2013 baseball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com
2013 baseball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com
2013 baseball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com
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PLAYER PROFILES<br />
11<br />
Bryan Verbitsky<br />
Junior, 6-0, 210<br />
Pitcher/Outfield<br />
Bats: Right<br />
Throws: Right<br />
Levittown, NY<br />
Island Trees High School<br />
Sophomore, 6-0, 185<br />
Pitcher<br />
Bats: Right<br />
Throws: Right<br />
North Caldwell, NJ<br />
West Essex High School<br />
22<br />
Dave Jesch<br />
Projected by Baseball America to be the <strong>2013</strong> CAA Player of the Year…Cape<br />
Cod League All-Star in 2012<br />
At Hofstra<br />
2012: Played in 29 games as a position<br />
player or designated hitter…Also made<br />
21 appearances on the mound with two<br />
starts…Batted .322 with six doubles, four<br />
home runs and 23 RBIs in 87 at-bats…<br />
Boasted a .552 slugging percentage…<br />
Stole five bases…Had nine multi-hit<br />
games…Went 2-5 with a double and<br />
four RBIs in first game against New York<br />
Tech…Was 2-3 with a home run and three<br />
RBIs in second meeting against New York<br />
Tech…Had two hits, including a home<br />
run and four RBIs in win at Delaware…<br />
Posted a 1-3 mark with five saves on the<br />
mound…Led team in saves…Had a 6.15<br />
ERA…Posted a 5.47 ERA as a reliever…<br />
Struck out 20 batters…Picked up win<br />
versus Northeastern…Had saves against VCU, Georgia State, UNCW, Delaware<br />
and William & Mary…Was 1-3 with five saves and a 5.85 ERA in 14 CAA<br />
appearances…2011: Appeared in 27 games as a position player with 20 starts…<br />
Also made 17 appearance out of the Pride bullpen…Batted .216 with three<br />
doubles, one triple, two home runs and 19 RBIs…Tied for second on the team<br />
in home runs and fourth on the team in RBIs…Hit the first home run over the<br />
Pride’s 30-foot high fence in centerfield…Began career with a 2-4, one-RBI day<br />
at Florida Atlantic…Was 2-5 with a triple and four RBIs versus Rider…Ripped<br />
first career home run at James Madison…Posted a 0-0 record, three saves and a<br />
3.31 ERA as a pitcher…Threw 16 1/3 innings…Notched save against UNCW in<br />
same game that his two-run home run put Hofstra ahead to stay…Also had saves<br />
versus Towson and Albany…Struck out 16 batters and held opponents to a .218<br />
average…Batted .152 in CAA play…Was 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA and two saves in<br />
league action…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.<br />
At Hofstra<br />
2012: Made 17 appearances with 10 starts…Posted a 4-0 record and a<br />
5.31 ERA in 59 1/3 innings pitched…Tied for second on the team in<br />
wins and was second in strikeouts with 47…Won first collegiate start<br />
over Quinnipiac by allowing two hits and no runs with six strikeouts<br />
over six innings…Allowed a hit and a run with five strikeouts in a win<br />
over George Mason…Struck out seven batters in 5 2/3 innings of shutout<br />
ball in win over Old Dominion…Notched fourth win of the year with a<br />
four-hit, two-run effort at UNCW…Was 3-0 with a 6.10 ERA in 10 CAA<br />
appearances (eight starts).<br />
High School/Personal<br />
Played four years of <strong>baseball</strong> at West Essex High School in North<br />
Caldwell, New Jersey…Third Team All-New Jersey selection as a<br />
senior after helping the Knights to a second consecutive Group 2 State<br />
championship…Essex County Player of the Year as a senior after<br />
<strong>com</strong>piling a 7-2 record, a 1.96 ERA, 112 strikeouts and 10 walks in<br />
64 1/3 innings…Also earned All-Group, All-Essex County and allconference<br />
honors…Posted an 8-0 record, a 0.89 ERA and 48 strikeouts<br />
in 39 1/3 innings pitched as a junior…Earned all-conference first team<br />
accolades, as well as second team All-Essex County and third team All-<br />
New Jersey Group 2 honors…Helped West Essex set a school record<br />
for wins (28) and earn the number one ranking in the state en route<br />
to a Group 2 State championship…Has one sister…Hobbies include<br />
swimming, golf and video games…Lists Derek Jeter and C.C. Sabathia<br />
as his favorite athletes…Takes part in the annual Shore Dreams for Kids<br />
event that benefits handicapped children…Also recruited by Seton Hall,<br />
Sacred Heart and Siena…Finance major.<br />
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP<br />
2012 17/10 4-0 0 5.31 59.1 41 35 66 47 30 14 5<br />
High School/Personal<br />
Played four years of <strong>baseball</strong>, two years of basketball and one year of football at<br />
Island Trees High School in Levittown, New York…Two-time Diamond Award<br />
recipient as the top position player in Nassau County…Named All-New York<br />
State, All-Long Island and All-Nassau County as a junior and senior…All-county<br />
pick as a sophomore...Batted .411 with a .945 slugging percentage and .556 onbase<br />
percentage as a senior…Led Nassau County with 12 home runs and added<br />
36 RBIs…Posted a 4-1 mark as a pitcher with a 2.63 ERA…Hit .467 as a junior<br />
with eight home runs and 37 RBIs…Was also 8-1 on the hill with a 1.44 ERA and<br />
83 strikeouts…Helped Island Trees to 2007 county and league championships, a<br />
2008 league championship and the 2009 county finals…Has one sister…Aspires<br />
to pursue a career in law enforcement…Criminology major.<br />
Year G/GS W-L SV ERA IP R ER H SO BB HB WP<br />
2011 17/0 0-0 3 3.31 16.1 6 6 12 16 8 3 2<br />
2012 21/2 1-3 5 6.15 26.1 26 18 37 20 12 2 2<br />
Career 38/2 1-3 8 5.06 42.2 32 24 49 36 20 5 4<br />
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB<br />
2011 27 74 12 16 .216 19 3 1 2 10 25 0<br />
2012 29 87 23 28 .322 23 6 1 4 22 36 5<br />
Career 56 161 35 44 .273 42 9 2 6 32 61 5<br />
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