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On Battipaglia: Hard thrower with excellent command of the strike zone ... Was one of the most improved pitchers on the staff during the fall season ... Has a chance to be a major contributor this season ... Likely to work out of the bullpen in late-inning situations.
2009: Pitched in 13 games out of the bullpen and compiled no record with a 5.94 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched ... Allowed 20 hits and 14 runs, including 11 earned runs ... Issued 10 walks and struck out 19 ... Opponents batted .299 against him, the third-best mark on the team ... Pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout in his collegiate debut against New York Tech ... Had a stretch of six appearances during the middle of the season in which he logged 8 2/3 consecutive innings without surrendering an earned run ... During that streak pitched two scoreless innings each in games against Cincinnati and Louisville ... Appeared in seven BIG EAST games overall and had a 7.04 ERA in 7 2/3 innings.
Somers High School: Earned three letters in baseball and two in basketball ... Named a Top 20 player in New York and a Top 300 player in the nation by Perfect Game ... 2008 Rawlings All-Region Team ... Chosen to Rise Magazine New York-Metro All-Area squad ... Four-year member of the National Honor Society and National Foreign Language Honor Society ... Received his school's Excellence in Math Award.
Personal: Born 2/4/90 in Danbury, Conn. ... Oldest of three children of Vincent and Ellen Battipaglia ... Siblings are Michelle (16) and Nicole (14) ... Chose to attend Villanova for the combination of its athletic and academic programs ... Undeclared major in the Villanova School of Business.
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