2018 (Senior)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 32nd round (968th) overall in the MLB Amateur Draft ... NEC Pitcher of the Year ... All-ECAC Second Team ... All-New England Second Team ... All-NEC First Team ... One of the best seasons by a lefty in program history ... Went 6-3 with a 3.84 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 14 starts (82 innings) ... Allowed just 75 hits and walked 46 ... 4-1 with a 2.74 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 46 innings against NEC foes ... Most strikeouts by a lefty in program history ... Only second pitcher in program history with 100+ strikeouts in a single season ... Recorded six quality starts ... Struck out 10+ batters on four occasions ... Allowed three earned runs or more in three of his first four starts ... Allowed three earned runs or more just three times in his final 11 starts ... Allowed just one hit over 6 2/3 innings in Bryant's win over Maryland ... Struck out six and allowed just one run on two hits in five innings at Delaware (March 16) ... Struck out nine in six innings vs. Mount (March 30) ... Missed his next start but returned to strikeout 11 and issue no walks in seven innings at Fairleigh Dickinson (April 15) ... Struck out seven over seven innings vs. Sacred Heart in his next start (April 22) ... Struck out a career-high 12 in a nine-inning shutout vs. Central Connecticut in his next start (April 29) ... Allowed just three hits to become first pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game since 2014 ... Struck out 10 in five innings at Mount on May 18 ... Recorded the first eight outs via the strikeout in the NEC Tournament vs. LIU Brooklyn ... Finished with 11 strikeout and no walks over five innings ... Finishes his career with a 13-6 record and a 4.51 ERA ... Struck out 182 batters in just 165 2/3 innings.
2017 (Junior)
Returned to the Bulldogs after a one-year absence ... Put together a dominating season on the mound ... Made 14 appearances and three starts ... Went 4-0 with three saves and a 2.90 ERA in 40 1/3 innings ... Allowed 35 hits, walked 18 and struck out 38 ... Registered a complete-game shutout as well ... Opponents hit just .232 against the lefty ... Allowed six runs on seven hits over his first three appearances (3 2/3 innings) ... Allowed a combined nine runs over his final 36 2/3 innings ... Tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against Brown on Mar. 19 ... Earned his first win of the season with an inning of relief against Sacred Heart on Apr. 2 ... Picked up his first-career save with three scoreless innings vs. LIU Brooklyn in the series opener on Apr. 14 ... Came back to pitch a scoreless ninth in the series finale to earn his second save ... Notched a four-inning save the following weekend against CCSU ... Made his first start in exactly two years on Apr. 29 ... Tossed a complete-game (7 innings) shutout against FDU ... Allowed five hits, walked two and struck out eight ... Followed that with six innings of scoreless baseball and seven strikeouts against Mount ... Part of a stretch in which he didn't allow a run in 21-straight innings ... Earned the win against URI on May 18 with 3 2/3 innings of three-run relief.
2015 (Sophomore)
Made eight appearances and five starts in his second season ... Went 0-3 with a 22.00 ERA ... Walked 18 and struck out eight over 9.0 innings ... Tossed a scoreless inning and struck out two in his final appearance of the season against Hartford.
2014 (Freshman)
Had an immediate impact on the pitching staff as a freshman … Made 10 appearances, including three starts before missing the final month of the season with an injury … Went 3-0 with a 3.41 in 34.1 innings … Allowed just 27 hits, walked 18 and struck out 35 … Opponents hit just .223 against him … Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 23 against Maryland, tossing two scoreless innings of relief … Allowed three runs in back-to-back appearances against USC Upstate and Radford … Allowed just 10 runs (seven earned) over his final 31.2 innings … Made his first collegiate start on Mar. 12 at N.C. A&T, striking out eight in a rain-shortened shutout … Allowed just four hits over five innings … Allowed four runs on seven hits, struck out six and issued just one walk in a no decision at Delaware on Mar. 22 … Tossed two scoreless innings of relief in back-to-back appearances against Hartford (Apr. 2) and Stony Brook (Apr. 5) … Went a season-high seven innings in his final start against URI on Apr. 9 … Allowed one run on four hits, walked four and struck out seven to earn the win … Tossed 3.1 innings of relief at LIU Brooklyn on Apr. 19 … Came on in relief to allow three runs on four hits and strikeout six over six innings in his final appearance of the season against Mount St. Mary’s on Apr. 27.
Before Bryant
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Suffield Academy ... Enjoyed a standout career for the Tigers, leading them to a Western New England Prep Baseball League (WNEPBL) championship in 2011 ... Named First Team All-WNEPBL each of the last three years after earning second team honors as a freshman ... Earned WNEPBL Pitcher of the Year honors in each of his last two years ... Selected to play at Yankee Stadium in the Summer Rivalry Classic in 2011 and 2012, earning pitching MVP honors ... Also played on national TV in the Triple Crown All-Star Game in 2012 ... Also earned four varsity letters in soccer, captaining the team this fall and earning NEPSAC All-New England.
Personal
The son of Kelly and Wayne Patterson.
