Career: In four seasons, went 13-6 with a 2.87 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 160 innings pitched…Capital One Academic All-American®…All-Mideast Region…two-time All-UAA…three-time UAA All-Academic…ranked first in program history in career ERA amongst players with at least 50 innings pitched…tied for fifth in program history in career wins…ranked eighth in program history in career innings pitched…set school single-season record for innings pitched (92)…tied school record for wins in a season (8).
Career Highs:
- 9.1 innings pitched vs. Washington & Jefferson on Apr. 12, 2014
- 8 strikeouts vs. Oberlin on Apr. 17, 2013
- 5.0 scoreless innings pitched vs. Oberlin on Apr. 17, 2014
2014: Started 13 games and made two relief appearances as team’s ace…also served as a tri-captain...went 8-3 with a save, four complete games, a 1.96 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 92.0 innings pitched…set school single-season records for innings pitched and starter ERA…also tied school single-season mark for wins…named to Capital One Academic All-America® First Team…selected to ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region First Team and D3Baseball.com All-Mideast Region Third Team…named to All-UAA First Team and to UAA Championship All-Tournament Team…UAA All-Academic for the third season in a row…led team in most pitching statistical categories while ranking first in the UAA in innings and third in ERA…threw eight innings with just one earned run allowed on four hits during final day of NCAA Mideast Regional versus No. 7 Salisbury on May 19…logged a complete game victory on opening night of NCAA Mideast Regional against Thomas More on May 15…threw a career-high 9.1 innings in game one of a doubleheader versus Washington & Jefferson on April 12...qualified for UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team.
2013: Pitched in 10 games with five starts…named second-team All-UAA as well as UAA All-Academic for the second season in a row…finished the season with a 5-2 record, 2.41 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 41 innings of work…logged a season-high eight innings and allowed only one run on six hits in NCAA Midwest Regional Championship versus Wisconsin-Stevens Point on May 18…struck out a career-high eight batters in game one of a doubleheader versus Oberlin on April 17…went 4-0 with a 1.54 ERA and 17 strikeouts in a six-appearance span near the end of the regular season…recorded first career complete game with seven innings of three-run ball in UAA Championship action versus Washington-St. Louis on March 12.
2012: Appeared in three games on the mound…named UAA All-Academic…logged four innings for the season, including two shutout frames during UAA Championship Tournament action versus Brandeis on March 17.
2011: Appeared in 11 games and earned three starts as a freshman…struck out 17 batters in 20.2 innings pitched…totaled season highs with five innings pitched and five strikeouts in UAA Tournament action versus Rochester on March 12.
Personal: Earned three varsity baseball letters at St. Francis de Sales High School…also lettered twice in football…named first-team All-Toledo City League and second-team all-district in 2009…member of the National Honor Society…AP Scholar…son of Dan and Jeannine Fortunato.
