Baseball

A proven, top-tier pitcher within the conference and region … Hard-throwing right hander possesses consistent fastball in the 90-91 M.P.H. range, as well as a breaking ball and a change-up, in addition to good control … Coming off a summer in which he pitched for the Chillicothe Paints of the Prospect League, posting a 4-3 record, 3.79 ERA, and 60 strikeouts over 57.0 innings … 2010: Bounced back from an injury-shortened 2009 season by earning second-team all-conference honors … Went 6-2 with a 3.96 ERA over 13 appearances and 61.1 innings, primarily as the No. 2 starter … Ranked among the top-100 in NCAA Div. III in both strikeouts (65) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.54) … Started, and recorded a no decision, in the Scots’ opening game of the NCAA regional tourney versus Penn State Behrend (May 19) … Notched a victory in Wooster’s second game of the NCAC Tournament, yielding just two runs over 7.0-plus innings versus Denison (April 30) … Tossed a three-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts at Oberlin (April 17) … Defeated then-No. 4 Kean (March 14), working 8.0 innings with just one run and three hits allowed … 2009: Started the opener vs. Case Western Reserve (Feb. 28), taking a tough loss as he yielded just one unearned run on two hits while striking out nine in 5.0 innings … Shortly thereafter, developed blood clots in right arm and missed the rest of the spring … 2008: Team’s No. 3 starter again, posting a 5-2 record, one save, a 4.92 ERA, and 44 strikeouts during 53.0 innings … First career save came in 6-3 win against Transylvania in NCAA tourney (May 15) as he allowed one base runner via an error over 3.0 innings … Season highlight came as the starter of the Scots’ 6-1 victory in a game played at Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field (April 22), matching a career high with 11 strikeouts and yielding one run on four hits during 7.0 innings … Set down 16 of 17 Case West. Reserve batters at one point, striking out the side twice … Also notched a win over rival Marietta (March 26) with 3.0 innings of shutout ball during a middle relief appearance … 2007: Burst on to the scene, collecting second-team all-region, first-team all-conference, and NCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year honors while holding down the Scots’ No. 3 spot in the rotation … Had the third-lowest ERA in the NCAC (2.49), only behind two fellow teammates, in addition to a 9-2 record and 86 strikeouts over 72.1 innings … 10.70 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 12th nationally, and walked just 2.49 per nine innings … Started 12 times, including twice during the same day at the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional (May 18), first helping Wooster stave off elimination with a 3-2 win versus Otterbein, in which he gave up one earned run on seven hits and struck out six over seven innings, and then took the ball again versus Marietta, yielding three earned runs on six hits before exiting in the fourth down just 3-0 during an admirable performance … Prior to Wooster: Three-time all-Pittsburgh City League honoree in baseball at Langley High School … Went 32-8 with 226 strikeouts over 225 innings during his Mustangs career … Was 13-2 as a senior, striking out 94 in 88 innings, while also batting .565 with six home runs and 48 RBI, good for all-region recognition … Helped lead Langley to records of 18-3 in 2005 and 21-2 in 2006 … Received 10 varsity letters – four in baseball, three in football, two in basketball, and one in golf … Personal: Born on Dec. 14, 1987 … Son of David and Mary Beth Barnes … Majoring in communication studies with a minor in sociology.