Anthony Amoroso, Baseball, Pitcher, New Paltz

Amoroso had the best two-game span statistically in his career this past week. He threw a career-high 10 strikeouts against Plattsburgh April 27 in six innings pitched with one walk. He held the Cardinals to just one run and four hits until the sixth inning when Plattsburgh took the lead. Amoroso matched a career-high 10 strikeouts Saturday, this time in a 1-0 shutout victory over Oneonta, which kept his team's playoff hopes alive. He gave up just five hits and one walk in eight innings pitched to have a perfect ERA for the game. In his two outings this week, he forced 13 ground outs and just five flyouts, throwing a total of 212 pitches on 54 batters faced with a WHIP of 1.00.