Pitcher
6-1 • 180 •
Senior • R/R
Parma Heights,
Ohio
Valley Forge High
School
2006: Made 18 appearances out of the bullpen ... finished with a
5.76 ERA in 25 innings, and held opponents to a .281 average ... picked
up the win at Duquesne, allowing one hit in two scoreless innings (4/5)
... threw a season-long 3 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out a
season-high five hitters at Morehead State (3/15) ... saw his ERA dip to
a season-low 2.89 after a scoreless inning at Xavier (3/17).
2005: Moved into
the starting rotation in late March and made nine starts ... finished with
a record of 5-1 and 41 strikeouts while compiling an ERA of 6.84 ... team
went 7-2 in his nine starts ... had an ERA of 5.44 as a starter ... went 3-0
with an ERA of 2.35 in four regular season starts against Horizon League
opponents ... threw the team's lone complete-game shutout against
UW-Milwaukee (5/21) ... struck out a career-high eight hitters and allowed
only two hits in the seven-inning affair to pick up the win ... also
pitched in three combined shutouts ... did not allow a run in three of his
starts ... picked up his first win in his first start by allowing only two
hits in six scoreless innings against Central Michigan (3/26) ... began a
streak of winning three straight starts as he allowed two earned runs in
five innings against Cleveland State (4/9) ... allowed six runs - four
earned - in win against Ashland (4/16) ... threw six scoreless innings and
surrendered just three hits to beat Wright State (4/30) ... allowed only
one homer in 50 innings.
2004: Made 19
relief appearances and one start ... settled into the closer’s role,
picking up three saves after May 14 ... finished with a record of 4-3 with
four saves, a 4.69 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 40.1 innings ... allowed only
one run in a 10-inning span from May 12 to May 29 ... picked up his first
win against Butler by throwing three scoreless innings of relief ... also
picked up wins against Detroit (5/7), Ohio (5/12), and Illinois-Chicago
(5/29) ... earned his first save against Duquesne in 1.2 scoreless innings
(4/15) ... also picked up two saves against Illinois-Chicago (4/14 and
4/16) and one against Butler (5/26) ... recorded a save and a win in the
Horizon League Tournament ... came on to throw a scoreless ninth inning to
pick up the save against Butler in the opening round (5/26) ... earned the
win against Illinois-Chicago in the winners bracket final as he allowed
one run over the final three innings ... allowed two hits while striking
out seven in three innings of relief against Ohio to pick up the
win ... made his career first start at IPFW, allowing three runs in 5.2
innings.
High School:
Was a three-time all-league selection.
Personal:
Son of Jerome and Karen Svitak ... has four brothers and two sisters ... major
is special education ... born 1/12/85. |