ESU Baseball Record Book
General: Led Division II with 4.57 hits per 9 innings and ranked 3rd with 1.04 ERA ... selected by San Diego Padres in 19th round of MLB Draft (highest draft choice in school history) ... began professional career with Eugene Emeralds in short-season A ... consensus Division II All-America selection ... named to 1st team by Daktronics (sports information directors), 2nd team by ABCA (coaches) and 3rd team by NCBWA (writers) ... named Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year by all three organizations ... PSAC East Pitcher of the Year ... named to College Baseball Lineup All Star Team and was semifinalist for Tino Martinez Award ... set PSAC record with 27.2 consecutive scoreless innings (last 2.0 innings of 2010, first 25.2 innings of 2011) ... consensus All-Region selection as junior in 2009 ... had streak of 31.2 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run ... pitched in three games in 2010 before missing rest of season due to injury (received medical redshirt).
Career Rankings: Set school record with 238 career strikeouts ... 3.31 ERA is 2nd-lowest since 1985 ... tied ESU record with 39 starts ... .225 opponents batting average is lowest since 1991 (since statistic is available) ... ranks 2nd with 7.5 hits allowed per 9 innings ... 3rd with 18 wins and 4 shutouts ... 4th with 217.2 innings.
Season Rankings: 1.04 ERA is lowest by an ESU pitcher since 1974 (4th-lowest in school history) ... tied school record with 3 shutouts ... set records with 4.6 hits allowed per 9 innings and .151 opponents batting average (statistic available since 1991) ... ranks 2nd with 80 strikeouts behind Joel Bennett's 100 in 1991.
R-Senior (2011) (Game-by-Game): Consensus All-American and Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year ... PSAC East Pitcher of the Year ... led Division II with 4.57 hits per 9 innings and ranked 3rd with 1.04 ERA ... 6-3, 1 save, 7 complete games, 3 shutouts, 80 strikeouts, 14 walks, 35 hits allowed in 69.0 innings in 12 games (10 starts) ... led DII with 0.45 ERA in regular season (3 ER in 60.0 IP) ... threw 7 straight complete games vs. PSAC East, including no-hitter in 2-0 shutout (10 K, 2 BB) at Mansfield on May 9 (ESU clinched PSAC Tournament spot with 7-1 win in game 2) ... vs. PSAC East, was 4-3 with 0.56 ERA, 7 CG, 3 shutouts, 53 K, 10 BB, 22 hits and .138 opponents batting average in 48.0 IP ... in NCAA Tournament vs. Seton Hill, gave up 5 runs in first 3.0 innings (4 runs with 2 outs in 3rd) before blanking Griffins for final 6.0 IP, ESU won 6-5 (11 inn.) for first NCAA win in school history ... opened year at Chowan (3.0 IP, 1 hit, 5 K) in first action after returning from surgery ... followed with season-high 12 K in 7.0 IP (3 hits, 1 BB) in 12-1 win vs. Alderson-Broaddus in Florida ... had 2.0 IP save vs. A-B four days later, entering with bases loaded and nobody out in 3-1 game in 8th and getting 2 K and ground ball, ESU won 5-1 ... nearly unhittable the rest of the season ... blanked Kutztown, 1-0, on 3-hitter (9 K, 3 BB) ... didn't give up first run until 2 outs in 7th vs. Mansfield on April 3 (2-0 loss, 8 K, 0 BB, 6 hits) ... had 1-hitter with 2 outs in 7th at West Chester before error (7-2 win, 6 K, 2 BB, 2 hits) ... won 1-0 at Bloomsburg on 2-hitter (9 K, 1 BB - retired 18 of last 19 after leadoff singles in 1st and 2nd, struck out final 5) ... lost 2-1 vs. Shippensburg (0 ER, 5 hits, 6 K, 2 BB - 2 unearned runs in 6th after taking shutout into 7th in previous four starts) and lowered ERA to 0.38 ... lost 1-0 at Millersville (6.0 IP complete game, 4 hits, 5 K, 0 BB) ... threw one pitch in relief the next day on Senior Day ... next start was no-hitter at Mansfield ... final start vs. Seton Hill tied school record of 39 career starts.
