General
School-record holder in appearances (85) while also ranking third with 10 saves ... For his career, also posted five wins, 75 strikeouts and a 4.16 ERA over 93.0 innings ... One of the team's top arms out of the bullpen over his four seasons ... Allowed just two home runs ... All-NEC selection as a closer in 2010 ... Posted sub-three ERAs as a freshman and a junior - including a microscopic 0.96 mark as a freshman.
2011 Senior Season - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - PHOTO GALLERY
Team Captain ... One of the top arms out of the bullpen ... Made a team-best 22 appearances, posting a 2-3 record with a team-best three saves, 16 strikeouts and a 7.76 ERA over 26.2 innings … Earned the win in NEC opener against Mount (3/18), striking out one while yielding one run on two hits over a season-best 3.0 innings … Followed that up with a save in the first game of a doubleheader against the Mountaineers (3/19), striking out one in a perfect inning of work before striking out two over 1.2 perfect innings in the series finale (3/20) … Notched save number two in the second game of a doubleheader against CCSU (3/26), striking out one over 2.0 scoreless innings … Earned the win in the first game of the next day’s doubleheader with the Blue Devils (3/27), hurling 3.0 innings of two-hit ball with a pair of strikeouts … Needed just three pitches to get his third save, inducing a game-ending fly out in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Bryant (4/9) … Closed out victory over Winthrop (2/26), recording the final two outs … Also closed out Wagner’s wins over Rutgers (3/30) and in the first game of a doubleheader LIU (4/2) … Fired 2.0 scoreless innings in narrow one-run loss at UCF (3/13) … Struck out a season-best three over 2.1 innings against Seton Hall (4/13) … Closed out win over Iona (4/28) with a perfect inning of relief before finishing off a doubleheader sweep of Saint Joseph’s (4/30) with another perfect frame ... Closed out Senior Day victory over FDU (5/8) by recording the final two outs … Capped his career with a scoreless inning of relief at Sacred Heart (5/14) ... Notched his 80th career appearance against Saint Peter's (4/19), breaking the school-record.
2010 Junior Season
All-NEC Second Team … Turned in arguably the finest season by a Wagner relief pitcher … Tied for second in the league with six saves, which are also the fourth-most in school history … In a school-record 30 appearances, went 2-3 with 36 strikeouts, against 23 walks, with a 2.37 ERA over 38.0 innings while holding hitters to a .253 average … During NEC-play, picked it up to the tune of a 1.10 ERA while notching five saves and 12 strikeouts over 16.1 innings as the opposition batted just .186 … Saw action in a NEC-best and school-record 30 games … Did not allow an earned run in 22 of his 30 games, including yielding just more than one on only two occasions … Standout in the classroom as he was named to the
ESPN The Magazine/CoSida All-District Second Team and the 2010 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Also did not allow an earned run in 13 games from March 10 to April 17, going 2-1 with two saves and 20 strikeouts over 17.2 innings (0.00 ERA) while limiting hitters to a .214 average … Collected the win over CAA Champ VCU (3/13), striking out three while scattering three hits over 2.2 scoreless innings … Followed that up with a victory at Richmond (3/19), fanning two while allowing just two unearned runs on a hit and two walks in 3.0 innings on the hill … Got the final two outs for his first save of the year against BIG EAST Champ St. John’s (4/7) … In the NEC Tournament, fired a career-best 4.0 innings against CCSU (5/29), striking out three while allowing just two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk … Struck out a career-best matching five over 2.0 scoreless innings at Bethune-Cookman (3/10) … Notched scoreless frames in Wagner’s first two wins over LIU (3/26-3/27) … Retired both batters he faced while stranding the potential tying run in scoring position in 5-4 win over Mount St. Mary’s (4/2) … Struck out three over 2.1 innings of scoreless relief in win at Seton Hall (4/14) … In three wins over Monmouth (4/17-4/18), earned a save while allowing just one run on three hits over 3.1 innings … Helped Wagner clinch a playoff berth against Quinnipiac (5/20-5/21), collecting two saves while striking out four in 4.0 innings of one-hit ball over three wins … Allowed just one batter to reach safely in getting the save against Sacred Heart (5/8), striking out one over 1.1 innings while salvaging a doubleheader split … Needed just one pitch to get the final out and earn the save at CCSU (5/15), helping the Green & White to a doubleheader split … Allowed just one run over 3.0 innings at Bryant (5/2), striking out one … Notched a scoreless inning in win over Iona (4/28) … Fired a perfect inning in win over NYIT (5/12).
2009 Sophomore Season
Ranked second in the NEC and fifth in school-history with 25 appearances, going 1-0 with one save, 13 strikeouts and a 4.26 ERA while issuing only four walks... Held hitters to a .253 average and allowed just one of a team-high 24 inherited runners to score ... Did not allow an earned run in his first eight appearances and 19 of his 25 outings, including the final eight of the season ... Standout in the classroom as he was named to the 2009 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Retired the only batter he faced against FDU (5/16) in collecting his first collegiate win ... Earned his first career save after retiring the only batter he saw at LIU (5/1) ... Entered with runners on the corners and the score tied with one out in the eighth inning against CCSU (5/22) in the NEC Tournament before striking out the only batter he faced ... Notched season-highs in strikeouts (3) and innings (2.2) at Monmouth (4/19) ... Struck out two over 1.2 innings at Delaware State (3/20) ... In three games against Maine (3/27; 3/30), allowed only one hit over 1.0 inning ... Fired 1.1 perfect innings against CCSU (4/4) ... Registered a perfect inning at Monmouth (4/17).
2008 Freshman Season
Lefty-specialist that came on strong down the stretch ... In eight appearances, struck out 10 and walked just one while posting a 0.96 ERA over 9.1 innings of work ... Held hitters to a .188 average ... Did not yield a run over his last 8.2 innings of work spanning seven appearances ... Struck out four over 2.0 scoreless innings at Rutgers (4/22) ... Also hurled 2.0 scoreless innings at Lafayette (4/29) ... Helped the Green & White sweep four-game set from Quinnipiac (5/2-5/4) with 2.0 scoreless innings over three games ... In series-finale, entered with the bases-loaded and no outs before inducing a force-play at the plate and a double-play to quell the seventh-inning threat ... Concluded his season by working 1.1 perfect innings at NYIT (5/14) ... Yielded just three base-runners over his final 5.1 frames ... Held righties to a .174 average (4-23).
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Xavier High School under the direction of Rich Duffell ... Earned three varsity letters for the Knights ... Cy Young award winner as a senior, highlighted by a complete game 12 strikeout performance against the division winner ... Played in the CHSAA All Star Senior Classic ... Named to the 2006 All Bronx / Manhattan Division Team ... Was born on March 27, 1989 ... Has one brother Michael (20) ... Graduated from Wagner with a degree in business administration with a concentration in finance.
