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Millersville

2014 Baseball Roster

12 Tad Barton

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Custom1 R/R
  • Hometown Reading, Pa.
  • High School Muhlenburg

Biography

2014 (Game-by-Game): Graduated from Millersville as the all-time wins leader and the record holder for career innings pitched with 236...Owned a 25-11 career record...Totaled 165 strikeouts...Ranked second in career complete games with 14...Named All-PSAC East Second Team for the second year in a row...Produced a career-best season with six complete games, a 2.96 ERA and .238 batting average against...Team went 10-4 in his starts...Surrendered a total of nine earned runs in four losses...Allowed more than three earned runs in just one of 14 starts...Held opponents to one run or less in seven starts...Made three postseason starts...Threw a complete game in the PSAC Championship vs. Kutztown, allowing just one run on three hits in eight innings...Beat Kutztown in the opening game of the NCAA Atlantic Regional by scattering five hits and allowing two runs over 6.1 innings...Came back on two days rest to pitch in the Atlantic Regional Championship against Seton Hill...Struck out seven and allowed just three runs on five hits over six innings...Received zero runs of run support in two postseason losses...Set school record for wins in a gem against East Stroudsburg on March 22...Struck out seven, did not walk a batter and allowed one run on four hits...Allowed just two earned runs in a three-game stretch from April 6-18 against Bloomsburg, Shippensburg and Mansfield...The stretch lasted 17.1 innings...Went 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA over 36.2 innings pitched against the PSAC East...Was 4-0 in games started at Cooper Park...Held right-handed batters to a .229 average and limited batters to a .185 average with runners on base and a .198 average with two outs.

2013 (Game-by-Game): Named All-PSAC East Second Team after setting career highs in starts (11), wins (8), innings pitched (70.0) and strikeouts (48)...Posted an 8-4 record to go with a 4.37 ERA...Went 8-3 and with a 3.33 ERA and a .233 batting average against in his 11 starts...Moved into a tie for fifth place in Millersville history with his 19th career victory...A fixture in game two of PSAC East series and was outstanding against conference opponents, posting a 5-1 record with a 3.05 ERA and three complete games...Ranked second on the team with a .214 batting average against and 38.1 innings pitched against divisional opponents...Right-handed hitters from the PSAC East hit a mere .181 against him...His 2.11 walks per game average against divisional opponents ranked best on the team...Registered the win against East Stroudsburg in the NCAA Atlantic Regional by allowing three earned runs on seven hits and striking out five in 5.2 innings...Did not surrendered a home run and allowed only 11 extra base hits...Worked at least five innings in 10 of 11 starts...Allowed no more than three runs in eight of 11 starts...Scored first win of the season on March 3 against Shepherd, allowing three runs on eight hits over six innings...Followed that effort with seven shutout innings against Philadelphia on March 10...Surrendered only five hits and one walk while striking out five...Tossed a complete game, three-hit shutout at Bloomsburg on March 29...Pitched into extra innings and earned the win in a masterful performance against nationally-ranked Shippensburg on April 5...Allowed one run on seven hits and struck out four in eight innings...Struck out a career-high 10 batters and did not allow an earned run against Mansfield on April 20...Held a 7-1 record before making three consecutive starts against East Stroudsburg to end the season...Dropped two decisions but scored revenge in the regional...Enters his senior season just three wins shy of tying the school's career record...Career numbers against the PSAC East include a 9-1 record, five complete games, 3.45 ERA, 42 strikeouts to 16 walks in 65.1 innings. 

2012 (Game-by-Game): Opened the season as a mid-week starter but moved into the conference rotation after back-to-back outstanding starts against Chowan and Lincoln in March...Made final three regular season starts against PSAC East opponents and pitched in the PSAC Tournament against Mercyhurst...Finished second on the team in wins with five, giving him an 11-3 record through his first two seasons at Millersville...Three complete games ranked second on the team...One of three pitchers on the team to throw 45.0 innings...Ranked second on the team in strikeouts per nine innings (4.6)...41 total strikeouts ranked third on the team and his 2.6:1 strikeout to walk ratio was best on the team...Among pitchers with at least four starts, his .259 batting average against was second on the team...Held right-handed hitters to a .245 average...Lasted two innings in first start of the season and made three relief appearances after that...Did not make second start until March 13 against Chowan...Delivered six innings in a no decision, allowing just one earned run and six hits while striking out six...Followed that effort with a career-high 11 strikeouts over seven shutout, two-hit innings against Lincoln on March 27...Made his first PSAC East start of the season and the second of his career against Mansfield on April 6 and surrendered one run on four hits over seven innings...Notched a third consecutive win on April 13 by holding No. 5 West Chester to two runs on three hits and four walks in a complete game effort...In his five starts from March 13-April 20, he posted a 4-0 record with three complete games and a 2.18 ERA in 33.0 innings...He allowed just 24 hits and 10 walks while striking out 29 in those five starts...ERA as a starter was significantly better than as a reliever...Posted a 3.31 ERA in seven starts compared to a 8.71 ERA in four relief appearances.

2011 (Game-by-Game): Outstanding freshman season as a mid-week starting pitcher...Set Millersville record for most victories in a season without a loss by going 6-0...No other pitcher in the league won as many games without recording a loss...Posted a 3.00 ERA in 42.0 innings...Only 12 pitchers in the PSAC produced a lower ERA in at least 42 innings...Started five games and made six relief appearances...Went 5-0 in five starts...Allowed just 33 hits and 11 walks for a WHIP of 1.05...That mark was best among the team's starting pitchers...Surrendered just seven extra base hits (six doubles, one home run)...Opponents managed a .212 batting average against him, which ranked him third among pitchers with at least one start...Ranked fifth in innings pitched...0.83 strikeouts per inning 7.50 strikeouts per nine innings ranked first on the team...Left-handers hit .200 (7-for-35) against him...After allowing two runs in 2.0 innings in career debut on Feb. 19 at North Georgia, he allowed just 12 runs in next 40.0 innings...Made first career start on March 15 at Washington Adventist and allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out eight in a complete game effort...Tossed four non-hit innings with three strikeouts against USciences on March 20...Earned a win by allowin gjust one run on three hits in six innings against Indiana (Pa.) on April 27...Made three appearances in the postseason and did not allow a run in seven innings of work...Surrendered only one hit and struck out five in the three appearances...Pitched three scoreless against Slippery Rock in the PSAC Tournament and two against Mercyhurst in the NCAA Atlantic Regional title game...Threw two hitless, scoreless innings against No. 2 Mount Olive in the NCAA Championship.

High School: Named All-Berks First Team...Named Most Impressive Player at the Jerry Gardziel Fall Classic in 2009 after totaling 13 strikeouts in 15 batters faced...Drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 49th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft...Posted 7-2 record and one save in 12 appearances as a senior...Recorded a 1.37 ERA, .193 batting average against and 77 strikeouts in 61.1 innings...Totaled four complete games and two shutouts.

Personal: Son of Shawn Barton and Michele Cheri...Shawn is former major league pitcher and MLB scout...Has one younger brother...Majoring in drafting.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2011Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'2" 173 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2012Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'2" 173 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2013Junior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2014Senior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 185 lbs
    12