New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2018: Appeared in 22 games. ...  ranks first on the team with a 2.45 ERA. …  posted a 1-0 record with a team-best six saves. … his six saves ranks fourth in the ASUN. … in ASUN action, Malatesta held a 2.40 ERA with a 1-0 record, including three saves. … pitched 15 innings while striking out 11 batters.  ... for his career his six saves in a single season ranks tied for second all-time and in the Division I era. ... his six career saves ranks third all-time in the D1 era and fourth all-time.

2017: Appeared in 44 games, including 42 starts. ... combined for 32 hits, 18 runs, nine RBI and six doubles. ... made two appearances on the mound for the Highlanders, going 0-2 in five innings of action.

2016: Appeared in 46 games with 44 starts for the Highlanders at second base, including 11 appearances an eight starts on the mound. … hit .267 with five doubles, two triples and 18 runs batted in. … the RHP  ranked third on the team with a 4.46 ERA and tallied a 2-4 overall record.

2015: The pitcher/utility player appeared in 42 games for the Highlanders as a freshman. ... shared time at first and second base recording a .265 batting average with four doubles, one triple and nine RBI's. ... logged 125 putouts and 42 assists for a .988 fielding percentage. ... the right-handed pitcher accumulated a 3.93 ERA (fourth on team) and a 5-5 record (tied for second on team in wins) with 11 appearances and 10 starts. ... recorded one shutout in 55 innnings pitched with 33 strikeouts (tied for second on team). ... on 4/19 against Wagner retired the first 23 batters, when his perfect game was spoiled in the 7th inning. Malatesta went eight innings allowing only two hits and one run, two strikeouts and no walks. ... NJIT Male Athlete of the Week (4/20 and 4/27).

Prior to NJIT: A graduate of Vineland High School ... first-team Cape Atlantic League and Daily Journal. ... recipient of the Cape Atlantic and South Jersey Times Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award... played for the Brooklawn Legion summer ball team where the team captured its fourth consecutive Regional title and advanced to the American Legion World Series. ... he also played for the NJ 9ers Prime, a travel youth baseball program, after his junior year at Vineland. ... 2012-13 Daily Journal Boys’ Swimmer of the Year. ... member of the quartet that won state titles in the 200 and 400 yard freestyle relays on March 3 Meet of Champions at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. In the process, the group posted the seventh fastest time in the history of the Meet of Champions. ... South Jersey Times Boys Swimming All-Star first-team in the 200 IM (14th in the state at1:57.14. .. third at the Cape Atlantic League meet).

Personal: John "Johnny" F. Malatesta. .. son of Karen and John Malatesta. ... civil engineering major.