32nd Round (No. 952) Pick By Washington in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft
Named Third-Best Prospect In The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) By Baseball America & The Fourth-Best Prospect in the NEC
2009 Junior Season
Established himself as one of the top pitchers in the NEC & in the Northeast Region ... Went 8-2 with a 4.16 ERA with a team-best 55 strikeouts, against just 22 walks, over a team-high 67.0 innings while holding batters to a .292 average ... Ranked among the NEC-leaders in wins (t-2nd), opposing average (7th) and strikeouts (t-9th) ... The eight victories also tie him for the third-most single-season wins in school-history ... Also ranks among the top-10 in school history in career wins (15) (t-6th), games started (32) (6th) and strikeouts (147) (t-10th) ... Started all 12 games he appeared in and won five-straight decisions, spanning March & April ... Picked up the victory in 2-0 win at William & Mary (3/16), striking out a season-best eight while allowing just two baserunners over 5.0 scoreless frames ... Absolutely dominant in Wagner's NEC-opener vs. CCSU (4/3), striking out six, against no walks, while scattering three hits and one run in the Green & White's 10-1 romp ... Tossed 6.0 shutout innings while registering three strikeouts and allowing just three hits in Wagner's 1-0 win over FDU (5/16) ... Struck out four while not walking a batter and scatteing just two earned over 6.0 innings in the Seahawks' 17-6 series-clinching win over Mount St. Mary's (4/26) ... Took a no-decision against CCSU (5/22) in the NEC Tournament, pitching a season-best 7.1 innings with four strikeouts ... Recorded a season-best matching eight strikeouts over 6.0 innings of two-run ball while earning the win at Delaware State (3/21) ... Fanned three while allowing just one run over 6.1 innings in 11-1 win over UMBC (3/7) ... Picked up the win vs. Maine (3/27), giving the Seahawks 6.0 solid innings while striking out four ... Dented the win column at LIU (5/2), recording three strikeouts while scattering just two earned runs in 8-4 victory ... Took the no-decision at Quinnipiac (4/9), striking out four over 6.0 innings of three-run ball ... Struck out a season-best eight while allowing just one hit Fanned seven over 4.1 frames against nationally ranked Kent State (2/27).
2008 Sophomore Season
Team's No. 2 starter ... Went 5-5 with 57 strikeouts, one complete games and a 3.99 ERA while holding hitters to a .258 average over 67.2 innings ... Ranked fourth in the NEC in opposing average, sixth in strikeouts, seventh in wins and seventh in innings pitched ... Also had the ninth-best ERA in the conference ... In a five-start span from April 5 - May 2, surrendered just six earned runs over 25.0 innings (2.80 ERA) while striking out 20 and going 4-1 ... During NEC-play was outstanding, going 5-2 with a stellar 1.77 ERA and 28 strikeouts over 40.2 frames ... Did not allow more than three earned runs in any of his seven conference-starts and went at least 6.0 innings six times ... Struck out eight while yielding just three hits over 7.0 shutout innings in game-one win vs. Sacred Heart (5/17) ... In game-two win over LIU (4/5), spun 6.0 scoreless-innings while fanning four ... Struck out six over 6.0 innings in claiming game-three win vs. Monmouth (4/12) ... Defeated FDU (4/19) in game-three, fanning four over 6.0 innings of two-run ball ... Won game-one over Quinnipiac (5/2) while helping propel the Green & White to a four-game sweep ... Struck out three and surrendered just one earned run over 7.0 innings ... Tough-luck loser in game one at the Mount (4/25) despite not giving up an earned run and striking out three over 6.0 innings ... Struck out eight over 7.0 innings of three-run ball while holding nationally-ranked UCF's (3/18) offense in check ... The week before at Villanova (3/11), fanned eight and gave up three runs in just 6.0 innings of work while setting the Green & White up for the win ... Struck out six vs. Mount St. Mary's (5/23) in the NEC Tournament.
2007 Freshman Season
Enjoyed a breakout season as the team's No. 2 starter ... Went 2-6 with a 5.84 ERA and 35 strikeouts against just 18 walks over 49.1 innings of work ... Limited hitters to a .277 average ... Made nine appearances, including eight starts ... During NEC Play, went 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA and held hitters to a .204 average with 24 punch-outs against seven walks in 26.2 innings of work ... Finished strong, striking out nine against three walks over 13.0 innings of two-run ball in his last two starts ... Retired seven via the K over 7.0 innings and scattered two runs in earning his first collegiate win at LIU (4/5) ... Picked up his second win of the year against FDU (4/28), striking out five against one walk while scattering two runs over 6.0 innings ... Needed just 80 pitches to throw his first career complete game (8.0 innings) in narrow loss at UMBC (3/10), striking out six against zero walks while giving just one earned run ... Took the no-decision at Quinnipiac (4/20), despite not giving up an earned run and striking out four in 7.0 innings of work ... Fanned a career-high eight batters over 6.2 innings against Mount (4/13).
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Immaculata High School under the direction of Tom Gambino ... Helped the Spartans to the Somerset County Championship as a senior and a sophomore ... In 2006, lost to renowned power Seton Hall Prep in the Parochial A North Championship ... Earned three varsity letters ... Ranked as the 17th best player in New Jersey, 75th in the Northeast and 955th nationally by PerfectGame scouting service ... Was an All-Area, All-County and All-Parochial selection ... In the summer of 2008, played in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) for the Lehigh Valley Cats and played in the All-Star Game ... Cited by Baseball America as the third-best prospect in the ACBL ... High School teammate of Jack Rice ... Born on December 22, 1987 ... Has two brothers; Josh (27) and Chris (21) ... Graduated with a 3.0 GPA ... Is majoring in sociology at Wagner with aspirations of one day becoming a cop.
