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2013 Baseball Roster

Fred Breidenbach, Sr.
Scott Rowan
Rachael Beattie

36 Joe Gunkel

  • Position Right-Hand Pitcher
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 235
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Hershey, Pa.
  • Highschool Hershey

Biography

No. 1 starter returning to West Chester’s staff … named preseason All-Atlantic Region by the NCBWA ... reigning PSAC East pitcher of the year … named most outstanding player at the College World Series where he threw 18 scoreless innings and picked up a pair of shutout victories, including the national championship game … will be a weekend conference starter again this spring … long frame makes his fastball jump on the hitters … throws hard and attacks hitters … receiving a tremendous amount of attention from pro scouts … has all the tools to pitch at the next level … All-America, all-region and all-conference candidate once again … one of the top hurlers in the region … 10-game winner a year ago ... sky is the limit for this young right-hander … two-year letterwinner.
 
2012: Appeared in 12 games making 12 starts on the mound … threw an amazing career-high nine complete games with a pair of shutouts at the College World Series, leading West Chester to the championship … shut out Chico State (Calif.) in the opener in Cary, N.C. … then derailed Delta State (Miss.) in the national championship game … took a no-hitter against Chico State into the ninth inning … threw just 99 pitches in that complete-game win … went 10-1 with a staff-best ERA of 2.07 in 87 innings pitched … struck out a career-high 45 batters … fanned nine batters against Mercyhurst without walking a batter … opponents hit .210 against him … won his first seven decisions of the season … shortest outing in his last four starts was eight innings … allowed just one earned run in his final 27 innings of work on the season ... first-team All-PSAC East ... PSAC East pitcher of the year ... first-team All-Atlantic Region (NCBWA) ... second-team All-America (ABCA).
 
2011: Made 10 appearances on the mound and five starts … registered two complete games  … went 4-2 with a 4.01 ERA … recorded a pair of saves as well … tossed one complete-game shutout and combined on another shutout … ranked second on the staff in innings pitched with 49.1 … allowed 22 earned runs on 63 hits … walked 15 and struck out 44 batters … struck out a season-high eight batters in a seven-inning complete game against Millersville … shut out eventual College World Series participant Millersville on a two-hitter in that outing … fanned seven batters in 8.1 innings against Slippery Rock and again against Shepherd in 6.2 innings of work.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2011Freshman

    Right-Hand Pitcher
    6'6" 210 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2012Sophomore

    Right-Hand Pitcher
    6'6" 210 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2013Junior

    Right-Hand Pitcher
    6'6" 235 lbs
    36