant's first-half goal ... also scored three points vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 5), with the opening goal of the night, and an assist on Grant's second-half tally in another 2-1 BG win ... both his goal and his assist vs. WMU came on free kicks ... had a pair of second-half assists in the Falcons' 3-0 victory over Buffalo (Oct. 13) ... assisted on both BGSU goals, just 2:29 apart, in a 2-0 win at Michigan (Oct. 23) ... had a three-point night at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 26) ... assisted on Grant's GWG in the 13th minute, then scored from roughly 60 yards out midway through the first half ... led the team with 50 shot attempts, and was second on the Falcons with 20 shots on goal ... in August, was named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC Second Team.
2011
Was named to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team in his first season at BGSU ... one of three players to start all 18 matches ... led the team in scoring, with 18 points on the year ... paced BGSU in goals (five), assists (eight) and shots on goal (21) ... tied for 17th in the nation in assists per game (0.44), and led all freshmen in NCAA Division I in that category ... tied for 21st in the country in total assists, again leading all frosh ... also was ranked in the nation's top 100 in points per game (1.00, T-89th) ... was directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU's 22 goals on the season ... his assist total was the highest by a BGSU player since the 2003 season ... tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals ... first collegiate goal came in his first collegiate match, as he scored in the 64th minute against then-#9 Michigan (Aug. 26) ... for his efforts against the Wolverines, was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Aug. 28 ... other winner came at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11), as he blasted home a shot from distance in the 83rd minute of that 1-0 victory ... named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational ... the following weekend, earned all-tourney-team honors at the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational in Nashville ... had goals vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and in back-to-back matches to end the season, at Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... had two-assist games vs. IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... the goal vs. FAU came just 19 seconds into the second half ... both assists in the UDM match came off of perfectly-placed corner kicks ... also had helpers against Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18), IUPUI (Sept. 30) and Hartwick (Oct. 22) ... had a six-game point-scoring streak from Sept. 11-Oct. 2, with two goals and five assists in that stretch ... that streak was the longest by a BGSU player since at least the 2000 season ... was involved in several other BG goals during the season, even though he was not listed in the scoring ... at Detroit, he ripped a long shot off the crossbar, and Colin Armstrong was pulled down while going for the rebound, leading to a penalty kick ... against FAU, his corner kick went off an Owls defender and into the net for the first goal of the match ... finished fourth on the team in minutes played, with 1,599 ... played all 110 minutes of double-OT contests vs. LU and Hartwick (Oct. 22), and saw 100 minutes of playing time at Michigan State (Oct. 19) ... played the entirety of two other OT games, and played all 90 minutes in eight other contests ... played every minute over the final eight matches of the year ... wore uniform number 15 as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Jackson H.S. ... an NSCAA All-American for the Polar Bears as a senior in the fall of 2010 ... also earned All-Ohio First-Team honors that year ... the Stark County Player of the Year and the district P-O-Y after setting the school single-season record with 24 goals ... also was the Federal League P-O-Y and earned all-league honors for the third-consecutive year ... helped JHS to the state finals as a freshman, and to the elite eight in each of the next three years ... had a career total of 47 goals and 36 assists.
PERSONAL
Daniel Joseph Baraldi was born on July 21, 1992 ... son of Michael and Regina Baraldi ... is the youngest of three sons ... liberal studies major at BGSU ... has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience, having played with the state team and also participating in the regional pool ... played in the US Soccer Academy with the Cleveland Internationals ... brother, Tony, played collegiate soccer at Cleveland State Univ.
 Finished his career with a total of 57 points in 72 matches ... had 18 goals and 21 assists as a Falcon, and scored at least 10 points in each of his four seasons ... became the first BGSU player with double-digit point total in all four years since Chris Dore (1996-99) ... ended his career just one assist and two points shy of moving into the top 10 on each of those BG career charts ... helped the Falcons go 3-0-1 vs. Michigan in his collegiate career.
