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On Crimmel: Established himself as a dependable starting pitcher last season ... Expected to once again compete for one of the weekend spots in the starting rotation ... Repertoire includes excellent breaking pitches and a good fastball ... Features excellent command of his pitches.
Career: Has pitched in 47 games with 14 starts and compiled a 5-9 record and 6.28 ERA ... In 110 1/3 innings pitched, has allowed 153 hits, 101 runs and 77 earned runs ... Walked 49 and struck out 78 while opposing hitters have batted .326 against him ... Has allowed 16 home runs to 536 batters faced.
2009: Became a full-time member of the weekend starting rotation and appeared in 13 games with 11 starts ... Pitched one complete game ... Went 3-5 with a 6.33 ERA in 58 1/3 innings pitched ... Tied for third on the team in victories and innings pitched while tying for second in strikeouts ... Allowed 80 hits, 51 runs and 41 earned runs while walking 19 and striking out 41 ... Issued only 2.9 walks per nine innings ... Opposing hitters batted .321 against him ... Allowed three earned runs or less in six of 11 starts ... Notched first career complete game at Notre Dame, allowing eight hits and striking out three with no walks over eight innings of a 4-0 loss ... Struck out a season-high seven batters against both North Carolina State and Cincinnati ... Gave up three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings to pick up a win over Seton Hall ... Earned back-to-back wins over Bloomsburg and St. Peter's in which he combined to allow just two earned runs over 11.0 innings while surrendering eight hits and striking out eight ... Went 1-4 with a complete game and a 7.71 ERA against BIG EAST opponents.
2008: Appeared in 19 games with three starts ... Went 1-3 with a 5.17 ERA ... Pitched 38 1/3 innings and allowed 50 hits and 22 earned runs ... Issued 22 walks and struck out 26 batters ... Made first collegiate start against St. Peter's and pitched seven innings while allowing just two runs on six hits ... Made a start against St. John's in the final game of the regular season and limited the top team in the BIG EAST to a run on seven hits over four innings, striking out three ... Earlier that same day pitched two scoreless innings of relief against the Red Storm as Villanova rallied from a seven-run deficit in the final inning to win 8-7 and clinch its second straight BIG EAST Championship berth ... Earned his first win of the season with four scoreless innings of relief against Bowling Green ... Allowed seven earned runs in 2 2/3 innings to Seton Hall on a cold and windy day in his first conference start in March; without that appearance his ERA for the season would have been 3.79.
2007: Pitched in 15 games out of the bullpen and was 1-1 with a 9.22 ERA ... Surrendered 23 hits in 13.2 innings pitched and allowed 18 runs (14 earned) ... Walked eight and struck out 11 ... Longest outing of the season was 2.2 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief with three strikeouts against Seton Hall ... Used as a situational reliever and entered the game 12 times in 15 appearances with at least one runner on base ... Stranded 11 of 22 inherited runners ... The 22 inherited runners were the second-most for any pitcher on the team.
Central Dauphin High School: Named a Dauphin County All-Star ... Played in the 2003 Keystone State Games ... In the fall of 2005 posted a 6-1 record and 1.61 ERA with 53:9 strikeout:walk ratio ... Two-year letterwinner ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born 6/12/87 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Older of two sons of Steve and Glenda Crimmel ... Has a younger brother, Kyle (19) ... Biology major ... Hopes to one day become a physical therapist.
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