General
Two-year performer for Wagner after transferring from Rutgers ... Was a bulldog on the mound as a senior while posting five complete games and ranking among the NEC's best ... Posted a 4.63 career ERA with with seven wins, 73 strikeouts and a 4.63 ERA over 105.0 innings.
2011 Senior Year - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - PHOTO GALLERY
Developed into one of the top pitchers in the NEC … Went at least six innings in nine of his 11 starts, including seven on four occasions … Was 4-6 with a team-best five complete games , 46 strikeouts and a 4.54 ERA, including 3.83 during NEC play, over a team-best matching 69.1 innings while holding hitters to a .262 average … Pitched in 12 games, making 11 starts … Five of his eight complete games came vs. league competition … Allowed two earned runs or less in six starts … Hurled his first complete game shutout in 11-0 win in game one at LIU (4/3) … Struck out a season-best matching eight while scattering four singles over 7.0 dominating frames … Earned the win one week earlier while securing a doubleheader split with CCSU (3/26) … Fanned eight over just 5.0 innings … Collected his first win of the year in first game against Mount (3/19), striking out three over 4.1 innings … Was dominant against a stout UCF team (3/13), helping limit the Knights to a season-low three hits and two runs with two strikeouts over 6.0 solid frames … Tough-luck loser in game one against Bryant (4/9), striking out four while allowing just one run on eight hits over a complete-game 7.0-inning effort … Fired complete games in each of next two outings, losses at Monmouth (4/16) and in game two at Quinnipiac (4/21) … Went 6.0 innings in each games while striking out three against the Hawks and four vs. the Bobcats … Earned his fourth win of the year against Iona (4/28) … Struck out three while scattering just two runs on seven hits over 6.0 innings … Tough-luck loser in his final home start in game one against FDU (5/7) … Yielded just two runs on four hits with three strikeouts over 7.0 innings … Capped his career by not allowing an earned run over 7.0 innings in game two of a doubleheader at Sacred Heart (5/13) … Surrendered three unearned tallies en route to garnering a no-decision ... Four of his losses came by two runs or less – including three by just one run.
2010 Junior Year
Turned in a solid year after transferring from Rutgers … Went 3-1 with 27 strikeouts, against 16 walks, and a 4.79 ERA over 35.2 innings while holding hitters to a .299 average … During NEC-play, was a perfect 2-0 while allowing the opposition to hit just .277 … Saw action in 12 games, making eight starts … Picked up his first win of the year against LIU (3/28), striking out four while scattering five hits over 7.0 innings as Wagner swept a four-game set from the Blackbirds … Gave the Seahawks the series-victory over FDU (4/11), collecting the win in the series-finale, striking out four while allowing four runs over 5.0 innings … Against NJIT (5/5), struck out a career-high six over 5.0 innings while scattering two runs, one earned, on five hits in earning a no-decision … Allowed just one run on two hits and a walk while striking out two over 4.0 innings in collecting the win over NYIT (5/12) … Hurled a perfect inning of relief at San Diego State (4/25) … Also fired a perfect inning of relief against Quinnipiac (5/22).
2009 Redshirt Season
Redshirted the season after transferring from Rutgers University ... Will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Scholastic / Personal:
In 2008 with the Scarlet Knights, he went 1-1 with eight strikeouts and a 5.01 ERA over 23.1 innings of work spanning six appearances … Redshirted in 2007 … Played his prep ball at Montgomery High School under the direction of Pete Mueller earning four varsity letters … Named the 124th best player in the Class of 2006 by
Baseball America and
Perfect Game … Two-time First Team All-County and All-Area selection … Also was twice named an All-Group IV pick by the
Star Ledger … Earned a Second Team All-Area citation from the
Courier News … Paced the Cougars to a 15-9 record as a senior … Recorded a team-best 32 strikeouts over 24.2 innings of work, spanning seven appearances … Also played first base, hitting .390 with a school-record and county-best 11 home runs, seven doubles, 34 RBI and 26 runs … As a junior, went 5-3 with a 3.10 ERA, helping Montgomery to the New Jersey II State Sectional title and a 17-13 mark … Also totaled 83 strikeouts over 55.0 innings while limiting hitters to a miniscule .161 average … Went 2-0 with a 3.33 ERA as a sophomore as the Cougars claimed the Skyland Conference Championship … As a freshman, Montgomery claimed the Somerset County Championship … Born on September 15, 1988 ... Has a sister Carly (19) … Graduated from Wagner with a degree in sociology.