2014
A team tri-captain ... named to the All-MAC Second Team ... also selected to the all-league second team by the College Sports Madness web site ... named to the All-Ohio Second Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... played in 18 matches, making 16 starts ... had 10 points on four goals and a pair of assists ... was fifth on the team in both goals and points ... ranked 10th in the MAC in goals, and also ranked among the league leaders in shots (eighth, 47) and shots per game (seventh, 2.61) ... scored goals in each of the first two matches of the season, wins over IUPUI (Aug. 29) and Findlay (Sept. 2) ... also scored against Duquesne (Sept. 7) and IPFW (Oct. 1) ... the goal vs. DU came with under three minutes left in regulation to tie the score ... was named to the Duquesne Invitational All-Tournament Team ... his goal at IPFW, with under seven minutes left in the second half, proved to be the winner in a 1-0 victory ... picked up assists in home wins over Northern Kentucky (Sept. 12) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 19) ... was injured in the Falcons' win over Western Michigan (Nov. 1), and missed the final two matches of the regular season ... returned to the field for the MAC Tournament, coming off the bench to play in both the West Virginia (Nov. 14) and Akron (Nov. 16) matches ... played a total of 1424 minutes on the year ... was named to the Preseason All-MAC First Team by College Sports Madness ... was ranked 18th on Top Drawer Soccer's preseason list of top players in the MAC.
2013
An All-MAC Second-Team selection ... played in 17 matches, starting 16 ... finished third on the team with 10 points, hitting double figures in that category for the third time in as many years ... had three goals to rank third on the team, and led the Brown and Orange with four assists ... was second on the Falcons in both total shot attempts (57) and shots on goal (23) ... tied for fourth in the MAC in total shots, and was third in the league in shots per game (3.29) ... deadlocked for eighth in the conference in assists per match (0.24), and tied for ninth in the league in total assists ... had a career- and a BG season-high five points in the win over IPFW (Nov. 8) ... scored a goal and added a career-best three assists in that win ... the three-assist total, as well as the five-point total, was the highest by a MAC player in 2013 (one other league player had a three-assist game) ... assisted on each of the Falcons' first three goals of the night vs. the 'Dons ... had eight shot attempts in the IPFW match and seven against Ohio State (Sept. 13) ... played a total of 1572 minutes on the year, including 90 or more minutes in 11 matches and at least 79 minutes in four other games ... had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' exhibition win over Cincinnati (Aug. 24) ... was named to the Preseason All-MAC First Team by the College Sports Madness web site.
2012
An All-MAC First-Team selection ... also was accorded all-league first-team honors by College Sports Madness ... was named to the All-Great Lakes Region Third Team by the NSCAA, becoming BGSU's first all-region selection since 2001 ... additionally, was named to the All-Ohio Second Team by the OCSA ... played in 19 of BGSU's 20 matches, starting all 19 ... had 19 points on six goals and seven assists ... led the team in assists, and ranked second in both goals and points ... two of his goals were game winners ... started all seven of BGSU's MAC matches, and had eight points on two goals and a team-leading four assists in conference play ... scored the Falcons' first goal of the season for the second consecutive year, finding the net in the season opener vs. Saint Bonaventure (Aug. 25) for what would prove to be the game winner ... was named to the All-Tournament Team at the CCU Invitational, after scoring two goals in a 3-3 tie against the host school, nationally-ranked Coastal Carolina (Sept. 9) ... scored the first goal of that match, then recorded his second goal of the day only 25 seconds after the Chanticleers had tied the score ... on the strength of that CCU game, was named the MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 11 ... converted a penalty kick in the second overtime period to give the Falcons a 2-1 win over Milwaukee (Sept. 25) ... had a three-point game vs. UWM, having assisted on Anthony Grant's first-half goal ... also scored three points vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 5), with the opening goal of the night, and an assist on Grant's second-half tally in another 2-1 BG win ... both his goal and his assist vs. WMU came on free kicks ... had a pair of second-half assists in the Falcons' 3-0 victory over Buffalo (Oct. 13) ... assisted on both BGSU goals, just 2:29 apart, in a 2-0 win at Michigan (Oct. 23) ... had a three-point night at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 26) ... assisted on Grant's GWG in the 13th minute, then scored from roughly 60 yards out midway through the first half ... led the team with 50 shot attempts, and was second on the Falcons with 20 shots on goal ... in August, was named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC Second Team.
