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2013 Baseball Roster

21 Rich Anastasi

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 225
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waldwick, N.J.
  • Highschool St. Joseph Regional

Biography

AnastasiVertical2013: Finished a brilliant career as Fordham's career appearances leader with 93... Made 22 appearances as a senior with three games started... Went 3-4 with a team-best 3.38 ERA and two saves... Recorded 32 strikeouts in 50.2 innings... Solid performer in league play with a 2.40 ERA over 15 innings of work... Pitched a career-high six innings in a start at Stony Brook, allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts (3/11)... Matched a career-high with six innings pitched against NJIT, all in relief, giving up just two hits to earn the win (3/15)... Struck out five in three scoreless innings of relief against Georgia State (4/5)... Posted the Rams' first save of the season with a scoreless inning against Rutgers (4/9)... Had four strikeouts in two innings of relief in a win over Columbia (4/24)... Threw five innings of relief at Massachusetts in a wild 15-inning win by Fordham (5/5)... Earned his third win of the season against Richmond, tossing a scoreless inning of relief (5/11)... Recorded his second save of the year in the second game of the St. Bonaventure series (5/16).

2012: Made a career-high 27 appearances out of the bullpen for Fordham... Set career-bests with a 2.45 ERA, four saves, 47.2 innings pitched, and 51 strikeouts... Was very strong in conference play, posting a 1.25 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 11 appearances... Registered his first win of the season at Campbell, allowing one run on four hits in 2.2 innings of relief with three strikeouts (2/25)... Recorded his second win against Hofstra, striking out four in two innings of relief (3/4)... Tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in a loss to Florida Atlantic, allowing only one run in 4.2 innings of work (3/13)... Struck out five batters in two innings of work at Manhattan (4/11)... Earned saves in games against Quinnipiac (3/2), Maine (3/17), Columbia (4/25), and Xavier (4/27)... Struck out four batters in two innings during the Xavier game... Set a new career-long, throwing 5.1 innings of relief at Richmond, allowing one unearned run and striking out five (5/18).

2011: Appeared in a team-high 22 games, making one start... Was 5-0 with a 3.09 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 32.0 innings pitched... Allowed just six walks and 11 earned runs on the year... Earned his first career win in relief at VCU, striking out three batters (2/20)... Improved to 2-0 with a relief win versus Iona (2/27)... Had a season-high six strikeouts in three innings of one-hit relief against New York Tech for his third relief win (3/8)... Made his lone start at Fairfield, pitching three scoreless innings with two strikeouts for his fourth win of the year (3/29)... Struck out five batters in three innings of two-hit relief versus George Washington (4/15)... Picked up his fifth win of the year against Columbia, pitching 1.2 innings of one-hit relief (4/27)... Struck out three batters in two innings at Massachusetts (5/14).

2010: Pitched in 22 games in his first season with the team, starting one... Registered a 0-2 record with three saves... Threw a total of 44.0 innings, allowing 26 earned runs on 48 hits with 37 strikeouts... Opened his career with six strikeouts in 3.2 innings of relief at Old Dominion (2/20)... Gave up just one earned run in 2.2 innings of relief at Duke (2/26)... Allowed one run on three hits in three innings of relief versus Pittsburgh (3/14)... Threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts in Fordham's upset win over #11 Miami (Fla.)... Made his lone start of the season against Michigan (3/20)... Picked up his first collegiate save versus Saint Louis (4/16)... Recorded a three-inning save, giving up just two hits against La Salle (5/2)... Struck out a season-high seven batters in a season-long 4.2 innings at Saint Joseph's (5/7)... Recorded his third save of the season against Duquesne, allowing just one run in 3.1 innings with four strikeouts (5/22)... Matched his season-long outing at 4.2 innings of relief against Saint Louis (5/26).

Before Fordham: A three-year varsity athlete at St. Joseph Regional High School... Posted a 9-1 record and a 1.34 ERA with 61 strikeouts and only 15 walks in 61 innings pitched... Threw a complete game three-hit shutout at the County Championship in 2009 to give St. Joseph's the win... Named First Team All-County, Second Team Non-Public A and Honorable Mention Player of the Year... Finished out high school career with a 14-2 record along with nine saves... Also played summer ball for the NJ Twins, where he started 15 games, going 13-1 with 101 strikeouts in 90 innings with a 0.93 ERA... Multi-sport athlete also played two years varsity basketball... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.

Major: Sociology.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Innings: 6.0, 2x, last vs. NJIT (3/15/13)
Strikeouts: 7, 2x, last at Florida Atlantic (3/13/12)

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Historical Player Information

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    2010Freshman

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    6'5" 220 lbs
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    2011Sophomore

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    6'5" 225 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2012Junior

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    6'5" 225 lbs
    21
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    2013Senior

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    6'5" 225 lbs
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