Baseball

Hard-throwing right-hander will be one of the team’s top-two starters for the third year in a row … Possesses very good command as well, to go with a competitive attitude … Could become the 13th pitcher in Scot history to finish with a career ERA below 3.00 (min. 100.0 innings) with a big senior season … 2008: Battled through a sore shoulder, but still managed to earn his third all-North Coast Athletic Conference honor as a second-team selection … Went 8-3 with a 3.44 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 65.1 innings … Tied for the league lead in wins, while ranking second in games started (12), third in opponents’ batting average (.220), third in strikeouts, sixth in innings, and eighth in ERA … All three runs he allowed in 6-3 win over Transylvania (May 15) at NCAA Mideast Regional were unearned … Set the tone for 8-7 victory over regional rival Marietta (March 26), starting and throwing 2.0 scoreless innings – the beginning of a personal 13.2 scoreless inning streak … 2007: Earned first-team recognition on both the coaches’ all-Mideast Region and all-NCAC Teams … Went 9-2, including victories in his first seven starts, and ranked second in the NCAC with a 2.32 ERA as the Scots’ No. 2 hurler … Led the league in both strikeouts (93) and innings (85.1) … Issued just 12 walks (1.27 per nine innings), while rating third in the conference in opponents’ batting average (.208) … Struck out seven of 11 batters he faced during lone relief appearance of season, which came vs. Marietta in an NCAA Tournament elimination game (May 18) … Winner against Marietta in the regular season (April 29), yielding just two earned runs on six hits and a walk during a complete- game effort … 2006: Made an immediate impact, highlighted by being named second-team all-NCAC after emerging as the No. 3 starter on the staff … Compiled a 7-1 record over 10 starts and one other appearance (55.2 innings), as well as a 3.72 ERA, which ranked eighth in the league … Also tied for third in the NCAC in wins, was 10th in strikeouts (47), and ranked eighth in opponents’ batting average (.262) … Started the decisive game in the NCAC Tournament semifinal series against Wittenberg (April 30) and went a season-high 8.0 innings, allowing just three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out four … Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings and earned victory vs. then-No. 29 ranked St. Thomas (March 20), striking out five and yielding two hits and a walk … Prior to Wooster: Graduated from Canevin Catholic High School … Personal: Born on March 30, 1987 … Is the son of Michael and Janice Trapuzzano … Double-majoring in history and geology.