Hofstra University Athletics

Enters the 2018 season ranked as the No. 14 left-handed draft eligible pitcher by D1Baseball.com...Ranked 181 by MLB.com on its top 2018 Draft prospects...Is Hofstra's single season (108) and career (271) leaded in strikeouts.
 
At Hofstra
2018: Second Team All-America selection by Baseball America...Third Team All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year (Hofstra's first-ever recipient)...Golden Spikes Award semifinalist...Semifinalist for National Pitcher of the Year...ECAC Pitcher of the Year...Made 13 starts...Posted an 8-2 record with a school-record 1.23 ERA...Had a program-record 108 strikeouts in 95 innings (also a program record)...Went at least six innings in all 13 starts...Threw three complete games and had three shutouts (2 solo)...Opponents batted just .166 against him....Picked off 17 runners...Combined with Seamus Brazill to throw a no-hitter versus Mount St. Mary's on March 10, fanning eight in six innings...Struck out a career-high 13 batters in eight shutout innings at Norfolk State on March 3...Fanned 11 in a two-hit shutout against Delaware on April 6...Had 10 strikeouts in six innings against Albany on March 17...Won first seven decisions...Had a streak of 49 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run...Was 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA CAA play...Had 63 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched in conference play...Three-time CAA Pitcher of the Week...National Player of the Week on March 12...2017: Made 15 appearances with 14 starts...Posted a 4-8 record with a 5.36 ERA...Recorded 86 strikeouts in 82 1/3 innings pitched...Ranked second on the team in wins and strikeouts...Ranked sixth in the CAA in strikeouts and was fifth in innings pitched...Held opponents to a .267 batting average...Threw five hitless innings at Nicholls State with six strikeouts to earn the win...Allowed two runs on six hits with 10 strikeouts over eight innings in a win over UNCW on April 22...Struck out 10 batters in six innings at Northeastern on April 29...Had a career-high 11 strikeouts in his final start versus William & Mary on May 19...Had eight strikeouts in a win over Towson on April 9...Also picked up a win over Elon on May 6...Allowed four earned runs or les in 11 of his 14 starts...Was 3-3 with a 5.12 ERA and 62 strikeouts in CAA play...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...2016: Made 18 appearances with nine starts...Posted a 3-8 record and a 5.08 earned run average...Set a program record (since broken) with 77 strikeouts...Ranked sixth in the Colonial Athletic Association in strikeouts...Pitched 71 2/3 innings...Held opponents to a .289 batting average...Threw a complete game four-hitter against Charleston on April 16, allowing one run while striking out a season-best eight...Threw five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts at NYIT on March 2...Had eight strikeouts in six innings at Elon on April 23...Picked up first career win with three scoreless innings of relief at Army West Point on March 9...Allowed a run on five hits in six innings in a win over Buffalo on May 14...CAA Rookie of the Week on April 18.

High School: Played baseball and basketball at Hoosic Valley High School in Schaghticoke, New York…Member of the 2014 and 2015 New York Class C baseball championship teams…Part of a Class C basketball championship in 2014…2015 New York State Class C Baseball Player of the Year…Named the Class C Player of the Year in both baseball and basketball in 2014…Wasaren League Most Valuable Player in baseball and basketball as a junior and senior…Has been a first team all-league selection in basketball every season…Named to All-Small School Section 2 first team in baseball and basketball in 2014…2015 Troy Record Athlete of the Year…Compiled an 11-0 mark, a 0.51 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 2014…Had a 9-0 mark in 2015…Was 35-0 on the mound during his scholastic career…Personal: Father played football at Union College…Has one brother, Joe, who played baseball at Clarkson…Also recruited by St. John’s, La Salle, Bryant and Siena…Started playing baseball at age 6…Marketing major.