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2021 Baseball Roster

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20 John Poccia

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Monmouth Beach, NJ
  • Highschool Red Bank Catholic
  • Major Accounting and Finance

Biography

As a Senior (2020)
·       Made three starts on the mound.
·       Named to MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
·       Finished with a 3-0 record and a 2.05 ERA in a team-high 22 innings pitched.
·       Tossed 7+ innings in all three starts.
·       Struck out 13 and walked just two.
·       Recorded two complete-games including a seven inning shutout in win over Eastern Mennonite University.
·       Tossed eight strong innings in win over Methodist University allowing just three runs and striking out five.
 
As a Junior (2019)
·       Appeared in 12 games, making a team-high 10 starts.
·       Named to All-MAC Freedom First-Team.
·       Named to ABCA Mid-Atlantic Region Second-Team.
·       Finished with a 9-2 record, tying the single-season record for wins.
·       Finished with a team-low 3.48 ERA totaling 75 innings pitched.
·       Struck out 53 and walked just 17.
·       Opponents batted .265 off him.
·       Struck out six and allowed just one run over seven innings in win over PSU-Abington.
·       Allowed just four earned runs over 13 1/3 innings pitched, striking out five in two appearances in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament.
·       Struck out season-high nine twice.
 
As a Sophomore (2018)
·      Appeared in nine games, making one start on the hill.
·      Posted a 2-0 record with a 3.46 ERA in 26 innings pitched.
·      Struck out 17 batters and opponents batted just .240 off him.
·      Pitched 5 1/3 scoreless vs. Misericordia during the regular season.
·      Tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings vs. King’s College in the MAC Freedom Postseason Tournament.
·      Earned second win of the season with 5 1/3 strong innings of relief vs. Muhlenberg College.
 
As a Freshman (2017)
·      Appeared in six games out of the bullpen.
·      Posted an 0-2 record with a 3.38 ERA in 10 2/3 innings pitched.
·      Opponent’s batted just .244 off him.
·      Pitched 4 1/3 strong innings of relief not allowing a run vs. Rutgers-Newark.
 
Personal/High School
·      Son of Maria and John Poccia.
·      Participated in baseball and basketball in high school.
·      Named Honorable-Mention All-State, Non-Public Second-Team, and First-Team All Shore Conference in 2016.
·      Named Second-Team All Shore Conference in 2015.
·      Named All-Division First-Team twice.
·      Double major in accounting and finance.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2017First-Year

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2018Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    20
  • 20

    2019Junior

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    20
  • 20

    2020Senior

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    20
  • 20

    2021Senior

    Pitcher
    5'9"
    20