Coach Bolding: “Phil will, once again, bring a proven bat to the plate. He has added strength over his formative years, and now should be ready to dominate opponent pitchers in his three hole. Additionally, Phil, who also will serve as the lead captain this year, has a much improved defensive game over at the corner bag and should be looking at a banner year, which could lead to bigger and better things in professional baseball.”
2010: Fourth-year team member, second-year team captain … will open as starting third baseman … tied for fifth in career sacrifice flies (15) … 2009: Started all 48 games … hit .367 with eight home runs, 13 doubles, 52 RBI, 45 runs, and 12-16 stolen bases … led team in games (48), starts (48), total plate appearances (223), RBI, walks (30), and sacrifice flies (8, ties school-record) … season team-best seven at bats at Furman (4.11) … season team-best two home runs at James Madison (4.22) … 19 multi-hit games … season team-best 15 multi-RBI games … season-best nine-game hitting streak (17-34, .500) … Independent All-Academic Team … 2008: Started 49 of 50 games … hit .395 with one home run, one triple, 12 doubles, 30 RBI, 35 runs, and 4-6 stolen bases … led team in games (50), starts (49), total plate appearances (199), batting average, slugging percentage (.492), on-base percentage (.426), hits (70), total bases (87), and sacrifice flies (5) … season team-best two sacrifice flies vs. UMES (3.20) … season team-best 21 multi-hit games … nine multi-RBI games … season team-best 11-game hitting streak (19-46, .413) … VaSID All-State 2nd-Team … 2007: Started 36 of 43 games … hit .355 with one home run, five doubles, 22 RBI, 19 runs, and 5-10 stolen bases … 14 multi-hit games … five multi-RBI games … season-best eight-game hitting streak (15-28, .536) … Independent Newcomer of the Week … High School: Four-year standout at Midlothian … two-time All-District … Personal: Son of Stephen Cerreto and Madge Zacharias … father played golf at Elizabethtown College … 2009 Rawlings Coastal Plain League (CPL) Offensive Player of the Year while playing for the Martinsville Mustangs … hit .351 with eight home runs, four triples, 16 doubles, 40 RBI, 33 runs, and 12 stolen bases (12-12) … led the CPL in hits (72) and total bases (120), ranked second in both doubles and slugging percentage (.585), was third in batting average, fourth in both RBI and triples, and ranked fifth in home runs … CPL All-Star, and home run derby winner (8) … 2008 Mountain Collegiate Baseball League All-Star … American Legion team finished third at 2006 World Series (named to All-Tournament Team) … Academics: Chemistry major, biology minor … two-time athletics-academics honor roll recipient.
