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2023 Baseball Roster

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42 Reece Early

  • Position RHP
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Reisterstown, Md.
  • High School Gerstell Academy
  • Bat/Throw R/R

Biography

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 5.1, at Lehigh (4/4/21)
Strikeouts: 6, at Lehigh (4/29/23)
Longest Outing w/1 Hit: 3.0 IP at Mount St. Mary’s (3/10/20)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 5.0 IP vs. Coppin State (2/19/20)

2023 (Senior)
- Appeared in 14 games on the mound, making one start, and compiling a 2-1 record with two saves
- Posted the second-best ERA (3.38) and fourth-most strikeouts (38) on the team, pitching the fifth-most innings at 37.1
- Totaled six multi-inning appearances where he held the opponent scoreless
- Notched first collegiate save on Feb. 24 against Air Force, holding the Falcons hitless in two innings while recording a then-career best of four strikeouts
- Posted back-to-back scoreless outings at home, holding Coppin State (March 1) hitless over 1.1 innings and limiting UMass (March 5) to three hits in three innings while punching out four
- Lasted a season-high four innings in a spot start on March 11 against Princeton, holding the Tigers to one run on three hits while striking out four for his first win of the season
- Limited opponents to just one unearned run over 14.1 innings during the month of April, notching 13 strikeouts over five appearances out of the bullpen
- Notched second win of the season on April 8 with three scoreless innings against Holy Cross
- Pitched 3.2 scoreless innings against Army on April 23, limiting the Black Knights to three hits while striking out three
- Tallied a career-best six strikeouts in a 3.1-inning save at Lehigh on April 29, not allowing any runs on three hits
- Ended career with a 3.2-inning relief appearance at Bucknell on May 13, holding the Bison to one run on two hits while punching out two

2022 (Junior) - Game-by-Game Statistics
- Appeared in seven games on the mound with five being starts
- Totaled a 5.14 ERA and an 0-1 record over 14 innings pitched
- Posted eight strikeouts and 11 walks, in addition to yielding a .305 batting average against
- Turned in a stellar effort against Bucknell (3/20), during which he struck out three batters over 4.2 scoreless innings en route to securing a three-run win over the Bison
- Tallied at least one strikeout in six of his seven outings
 
2021 (Sophomore) - Game-by-Game Statistics
- Made 10 appearances and seven starts, capping off the season with a 7.88 ERA
- He finished with a record of 1-2 and struck out 17 batters in 32 innings of work
- Tossed a career-high 5.1 innings against Lehigh, tying his career high with three strikeouts
- Earned a victory on April 25 against Holy Cross after tossing five innings
 
2020 (Freshman) - Game-by-Game Statistics
- Early earned three starts during his freshman campaign and finished with a record of 2-0
- In 11 innings of work, he finished the season with a 0.82 ERA after allowing just earned run
- He notched eight strikeouts during the season including back-to-back three-strikeout performances against Massachusetts (3/1) and Mount St. Mary’s (3/10)
- Early tossed six scoreless innings over his final two appearances of the season
- He earned his first career win in a five-inning start against Coppin State where Navy won 6-1

High School
- Lettered in baseball and soccer at Gerstell Academy
- Named all-county three times and the Player of the Year in 2019
- Captained Gerstall's baseball team to the 2019 MIAA B Title 
- Named MIAA All-Conference all four years
- Selected to MSABC/Brooks Robinson All-State Team 
- Named to Carroll County All-Decade Baseball Team
- Member of Canes National

Personal
- Son of John and Courtney
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Awarded for Outstanding Achievements in Athletics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2021Sophomore

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2022Junior

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2023Senior

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    42