Joe DiBenedetto

Height:
5-9
Weight:
160
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.
High School:
Tottenville

** 2014 NJCBA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM **

2015 Made 20 appearances, all in relief... Went 2-2 with a 3.13 ERA in 23.0 innings pitched... Led Seton Hall with three saves... Gave up earned runs in only three of his 20 appearances this season... Opposing batters hit just .225 against him... Tied for fifth in the BIG EAST with 14 games finished... Tied for sixth in the BIG EAST in saves... Led the BIG EAST in appearances in BIG EAST games... Tied for second in the BIG EAST in games finished in conference only games... Tied for seventh in strikeouts in conference only games... Pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts vs. Georgetown on May 14... Recorded his third save of the season with a scoreless inning in the first game of a double-header at Villanova on May 9... Pitched to just one over the minimum in 4.0 hitless innings vs. Creighton on May 3... Struck out three of the four batters he faced and earned the victory vs. Creighton on May 1... Tossed two scoreless innings vs. Rutgers on April 25... Pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts at St. John's on April 12... Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on April 6... Earned a pair of saves in both ends of a double-header vs. Xavier on April 4 - in game one, got the team out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam... Pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout vs. FDU on March 29... Made his season debut with 1.2 innings of relief vs. Connecticut on March 22.

2014: Named to the NJCBA All-Rookie Team... Made 12 appearances, all in relief... Went 2-0 with a 3.98 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched... Struck out 13 batters and walked nine... Became one of the team's most reliable relievers down the stretch, giving up just one run in his final seven appearances of the season... Pitched in all three games of the St. John's series - allowing one run over a combined 3.1 innings pitched... Pitched two scoreless innings vs. Xavier on May 10... Threw 3.1 scoreless innings at Creighton on May 3... Tossed 4.2 perfect innings with five strikeouts vs. Villanova on April 26... Pitched a scoreless inning at Lehigh... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings at James Madison on March 10... Pitched two scoreless innings at Arizona on March 2... Made collegiate debut with a perfect inning vs. Richmond on Feb. 23.

High School/Personal: Attended Monsignor Farrell High School before transferring to Tottenville for his final three years... A hard-throwing left-handed pitcher... Named a 2013 Staten Island Advance All-Star... 2013 Rawlings Northeast Region Preseason Honorable Mention... Named First Team All-New York City in 2013... Did not allow an earned run during the regular season in 2013... Struck out 46 batters with six walks in 37 innings in 2013... Named All-American Honorable Mention by Perfect Game... Led his teams to four first place finishes including Staten Island PSAL Championships in 2011 and 2012... Born May 25, 1995.