Career Stats

2012: Made 16 appearances and 13 starts… Tossed team-high 94.1 innings and struck out team-best 57… Tied for team lead with five complete games… Pitched a nine inning complete-game shutout, striking out six at Coppin State (3/9)… Tossed eight innings and only allowed two earned runs in a win against Central Connecticut (3/23)… Hurled a complete game and got the victory while striking out six against Mount St. Mary’s (4/5).

2011: Named to the All-Northeast Conference First Team… Garnered NEC Pitcher of the Week honors on 5/16… Was recognized as College Baseball Insider Northeast Regional Pitcher of the Week on 5/18… Made 19 appearances, including nine starts… Threw 84 1/3 innings to lead the team and place fifth in LIU single-season history…  Struck out a team-high 57 hitters, ranking fifth in the conference… Issued 22 walks and allowed 98 hits and 38 earned runs… Compiled a 7-4 record with a 4.06 ERA… Seven wins were third in the league and ranked eighth on the LIU single-season list…  Recorded three complete games…  Fanned four over eight innings in a win at Fairleigh Dickinson (4/8), allowing one run on seven hits without issuing a walk… Sat down six on strikes at Kansas State (3/13)… Struck out at least four in nine outings… Lasted at least eight innings in six of nine starts… Threw a complete-game shutout against Mount St. Mary’s (4/29), allowing eight hits and three walks while striking out five…  Went 8 2/3 innings in a win over Quinnipiac (4/15), giving up one run on eight hits and a walk while fanning a season-high seven… Threw a complete-game shutout against Central Connecticut State (5/13), allowing five hits over nine innings without issuing a walk and striking out five… Picked up wins in relief in back-to-back games at Sacred Heart (3/27) and against St. John’s (3/29) without allowing a hit.

2010: Made 16 appearances, including nine starts… Pitched 52 innings, giving up 81 hits and 44 earned runs… Struck out 35 batters while walking 19… Finished with an 0-7 record and a 7.62 ERA… Fanned a season-high seven in 6 1/3 innings during a start against Monmouth (4/25)… Set down six on strikes over five innings against Saint Peter’s (4/7)… Whiffed five in 5 1/3 innings of relief at Virginia Tech (3/5).

Background: A four-year letterwinner at Archbishop Molloy High School... Threw a no-hitter as a senior and also pitched a 14-inning complete game... Played for the Midville Dodgers club team... Participated in the Empire State Games.

Personal: Son of Pat and Laura Franzese… Majoring in athletic training.