2016: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 18th round of the MLB First Year Player Draft (Pick #548)... Part of the Rams' starting rotation all season long... Started all 14 games he appeared in... Tied for the team lead in wins with five, while ranking second in innings pitched (78.0) and strikeouts (82)... His 82 strikeouts tied for the 11th-best total in school history... Registered a 4.04 ERA, while holding opponents to a .227 opponent batting average... Moved into 12th on the Rams' career strikeout list with 186... Was impressive in Atlantic 10 play, going 5-0 with a 3.80 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 47.1 innings pitched... Opened the season allowing two runs on just one hit with five strikeouts at Furman (2/19)... Struck out seven batters and gave up just three hits over five innings of work against Canisius (2/26)... Earned first win of the season against Richmond, as he struck out a season-high 10 batters over seven innings (4/2)... Allowed just three hits over 4.2 innings with eight strikeouts at La Salle (4/10)... Threw a season-high eight innings of two-hit ball with one walk and eight strikeouts in a win over Rhode Island (4/16)... Picked up his third win at Davidson, giving up two hits over 5.2 innings (4/23)... Did not allow an earned run over six innings and struck out nine in a win over Dayton (5/19)... Struck out eight Rhode Island batters over seven innings in the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/26).
2015: Moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation at the start of conference play... Posted a 5-5 record with a 4.33 ERA over 62.1 innings pitched... Ranked second on the team in wins, strikeouts (72), and opponent batting average (.256), while being third in ERA and innings pitched... Led the Atlantic 10 in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.40... Struck out seven over 3.2 innings of relief against nationally-ranked Illinois (2/21)... Allowed just one run over three combined innings of relief in the USC series (2/27-3/1)... Earned his first win of the year at Stony Brook, throwing 4.2 innings of two-hit relief with five strikeouts (3/8)... Tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a win over George Mason (4/2)... Earned his third win of the year at George Washington, throwing 6.1 innings of five-hit ball (4/17)... Struck out a then-career-high ten batters over 7.1 innings in a win over Saint Louis (4/24)... Had a career day against St. Bonaventure to earn Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week honors, tossing a complete game two-hitter with a career-high 12 strikeouts (5/1).
2014: Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once... Made 20 appearances on the mound as a freshman, making two starts... Finished 1-1 with four saves and a 9.19 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched... Posted 32 strikeouts... Posted back-to-back saves in wins over Delaware (3/1-2)... Threw a season-long four inning with three strikeouts at Stony Brook (3/9)... Tossed two scoreless innings of relief for his third save of the season against Sacred Heart (3/16)... Also had a save against Quinnipiac (3/18)... Recorded his first career win against Dayton in relief, striking out three over 1.1 innings (3/30)... Posted four strikeouts in a combined four innings at the Atlantic 10 Championship in games against Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis (5/21-22).
Before Fordham: Three-year varsity baseball and volleyball player at Bay Shore High School... Team captain of both squads... Three-time All-League selection, while earning All-County and Team MVP honors in 2012 and 2013... Selected to Baseball Player Magazine's Top 25 on Long Island and the MSG Varsity Top Long Island Player List... Finished his senior season with a 6-2 record with a 1.58 ERAÂ with 74 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched... Second Team All-Long Island selection... Selected to the Suffolk County All-Star team... Was an All-County and All-League volleyball player... Honor roll student... Played summer ball for the Long Island Whalers and Team Atlantics of the NACBL... Selected to the Atlantic All-Star team after posting six wins and a 2.68 ERA.Â
Major: Business Administration with a concentration in Business Economics.
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Innings: 9.0, vs. St. Bonaventure (5/1/15) |
Strikeouts: 12, vs. St. Bonaventure (5/1/15) |