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2019 Baseball Roster

Russell James

5 Kyle Martin

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Custom1 R/R
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oceanside, N.Y.
  • Highschool Oceanside

Biography

272932019: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th round of the 2019 MLB Draft (pick #438)... Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 as a relief pitcher... Selected to the 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Championship team... Became first Ram with multiple 10-save seasons (2018 & 2019)... Became the Fordham career leader in saves with 21... Ranks third on the career ERA list (2.25) and second in appearances (83)... Made 30 relief appearances on the year, posting a 6-2 record with 10 saves and a 2.44 ERA... Recorded 65 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched, while holding opponents to a .198 batting average... Had his first save of the year against North Florida, tossing 1.2 inning of scoreless relief (2/24)... Had back-to-back games with a save to close out the final two games of the UMES series (3/2-3)... Totaled 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, five strikeouts, a win, and a save in two games against Hofstra (3/9-10)... Struck out four batters over three scoreless innings versus St. Bonaventure (3/24)... Tied a career-high with five strikeouts at Rhode Island (3/30)... Posted saves in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Saint Joseph's (4/6)... Combined for four innings of relief in two games at George Mason, recording a win, a save, and eight strikeouts (5/3-4)... Pitched two scoreless innings to get the win at Dayton that clinched an Atlantic 10 playoff spot (5/17), and then recorded a one-out save in the regular season finale to break the school record for career saves (5/18)... Got the win in relief in the Atlantic 10 Championship opener against Richmond, posting three strikeouts in 1.1 innigns of work (5/22)... Registered his tenth save in a 2-1 win over VCU on day two of the Atlantic 10 Championship, recording four strikeouts over two innings (5/23)... Came up big in the Atlantic 10 Championship game, pitching a career-long 4.2 innings to go with four strikeouts (5/25)... Allowed one run over 1.1 innings of work against Texas A&M at the NCAA Regional (6/1).

278682018: Continued to be one of the top relievers in the Atlantic 10 as a sophomore... Made a career-high 30 appearances, all in relief... Led the Rams with a 1.62 ERA and 10 saves, while posting a 3-2 record... Ranked fourth on the squad with a personal-best 56 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched... Held opponents to a .158 batting average... Was excellent in conference play, posting a 1.88 ERA, six saves, and 27 strikeouts in 14.1 innings... Earned his first save against Army West Point, throwing 1.1 innings of hitless relief with two strikeouts (2/21)... Tossed two scoreless innings to record a save against Coppin State (3/10)... Struck out the side to earn a win against Cornell (3/17)... Also picked up a win in relief with a scoreless inning against Davidson (3/25)... Had two saves and five strikeouts over 2.1 innings of relief in the Rams' series against Rhode Island (4/7-8)... Also earned saves in games against La Salle (4/14), Fairfield (4/17), and Yale (4/24)... Struck out four batters over two innings in an extra-inning win at Saint Joseph's (4/28)... Tied a career-high with five strikeouts over two scoreless innings against Hofstra (5/1)... Registered his eighth save against Dayton with three strikeouts over two innings (5/6)... Had two saves and four strikeouts in 1.1 innings of relief in the series at Massachusetts (5/11-13)... Recorded his third relief win of the year at the Atlantic 10 Championship over VCU after posting two scoreless innings of relief (5/23).

2017: Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball... First Ram to earn Freshman All-American honors since 2011... Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... Was Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once... Made a team-high 23 appearances as a freshman, posting a 6-1 record with one save and a 2.76 ERA over 32.2 innings of work... Was third on the team in strikeouts with 45, while having just seven walks... His six wins tied for the team lead and were the most by a freshman since Chris Pike in 2011... Opened his career with three strikeouts over 1.1 innings of relief at Houston Baptist (2/19)... Allowed just one run over two innings to earn his first career win over Manhattan (3/8)... Struck out five batters over 2.1 innings of hitless relief to get a win over Iona (3/21)... Tossed two innings of one-hit relief against Saint Peter's with three strikeouts for his first career save (4/5)... Also struck out three in a win at Siena (4/11)... Earned the win in relief against Saint Joseph's, benefiting from Jason Lundy's walk-off home run (4/13)... Tied a season-high with five strikeouts against Columbia (4/19)... Totaled three scoreless innings in two appearances against VCU, combining for five strikeouts (4/22-23)... Pitched a combined 3.2 innings of one-hit relief in two appearances at Rhode Island (4/29-30), which including a 2.2 inning effort in the finale, where he had four strikeouts... Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings against LIU Brooklyn to earn his sixth victory of the year (5/7)... Had three strikeouts in the season finale at St. Bonaventure (5/20).

Before Fordham:  Part of the varsity baseball team at Oceanside High School since his freshman season... 2016 recipient of the Doug Robins Diamond Award, given to the best pitcher in Nassau County... Earned First Team All-Long Island, All-State, and All-Metro as a senior... Posted a 5-0 record with a 0.40 and 60 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched, while batting .390 with six home runs and 24 RBI... Named All-Conference as a freshman and All-County as a sophomore... Had an outstanding junior season, earning First Team All-New York State honors by the NYSSWA... Also named to the All-USA NY Baseball First Team by USA Today High School Sports and was a Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American... Batted .451 with three home runs and 24 RBI as a junior, while on the hill, he was 7-1 with a 1.06 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 51 innings pitched.  Those numbers made him a finalist for the Diamond Award..  Two-time league and team MVP... Ranked in the top 100 players on Long Island by Newsday and Baseball Player Magazine, while Blue Chip Prospects rated him as the third-best prospect on Long Island... Named to the honor roll every quarter of high school and was the recipient of the Golden Key for his participation in athletics and work in the classroom.

Major: Political Science.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Innings: 4.2, vs. Dayton (5/25/19)
Strikeouts: 5, 5x, last at George Mason (5/4/19)

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'2" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'3" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 215 lbs
    5