Statistics: Career |
2015 |
20142015 (SENIOR): Made 12 appearances with 10 starts...Posted a2-1 record with a 2.96 earned run average...Tossed 48.2 innings and struck out 36 batters...Struck out a season-high 11 batters against Rollins (Feb. 25)...Threw a season-high 95 pitches against Eckerd (March 17)...A PBC Presidential Honor Roll Silver Scholar.
2014 (JUNIOR): Made 11 appearances with 10 starts...Posted a 3-1 record with a 4.76 earned run average...Tossed 39.2 innings and struck out 26 batters...Combined on a no-hitter in his first appearance of the season, vs. Paine (Feb. 2)..He started and tossed six innings, walked two and struck out six...Tossed 5.2 innings to get the win at Eckerd (March 26)...A PBC President's Honor Roll Presidential Scholar.
BEFORE FLAGLER: Attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville...Played baseball for two seasons.
2013 (SOPHOMORE): Made six appearances, totaling seven innings...Struck out a batter to strand pair of runners in seventh inning against James Madison (Apr. 24)...Worked scoreless inning against Richmond (Apr. 23)...Pitched career-high 2.1 innings out of bullpen in win over Harvard (Mar. 2)
2012 (FRESHMAN): Pitched in seven games out of the bullpen...Made first career appearance against Monmouth (Feb. 26), striking out the lone batter he faced...Retired both batters faced, striking out one, against Marist (Mar. 14)...Made first ACC appearance at Florida State (Mar. 19)...Pitched perfect inning in relief against Towson (Mar. 28)...Closed out ninth inning against James Madison without allowing an earned run (Apr. 4)...Pitched one-hit seventh inning to hold George Washington scoreless (Apr. 11)
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va...Lettered all four years in baseball...Went 6-3 with 2.79 ERA as a senior; also hit .347 with three home runs...Was Cedar Run District Pitcher of the Year in 2011...All-Met Honorable Mention selection in 2011...Played on 2010 gold medalist Virginia Commonwealth Game team...Played first base in addition to pitching.
PERSONAL: Son of Wayne and Mary Abel...A history major...Has a sister and a brother...Lists "Baseball Tonight" as his favorite television show...Andy Pettitte is his favorite athlete...Likes barbeque food.