Senior (2010) (Game-by-Game): Preseason All-American (NCBWA, third team) ... limited to three starts due to injury and will apply for medical redshirt ... went 2-0 with 2.25 ERA in 12.0 innings ... struck out 16, walked nine and allowed 10 hits ... opened year with 3.0 scoreless innings vs. UMass-Lowell (1 hit, 5 K, 4 walks) ... threw first 5.0 innings in 8-0 shutout of Pitt-Johnstown (4 hits, 2 K, 2 walks) ... starter and winning pitcher in 20-7 victory at Philadelphia U (5 hits, 3 runs, 9 K, 3 walks).
Junior (2009) (Game-by-Game): Named to all three All-Region teams ... first team Daktronics and second team ABCA and NCBWA All-Region and second team All-PSAC East ... had streak of 31.2 innings without allowing an earned run from March 20-April 24 ... 5-2 record with 2.55 ERA in 60.0 innings ... third in PSAC with 68 strikeouts, first in strikeouts looking (31), fourth in ERA and fifth in opponents' average (.214) ... third in ESU record book in single-season strikeouts behind only major leaguer Joel Bennett (1990, 1991) ... enters senior year ranked ninth in career strikeouts (142) and games started (26) ... had 1.62 ERA in 39.0 innings (six starts), 38 strikeouts, 12 walks and .199 opponents average vs. PSAC East ... threw five-hitter with six strikeouts and one walk for first career shutout, blanking Millersville 12-0 ... six scoreless innings with two hits and eight strikeouts in 13-3 victory vs. Bloomsburg ... went nine innings, allowing three hits and one unearned run, in 2-1 (12 inn.) loss vs. Shippensburg ... didn't allow an earned run until the sixth inning of 2-1 (8 inn.) victory vs. Mansfield in final start (7.0 IP, 10 strikeouts, one walk) ... also had 10 strikeouts in five shutout innings of 13-2 win vs. Gannon in Florida ... allowed 12 extra-base hits in 60 innings.
Sophomore (2008) (Game-by-Game): Second on team with nine starts and started during all five of the conference weekends ... shut down West Chester with complete game four-hitter in 5-2 victory ... tied career-high with 10 strikeouts over 6.0 innings in final start of the season as ESU beat Millersville 5-3 ... struck out seven in 7.0 innings in complete game, 4-1 win over Rockhurst (Mo.) ... had 27 strikeouts in 24.2 innings vs. the PSAC East.
Freshman (2007): Led ESU with a 4.45 ERA in his first season ... made six starts, including 5.0 innings (0 ER) vs. Shippensburg in PSAC tournament game ... struck out eight batters in his first career start vs. Apprentice, and 10 in his next start against Lock Haven ... had 28 strikeouts in 28.1 innings.
Background: Helped Pleasant Valley to the 2004 and 2006 Mountain Valley Conference championships ... Pocono Record All-Area selection both seasons ... went 5-1 with a 1.75 ERA as a sophomore, and 6-2 with a 1.99 ERA as a senior ... 2006 Morning Call All-Area second team ... Honor Roll student ... majoring in Sport Management.
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 |
2007 |
4.45 |
2-1 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
28.1 |
27 |
22 |
14 |
23 |
28 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
141 |
.243 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2008 |
7.08 |
3-5 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
0/0 |
0 |
48.1 |
62 |
52 |
38 |
32 |
46 |
15 |
0 |
4 |
245 |
.315 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
2009 |
2.55 |
5-2 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
1/0 |
0 |
60.0 |
47 |
23 |
17 |
25 |
68 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
258 |
.214 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2010 |
2.25 |
2-0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
12.0 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
54 |
.233 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2011 |
1.04 |
6-3 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
3/1 |
1 |
69.0 |
35 |
12 |
8 |
14 |
80 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
254 |
.151 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
TOTAL |
3.31 |
18-11 |
44 |
39 |
11 |
4/2 |
1 |
217.2 |
181 |
112 |
80 |
103 |
238 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
952 |
.225 |
12 |
22 |
0 |
7 |
17 |