2016: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2016 MLB First Year Player Draft in the 24th round (Pick #720)... Was primarily a starting pitcher, make 14 starts out of his 18 appearances... Tied for the team-lead in wins with five, while having a team-high 84.0 innings pitched and 92 strikeouts, all of which were career-highs... His 92 strikeouts ranked as the sixth-best single season total in Fordham history... Posted a 3.54 ERA with one complete game and one save... Held opponents to a .247 batting average... Moved into a tie for 15th on Fordham's all-time strikeout list with 164... Was impressive in conference play, registering a 4-1 record and a save with a 2.63 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 41.0 innings pitched... Conference batters hit just .234 on the season... Struck out a career-high 10 batters over seven innings against Saint Peter's (3/12)... Earned his first win of the season with a seven-inning, complete game effort against NJIT, allowing one run with five strikeouts (3/26)... Picked up a save in a win over Richmond, throwing two scoreless innings with four strikeouts (4/2)... Struck out six batters over three innings of relief at Rutgers (4/6)... Had four strikeouts over three innings of three-hit ball at La Salle (4/10)... Tossed seven innings, allowing two runs with five strikeouts in a win over Rhode Island (4/17)... Tied his career-high with ten strikeouts, while tossing a career-best eight shutout innings in a win at Massachusetts (4/30)... Had nine strikeouts to no walks over seven innings in a win versus George Washington (5/7)... Notched seven strikeouts over five innings in a win over Dayton (5/19)... Allowed two runs over 5.1 innings of work with six strikeouts against Saint Louis at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/25)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2015: Transitioned from starting pitcher to reliever during the season to become one of the Rams' most reliable arms out of the bullpen... Posted a 1-2 record with a team-high four saves in 23 appearances... Struck out 35 batters in 35.1 innings of work, good for fourth on the team... Registered a 4.50 ERA in conference play over 11 appearances... Threw a scoreless inning at USC (3/1)... Posted four strikeouts over 2.1 innings of relief to earn the save against Manhattan (3/10)... Also had four strikeouts versus Delaware (3/15)... Earned the save with a scoreless ninth inning versus UMass-Lowell (3/17)... Recorded his lone win of the year against George Mason, as he tied a career-high with six strikeouts over 3.1 innings of three-hit relief (4/4)... Combined for three scoreless innings of relief in the Saint Louis series, earning a save in the series finale (4/24-26)... Posted his final save of the season at Dayton, throwing two scoreless innings (5/14)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014: Returned from injury to appear in 11 games on the mound, starting four games... Had an 0-3 record with a 4.62 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 25.1 inning pitched... Threw three scoreless innings of relief in his first action back against Dayton (3/28)... Threw scoreless innings of relief in games against Rhode Island (4/6) and Siena (4/16)... Struck out three batters in three innings of relief against La Salle (5/4)... Had a season-high five strikeouts over 4.1 innings at Saint Louis (5/9)... Did not allow an earned run over four innings against VCU with three strikeouts (5/15)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2013: Got off to a promising start before being sidelined with an injury... Started four of his six appearances, going 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched... Recorded one complete game and struck out 19... Opened his career with two innings of relief against Michigan, allowing two unearned runs in two innings (2/23)... Allowed one run on four hits in four innings to earn a relief win against Lehigh (3/2)... Made his first start against Stony Brook a memorable one, as he threw a seven-inning, complete game shutout, scattering five hits and striking out a season-high six (3/10)... Threw five innings at La Salle, giving up two earned runs and striking out four (3/24)... Allowed one run on one hit at Saint Joseph's in five innings of work (3/30)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Before Fordham: Three-year varsity member of the baseball team at Manalapan High School... Team captain... Helped his team to the 2011 and 2012 NJSIAA Overall Group IV State Championship, the 2010 Monmouth County Championship, and three A-North Championships from 2009-11... Did damage as both a pitcher and a hitter, receiving All-Freehold Regional and All-Shore accolades ... Posted a 2.93 ERA as a junior in 19.1 innings pitched to go with 13 strikeouts, while at the plate, he hit .328 with 13 runs scored and 14 RBI... Played summer ball for Langan Baseball and the CK Bombers Prospect Team... Member of the National Honor Society.
Major: Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Sports Business.
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Innings: 8.0, at Massachusetts (4/30/2016) |
Strikeouts: 10, 2x, last at Massachusetts (4/30/2016) |