Sixth Round (No. 188) selection by Oakland in the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft
Selected to Baseball America's preseason Fab 50 College Senior List, ranking 34th
Top-ranked pro prospect in the NEC according to Baseball America

General
Graduated as one of the top Seahawk pitchers in program history ... Amassed 14 wins, a school-record 237 strikeouts and nine complete games to go along with a 3.94 ERA in 219.1 innings ... Struck out a remarkable 9.7 batters per 9.0 innings.

2006 Junior Season
Returned to his usual dominating self after missing the beginning of the season due to Tommy John surgery ... Baffled hitters going 3-1 with two complete games, three saves, a 2.03 ERA in 44.1 innings of work while striking out 53 and limiting hitters to a .146 average... Started the season out of the bullpen while he rehabbed his arm ... Was lights out down the stretch winning his final three games of the regular season to help the Seahawks reach the NEC playoffs ... Fanned eight and yielded one run in 6.2 innings of work in 3-1 game-one victory over preseason NEC champion Monmouth (5/20) ... After allowing a leadoff home run and a walk, faced the minimum 21 batters the rest of the way while striking out seven and walking none in a dominating 5-1 victory in game one against LIU (5/13) ... Picked up his first win of the season at SFNY (5/6), striking out eight in a complete-game 4-3 victory ... Recorded his first career save at FDU (4/1), striking out two in 1.0 inning ... Collected his second-career save after punching out two via the K in 2.0 hitless innings at Mount St. Mary's (4/9) ... Struck out three batters in 1.2 innings of work against Sacred Heart (4/14) for his third save in as many conference-weekends ... Had six K's in 5.0 innings of work while allowing one unearned run against Quinnipiac (4/29) ... Punched out two in 1.0 inning of relief in his first appearance in almost a year against Army (3/26) ... Struck out the side in 1.0 inning of relief at Rutgers (4/4).

2005 R-Junior Season
Drafted in the 16th round (475th pick) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers ... Named the top pro-prospect in the NEC by Baseball America in their annual preseason predictions ... Made seven starts and went 3-2 with a team-leading 3.46 ERA while striking out 47 batters in 41.2 innings of action ... Averaged 10.2 K's per nine innings ... Opposing hitters only hit .245 against him ... Will have two more seasons of eligibility, earning a medical-redshirt after being sidelined by an injury midway through the season ... Struck out nine against only one walk in 7.0 shutout innings in a 10-5 win against Chicago State (3/5) ... Named NEC Pitcher of the Week on the strength of a 4-2 win against Boston College (3/11) in which he struck out six while yielding only two runs in 6.0 innings ... Struck out nine in a complete-game 4-1 victory vs. Central Connecticut State (3/25) ... Was the tough-luck loser at Quinnipiac (4/4), fanning seven in a complete-game 3-2 loss ... Picked up a no-decision at JMU (3/19), going 6.0 innings striking out seven while giving up only one run.

2004 Sophomore Season
The Seahawks ace leading the staff and placing top five in the NEC in ERA, wins, IP, Ks, and opponents average ... Had three games with 10+ Ks ... Won four of his final five decisions ... Set the Wagner single-season strikeout record with 84, breaking a 40-year record.

2003 Freshman Season
Made nine starts in 12 games, including seven NEC starts ... Led the squad with 53 Ks and ranked second with 57.0 IP ... Struck out seven in 7.0 innings earning his first win vs. FDU (3/31) ... Racked up 10 Ks allowing one earned run in seven frames at Monmouth (4/30).

Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Paul VI High School ...Was a second team All-Conference and second team All-South Jersey selection as a senior, helping lead Paul VI to a 17-13 record ... Played summer ball for the Mill City All-Americans in the New England Collegiate Baseball League where he was named the top pro-prospect on his team ... His father William played baseball and basketball at Nathaniel Hawthorne College ... Graduated with a degree in business administration with a concentration in finance at Wagner.