Jose Lopez

Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cranbury, N.J.
High School:
Highstown

** 2012 NJCBA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM **

2014: Selected in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Cincinnati Reds... Did not see game action in 2014 - Injured.

2013: Appeared in 20 games and made five starts... Pitched to a 3-3 record with a 3.40 ERA... Tallied 42 strikeouts in 47.2 innings, with 18 walks... Opponents batted just .180 against him, the lowest mark on the team... Had a pair of quality starts in back-to-back outings in April - earned a victory with seven innings of two-run baseball vs. Georgetown on April 20 and picked up a win with 5.2 innings of one-run ball at Villanova on April 27, he also struck out a season-high eight batters... Pitched to a 1.71 ERA in 15 relief appearances... Threw 4.1 innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts vs. Manhattan on March 15... Pitched 1.1 innings with three strikeouts vs. Saint peter[apos]s on March 20... Appeared in two games at Notre Dame, pitching a combined three innings with no runs and four strikeouts... Earned his first save of the season with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief vs. UConn on March 28... Pitched two innings of perfect relief with three strikeouts at Rutgers on April 6... Earned the save with one inning of relief at Citi Field vs. Michigan on May 14... Pitched three innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts vs. St. John[apos]s on May 18... Pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief vs. Notre Dame in the first round of the 2013 BIG EAST Championship... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2012: Named to NJCBA All-Rookie Team... Appeared in 19 games and started six...Tied for second on the squad with two saves...Ranked third on the team in appearances, innings pitched (51.1), and strikeouts (52) and tied for third-most with three wins...Picked up first career save after a perfect inning in his collegiate debut against Penn State (2/17)...Tossed two scoreless innings to notch first career win against Northwestern (2/19)...Made first start as a Pirate at Virginia (3/4), going three innings and striking out two...Took the ball against Akron (3/11) and allowed just one run and struck out six over seven innings...Logged six innings of one-hit ball and fanned seven against NJIT (3/18) to pick up his second win...Came on in relief in the nightcap against Connecticut (3/30) to toss three scoreless innings and earn his second save...Hurled 1.1 innings of scoreless ball and struck out three against Notre Dame (4/5)...Pitched a perfect inning against Wagner (4/11)...Recorded 12 strikeouts and allowed only three hits in a seven inning relief effort against Pittsburgh (5/12) to earn his third victory...Got the start and struck out six over five innings at St. John[apos]s (5/19).

High School/Personal: Played three seasons of varsity baseball at Hightstown High School in Hightstown, N.J...Served as team captain during his senior season... Third-Team All-Colonial Valley Conference as a sophomore... Third-Team All-Mercer County and Second-Team All-Conference his junior year... Selected to Mercer County Carpenter Cup team following his junior season, representing the area against the top competition in the tri-state area... Second-Team All-County and First Team All-Conference as a senior after ranking third in the state in strikeouts... 2011 All-State Senior All-Star Game and Carpenter Cup selection... Honored by Colonial Valley Conference and Mercer County Athletic Association as first player to throw three career no-hitters... Major is undecided... Born September 1, 1993.