Career Statistics
2013 (Game-By-Game): High expectations for senior season were dashed in his first pitch of the 2013 season...Injured elbow at Winston-Salem State and did not make another appearance until the PSAC Tournament against West Chester...Recorded one out but reinjured his elbow four pitches into the outing...Made seven appearances as a pinch hitter and posted one hit, three walks, a HBP and four runs scored.
2012 (Game-By-Game): Record of 3-5 does not accurately reflect the strength of his 2012 season...Ranked third on the team with 46.1 innings pitched, and his 3.50 ERA was best among pitchers with at least four starts...Ranked third on the team with two complete games...Outstanding control, walking just eight batters the entire season...That mark ranked first on the team among pitchers with at least 6.0 innings...His 3.9:1 strikeout to walk ratio was best on the team...Outstanding long relief efforts early in the season opened the door to a starting role against PSAC East opponents...Started the season by allowing just one earned run, 10 hits and two walks while striking out 11 in 10.0 innings over three relief appearances...Suffered the loss against NCAA Tournament qualifier Winston-Salem State on Feb. 11 despite allowing just one run over three innings...Made first start of the season on March 9 against Clarion and fanned seven in a complete game effort, allowing just one run on four hits...Did not receive a single run of support in a 1-0 loss...Bad luck continued in next start...Allowed only one earned run and three total runs in five innings against Bloomsburg, but fell to 0-3 overall with a 3-2 loss...Allowed just three earned runs over first 22 innings pitched but record stood at 0-3 despite holding a 1.23 ERA in that stretch...Record fell to 0-5 after another one-run loss on March 30 at Kutztown...Closed the season by winning his final three starts...Threw a complete game shutout against Mansfield on April 7, allowing only two hits...Defeated No. 5 West Chester on the road on April 14...Gave the Marauders 5.1 innings and earned the win after allowing two runs in a must-win game against East Stroudsburg on April 21...The win helped the Marauders clinch a PSAC Tournament berth.
2011 (Game-By-Game): Came to Millersville as a reliever but quickly developed into a starting pitcher...One of the hardest throwers on the team made seven appearances and logged five starts...Posted a 2-0 record and 3.08 ERA in 26.1 innings...Struck out 15 and walked just three batters...Second on the team in walks per nine innings...Made Millersville debut on Feb. 26 against Fairmont State...Pitched three shutout innings in relief, allowing one hit and striking out three...Made first start on March 8 at Wingate...Allowed one earned run, three total on four hits in four innings...Pitched of first win on March 15 at Washington Adventist...Allowed one run on three hits while striking out four in six innings...Notched second win by pitching four innings at Mansfield on April 14...Surrendered one run on two hits and struck out three in 5.1 innings against Indiana (Pa.) on April 27.
Prior to Millersville: Member of the Seton Hall baseball team for the 2009 and 2010 seasons
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High School: Won three varsity letters as a pitcher for Lenape...Served as a team captain...Named all-conference first team...Pitched for a team that posted 20-5 record and reached the state championship game.
Personal: Son of Jesse and Meg Black...One brother and one sister...Brother Sean was drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees after pitching three years at Seton Hall...Majoring in education.
