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  John Young

John Young

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Mendon, Mass.

High School:
Nipmuc Regional

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 220

Position:
P

Birthdate:
07/18/1987

B/T:
R/R

2008: Appeared in a career-high 16 games, making two starts... Valuable arm out of the bullpen, posting a 2-1 record with a 5.59 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 37.0 innings pitched... Recorded his first career win against Manhattan, throwing four innings of two-hit relief (3/5)... Picked up the win in his first start of the year against Fairleigh Dickinson, throwing a career-long five innings (3/9)... Threw three innings of no-hit relief at New York Tech (4/1)... Pitched 4.1 innings of one-hit relief with two strikeouts against Seton Hall (4/9)... Threw two scoreless innings against Hofstra (4/29)... Allowed just three hits in 3.1 innings of work against Charlotte (5/3).

2007: Made four appearances on the mound for Fordham... Was effective out of the bullpen, pitching eight innings without allowing a run... Gave up just two hits for a .083 opponent batting average... Pitched two innings of hitless relief to keep a shutout of NJIT intact (4/10)... Pitched a single inning versus Iona (4/24), while throwing two innings of two-hit relief against Fairleigh Dickinson (5/15)... Threw a then career-high three innings of hitless relief against 20th-ranked Charlotte at the Atlantic 10 Tournament (5/25).

2006: Did not see action on the mound for Fordham.

Before Fordham: Two-year varsity pitcher at Nipmuc Regional High School... Named to the DVC All-Star team for baseball... Selected as the MVP of the District Championship... Went 6-0 as a junior and was the recipient of the school's pitching award... Recipient of the Jack Gaskell Sportsmanship Award... Also played three season of varsity basketball, serving as team captain.

Personal: Majoring in Psychology... Has a brother and a sister.