Making the transition to linebacker, where the new coaching staff thinks he can take advantage of his natural instincts, after two seasons at running back … Possesses great vision and feel of the game … Voted team captain … 2012: Team’s leading rusher with 386 yards (4.7 average) and one touchdown … Ninth in the league in rushing (42.9 ypg) … Also chipped in with 14 receptions for 120 yards … Finished the season strong with back-to-back 88-yard rushing days against Kenyon (Nov. 3) and Ohio Wesleyan (Nov. 10) … Lone score came from a yard out at Case Western Reserve (Oct. 6) … 2011: Was the team’s No. 2 running back, finishing with 234 yards (4.0 average) and two touchdowns … Added 42 receiving yards on six catches … Led the Scots in rushing twice with season-high 85 yards at Kenyon (Nov. 5) and with 56 on just five carries during debut against Baldwin-Wallace (Sept. 1) … Also recorded season bests of a 47-yard run and 23 receiving yards in the B-W game … Scored in back-to-back weeks at Hiram (Oct. 29) and Kenyon … Prior to Wooster: Transferred after freshman season at University of Mount Union … Honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior at Revere High School, and was first-team all-district and all-league … Rushed for 2,600 yards and 24 touchdowns while also playing  free safety during his career with the Minutemen … Lettered three times in football and four times in track … Personal: Born April 2, 1992 … Son of Anthony and Sheri Battaglia … Majoring in history.