School Records (PDF)
R-Senior (Game-by-Game): ESU Co-Men's Senior Athlete of the Year (with QB Matt Soltes) ... Selected by Seattle Mariners in 7th round (pick 207) of 2016 MLB Draft ... highest draft pick in ESU history ... Festa and OF Robert Bennie (24th round - Oakland) are first ESU teammates drafted in same year in program history ... they are the 6th and 7th ESU players drafted (5th and 6th in last 8 years) ... named All-America by the ABCA (2nd team) and NCBWA (3rd team) ... Brett Tomko Award national finalist (one of 10) for DII Pitcher of the Year ... PSAC East Co-Pitcher of the Year ... ABCA, D2CCA and NCBWA All-Atlantic Region 1st team ... set school single-season records for wins (11), strikeouts (105), innings (88.0), games started (13) and complete games (9) ... set career records for wins (23) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.1) ... 11 wins in 2016 rank t-10th in PSAC history ... ESU's Co-Team MVP (with R-Jr. OF Robert Bennie).
PSAC ranks: 1st in CG (9) ... 3rd in wins (11) and strikeouts (105) ... 4th in ERA (2.35), strikeouts per 9 innings (10.74), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.0) and WHIP (1.06) ... 5th in hits per 9 innings (7.36) ... 10th in walks per 9 innings (2.15)
DII ranks: 2nd in CG (9) ... 6th in wins (11) ... 19th in strikeouts (105) and 34th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.74) ... 28th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.0) ... 32nd in WHIP (1.06) ... 35th in ERA (2.35) ... 64th in hits per 9 innings (7.36).
Summer 2015: Pitched for Coastal Plain League "Select" vs. USA Collegiate National Team ... pitched for Edenton Steamers.
R-Junior (Game-by-Game): Pitched in 14 games and made 11 starts ... had 7-4 record ... posted 5.01 ERA in team-high 64.2 innings (66 strikeouts, 19 walks) ... ranked t-5th in PSAC in wins (7) ... 9th in strikeouts (66) ... 6th in strikeouts per 9 innings (9.19) ... 7 wins are t-2nd at ESU in a single season ... 66 strikeouts rank t-6th ... 3.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 7th.
Helped Warriors reach PSAC championship game ... threw 7.0 innings vs. Mercyhurst in 1st game of PSAC Tournament (W 18-11 - 4 runs, 11 hits, 7 strikeouts, 2 walks) ... won 9-2 at Bloomsburg in 2nd game of final PSAC East series (7.0 IP, 2 runs, 1 earned, 5 hits, 8 strikeouts, 0 walks) ... won 2-1 at Lock Haven (6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk) ... won 11-1 vs. Kutztown (5.0 IP, 0 runs, 5 hits, 6 strikeouts, 0 walks).
Named "Player to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
R-Sophomore (Game-by-Game): Posted 5-1 record with 3.64 ERA ... pitched in 11 games, including 9 starts ... threw 2 complete games ... led Warriors in innings (59.1) ... 44 strikeouts, 13 walks ... .262 opponents average ... ranked 10th in PSAC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.38 - 44 strikeouts, 13 walks) ... t-7th in strikeouts looking (20) ... winning percentage of .833 (5-1) ranks t-7th at ESU ... strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 7th at ESU.
Won 4 straight starts to finish season, culminating with 6.0 scoreless innings (5 hits, 5 strikeouts, 0 walks) in 10-0 win at Kutztown ... won 10-5 at Lock Haven (7.0 IP, 5 runs, 3 earned, 7 hits, 4 strikeouts, 2 walks) ... won 9-3 vs. Mansfield (6.2 IP, 3 runs, 9 hits, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks) ... won 8-3 vs. Bloomsburg (7.0 IP, 3 runs, 6 hits, 2 strikeouts, 2 walks) ... went 6.0+ innings in each of last 7 starts.
Background: Transferred to ESU from Dominican College (N.Y.) ... went 3-2 with 5 saves, 3.91 ERA, 41.1 IP, 29 strikeouts and 8 walks in 21 games over 2 seasons ... as a freshman in 2012, pitched in 15 games and made 1 start (3-1, 3 saves, 3.00 ERA, 21.0 IP, 17 strikeouts, 2 walks, 31 hits allowed) ... as a sophomore in 2013, pitched in 6 games and made 3 starts (0-1, 2 saves, 4.87 ERA, 20.1 IP, 12 strikeouts, 6 walks, 16 hits allowed) ... received medical redshirt for 2013 season ... 2-year letterwinner in high school at St. Joseph by the Sea ... majoring in Business Management.
| Year |
avg |
gp-gs |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
tb |
slg% |
bb |
hbp |
so |
gdp |
ob% |
sf |
sh |
sb-att |
po |
a |
e |
fld% |
| 2014.... |
.000 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2015.... |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
.789 |
| 2016.... |
.000 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
1.000 |
| TOTAL... |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
3 |
39 |
4 |
.913 |
| Year |
era |
w-l |
app |
gs |
cg |
sho |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
so |
2b |
3b |
hr |
bf |
bavg |
wp |
hbp |
bk |
sfa |
sha |
| 2014.... |
3.64 |
5-1 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0/1 |
0 |
59.1 |
60 |
26 |
24 |
13 |
44 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
258 |
.262 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2015.... |
5.01 |
7-4 |
14 |
11 |
2 |
0/0 |
0 |
64.2 |
75 |
39 |
36 |
19 |
66 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
292 |
.293 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| 2016.... |
2.35 |
11-2 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
2/0 |
0 |
88.0 |
72 |
27 |
23 |
21 |
105 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
360 |
.218 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| TOTAL... |
3.52 |
23-7 |
38 |
33 |
13 |
2/1 |
0 |
212.0 |
207 |
92 |
83 |
53 |
215 |
35 |
5 |
6 |
910 |
.254 |
17 |
28 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
