Blake Aquaro Biography

2013 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Made 15 starts to tie his own school record for starts in one season... Finished 3-10 with a 5.42 ERA in 81.1 innings... Allowed 76 runs, only 49 of which were earned, on 29 walks and 103 hits... Struck out 27 batters, and opponents hit .309 against him... Pitched at least five innings in 12 of his starts… Earned his first win against West Virginia on Feb. 22, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings... Beat Wright State on March 28, holding the Raiders to one run on six hits in seven innings... Also earned the win at Kent State on April 23 when he did not allow a hit through five innings in the seven-inning affair… His longest outing came at Milwaukee when he pitched eight innings (5/11)… Did not allow a run in a two-inning start at Ohio State (4/2)… Allowed one earned run in five innings in his final regular-season start at Valpraiso (5/17)… Struck out three batters five times.

2012 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Went 3-9 with a 7.33 ERA in 21 appearances, 15 of which were starts... Walked 33 and struck out 37 while allowing opposing batters to hit .333 against him... Led the team and was tied for fourth in the conference with his 15 starts... Matched the previous school record of 15 starts in a season, set by Phil Klein and Robert Switka in 2011... Also ranked eighth in the conference with 86 innings pitched... Was 2-6 in 10 starts with a 7.87 ERA in Horizon League contests... Won three of his final four decisions... Was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on April 30 after shutting out UIC on April 29... Aquadro scattered eight hits and struck out three while throwing 144 pitches against the Flames to earn the Penguins’ first nine-inning complete-game shutout since 2004... Won his next start against Butler, allowing five runs on eight hits in five innings as the Guins won 9-7 (5/6)... His other victory was an emotional come-from-behind win against Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament (5/25)... Aquadro allowed three runs in the first and a solo homer in the second, but the junior left-hander put up all zeroes on the scoreboard the rest of the game... Was named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team for his efforts... Pitched at least five innings in eight of his starts... Struck out a career-high batters in five innings against Butler (3/30).

2011 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Was 1-8 with a 6.82 ERA in 23 appearances, seven of which were starts... Walked 34 and struck out 31 while allowing hitters to bat .340 against him... Was outstanding during the Horizon League Baseball Championship... Did not allow an earned run in 9.1 innings over four relief appearances... Struck out four, walked one and allowed just eight hits... Earned the win against UIC in the tournament, holding the Flames scoreless over the final 5.2 innings (5/28)... Posted his first collegiate save in the Guins' opening round game against Miwaukee by throwing a scorless ninth (5/25)... Was 0-2 with a 8.80 ERA against league foes during the regular season... Allowed five earned runs over his final 24.2 innings (1.82 ERA)... Started the hot stretch by holding Ohio to two runs in six innings (5/4)... Allowed three runs in six innings in his final start against Akron (5/18)... Struck out a season-high six batters in 4.2 innings against Butler (4/8)... Threw six innings three times.

2010 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Went 2-6 with a 7.87 ERA in 17 appearances, 12 of which were starts... Opposing hitters hit .292 against him, which ranked second among YSU's regular starters... Induced a staff-high six double plays... Made his first collegiate start at Cincinnati, allowing three runs on six hits in 6.2 innings in a no decision... Allowed one earned run over a 17.2-inning span to start April... Threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning of relief against Duquesne, then won back-to-back starts against Valparaiso and Le Moyne... Allowed one run on four hits while striking out a career-best five batters to beat Valparaiso (4/11)... Threw his first complete game against Le Moyne, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out five on 109 pitches... Did not allow a hit until a bunt single with two outs in the sixth, and the only run against him came after an error in the ninth... His batting average against was a Horizon League-best .207 after the win over the Dolphins... His record was 2-1 after beating Le Moyne, but he was on the losing end in his final five starts... Threw 3-1/3 scoreless innings of relief at Milwaukee in the regular season finale.

High School: Earned two letters for the Eagles.. Went 5-3 on the mound with three saves... Also hit .375 while playing first base... Earned a Hope Scholarship for the state of Tennessee... Pitched for the World Yacht Clippers Baseball Club in Jupiter, Fla., when he was recruited by YSU... Was previously playing for the East Coast Grays.

Personal: Parents are Bill and Cheryl Aquadro... Has two sisters (Kelsey and Megan)... Major is exercise science.

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