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2016 Baseball Roster

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8 Evan Janifer

8 Evan Janifer

  • Position:
    Pitcher
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Montclair, NJ
  • High School:
    Montclair

Summary

Biography

At UR 2016: Again was one of the aces of the Rochester staff, ending his senior year with a 4-5 record with two saves and a team best 1.84 ERA in 53.2 innings pitched...Was selected 3rd Team All-Region by the ABCA/Rawlings and also earned 1st Team All-Liberty League and 2nd Team All-UAA honors...Made 11 appearances (8 starts) and finished with three complete games and two shutouts (1 solo)...Allowed 60 hits, 23 runs (11 earned) and 11 walks while striking out 45 batters...Tossed 3-hit shutout with a career-high 7 strikeouts at RPI on Mar. 26, leading to a UAA Pitcher of the Week award...Named to UAA All-Tournament Team...Ranked 2nd in the Liberty League and 33rd in NCAA Division III in ERA...Also, finished 6th in the conference in wins and 7th in strikeouts...Selected as a UR Garnish Scholar Athlete...Chosen to Academic All-District team by CoSIDA while also earning Liberty League and UAA All-Academic accolades.

At UR 2015: Moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation midway through junior season, emerging as one of UR's top starters...Finished the year with a 5-3 record, 3.13 ERA and 1 save in 54.2 innings...Appeared in 14 games, making seven starts, ending with two complete games and two shutouts...Allowed 59 hits, 23 runs (19 earned) and just 7 walks while striking out 38 batters...Earned 2nd team All-Liberty League and All-UAA honors...Named preseason D3baseball.com 2nd team All-American as reliever...Tossed complete game 4-hit shutout against St. Lawrence on Apr. 4...Season high seven strikeouts vs. Skidmore a week later...Earned win in three innings of relief over #9 Emory at the UAA Tournament on Mar. 12...Ranked 5th in the Liberty League in wins, 6th in innings pitched, 8th in K's and 2nd in shutouts...Also, was 47th in NCAA Division III in K/BB ratio (5.43)...2nd fewest walks/9 innings (1.15) in a single season at UR...Two-time Liberty League Pitcher of the Week, also earning UAA honor once...Ends career ranked 2nd all-time at UR in walks per nine innings (1.61) and saves (12) while tying for 2nd in shutouts (3) and ranking 4th in career ERA (2.17)...Named to UAA and Liberty League's All-Academic team.

At UR 2014: Transitioned to the pitchers mound as a sophomore where he would excel...Appeared in 20 games, recording a 2-0 record and a UR record 9 saves with a 0.45 ERA in 20 innings...Allowed just 11 hits (.162 avg), 2 runs (1 earned) with 5 walks and 16 strikeouts...Named 1st Team All-Region by D3baseball.com, 2nd Team All-Regional by Rawlings/ABCA...Unanimous 1st Team Liberty League selection...Named to D3baseball.com, UAA and Liberty League Pitcher of the Week following his 5.2 inning, 2-0 week with 2 saves and 0.00 ERA from 4/8-4/12...Ranked 1st in the Liberty League and UAA in saves and pitching appearances, 10th in NCAA Division III in saves...Liberty League All-Academic selection.

At UR 2013: In his first year on the River Campus, played in 19 games, starting 13 at shortstop...Hit .277 (13-47) while scoring 11 runs and adding two RBI...Drew four walks and had an on base percentage of .333...Stole three of four bases on the year...Went 3-4 with 2 RBI, a run and stolen base in 8-4 victory over Washington-St. Louis on Mar. 17.

HS: Montclair HS grad played baseball and ice hockey for the Mounties...Earned three letters in baseball as a second baseman...Named team captain in both sports his senior season...Baseball MVP as a junior...Two-time hockey All-Conference selection, one time in baseball...Two-time All-County baseball selection.
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