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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2017 Baseball

22 John Sostarich

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • B/T L/L
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Huntington, NY
  • High School St. Anthony's

Biography

2017:

  • Made 11 starts in his final campaign
  • Tied for second on team with four wins
  • Recorded 34 strikeouts in 52.1 innings
  • Pitched three shutout innings of relief at NYIT on Feb. 25 for first win of the season
  • Went six strong innings, allowing just two runs while striking out six at Seattle on March 4
  • Pitched first career complete game at LIU Brooklyn on  May 19, tying career-high seven strikeouts
  • Tied for team lead with two pickoffs

2016:

  • Second on the team with 37 strikeouts and tied for second with four wins and ten starts
  • Was also fourth with 52.0 innings pitched and fifth with a 3.98 ERA
  • Allowed more than three earned runs just once
  • Led the Northeast Conference with five pickoffs
  • Went a career-long 7.2 innings on March 19 at Villanova as he scattered just three hits and struck out seven
  • Also gave up just three hits in six scoreless frames en route to a combined shutout of Mount St. Mary’s on May 8

2015:

  • Appeared in seven games, two of which were starts, pitching in 14.0 innings and finishing with a 3.86 ERA
  • Allowed just seven hits in 14.0 innings pitched
  • Two scoreless relief appearances to begin the season at New Orleans on March 4 and Washington State on March 8
  • Went five innings without allowing a hit at Rhode Island on March 29
  • Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in NCAA Tournament against Stony Brook on May 30

2014:

  • Made five appearances his rookie year, including four starts, as he pitched 19 innings and finished with a 4.74 ERA
  • Gave up just one run in five innings in his first career start at Yale on April 16.
  • Followed that with three innings of one run ball at Fairfield on April 23
  • Picked up his first career win at Quinnipiac on May 13, giving up three runs in 4.1 innings of work

Before SHU:

  • Played four years of baseball under Head Coach John Phelan
  • As a junior, notched a 1.90 ERA and 0.950 WHIP in 40 innings pitched en route to being named to the All-League
  • Helped his team all the way to the final game of the Long Island C.H.S.S.A Championship

Personal:

  • Parents: Jim and Alice Sostarich
  • Siblings: Peter
  • Major: Business
  • Favorite Sports Teams: Yankees, Giants, Knicks
  • Hobbies: Playing football, basketball, and hanging out with friends
  • Favorite Book: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
  • Favorite TV Show: Breaking Bad
  • Role Model: Derek Jeter
  • Would like to have dinner with: Jackie Robinson

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2014First Year

    LHP
    6'2" 175 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2015Sophomore

    LHP
    6'2" 175 lbs
    27
  • 22

    2016Junior

    LHP
    6'2" 185 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2017Senior

    LHP
    6'2" 185 lbs
    22