2011
Was named to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team in his first season at BGSU ... one of three players to start all 18 matches ... led the team in scoring, with 18 points on the year ... paced BGSU in goals (five), assists (eight) and shots on goal (21) ... tied for 17th in the nation in assists per game (0.44), and led all freshmen in NCAA Division I in that category ... tied for 21st in the country in total assists, again leading all frosh ... also was ranked in the nation's top 100 in points per game (1.00, T-89th) ... was directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU's 22 goals on the season ... his assist total was the highest by a BGSU player since the 2003 season ... tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals ... first collegiate goal came in his first collegiate match, as he scored in the 64th minute against then-#9 Michigan (Aug. 26) ... for his efforts against the Wolverines, was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Aug. 28 ... other winner came at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11), as he blasted home a shot from distance in the 83rd minute of that 1-0 victory ... named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational ... the following weekend, earned all-tourney-team honors at the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational in Nashville ... had goals vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and in back-to-back matches to end the season, at Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... had two-assist games vs. IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... the goal vs. FAU came just 19 seconds into the second half ... both assists in the UDM match came off of perfectly-placed corner kicks ... also had helpers against Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18), IUPUI (Sept. 30) and Hartwick (Oct. 22) ... had a six-game point-scoring streak from Sept. 11-Oct. 2, with two goals and five assists in that stretch ... that streak was the longest by a BGSU player since at least the 2000 season ... was involved in several other BG goals during the season, even though he was not listed in the scoring ... at Detroit, he ripped a long shot off the crossbar, and Colin Armstrong was pulled down while going for the rebound, leading to a penalty kick ... against FAU, his corner kick went off an Owls defender and into the net for the first goal of the match ... finished fourth on the team in minutes played, with 1,599 ... played all 110 minutes of double-OT contests vs. LU and Hartwick (Oct. 22), and saw 100 minutes of playing time at Michigan State (Oct. 19) ... played the entirety of two other OT games, and played all 90 minutes in eight other contests ... played every minute over the final eight matches of the year ... wore uniform number 15 as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Jackson H.S. ... an NSCAA All-American for the Polar Bears as a senior in the fall of 2010 ... also earned All-Ohio First-Team honors that year ... the Stark County Player of the Year and the district P-O-Y after setting the school single-season record with 24 goals ... also was the Federal League P-O-Y and earned all-league honors for the third-consecutive year ... helped JHS to the state finals as a freshman, and to the elite eight in each of the next three years ... had a career total of 47 goals and 36 assists.
PERSONAL
Daniel Joseph Baraldi was born on July 21, 1992 ... son of Michael and Regina Baraldi ... is the youngest of three sons ... liberal studies major at BGSU ... has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience, having played with the state team and also participating in the regional pool ... played in the US Soccer Academy with the Cleveland Internationals ... brother, Tony, played collegiate soccer at Cleveland State Univ.
BARALDI, Danny
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18-18 | 1599 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 45 | .111 | 21 | .467 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 2012 | 19-19 | 1705 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 50 | .120 | 20 | .400 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 2013 | 17-16 | 1572 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 57 | .053 | 23 | .404 | 0 | 2-3 |
| 2014 | 18-16 | 1424 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 47 | .085 | 15 | .319 | 1 | 2-2 |
| TOTAL | 72-69 | 6300 | 18 | 21 | 57 | 199 | .090 | 79 | .397 | 5 | 5-6 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 5, IPFW -- Nov 05, 2013 Goals: 2, at Coastal Carolina -- Sep 09, 2012 Assists: 3, IPFW -- Nov 05, 2013 Shots: 8, IPFW -- Nov 05, 2013 |
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