Robert Switka Biography

Career Notes:

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in publichealth in May 2013
• Pursuing Master's in Health and Human Services starting in Fall2013

2013 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in 11 games,five of which he started... Finished 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA in 23.1innings... Allowed 16 runs, 14 of which were earned, on 27 hits and14 walks... Struck out 10 batters, and opponents hit .325 againsthim... Named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 25...Was not scored upon in two innings out of the bullpen in HorizonLeague play... His first four appearances and his final appearancewere starts... Got a total of five runs of support in his threelosses... Did not factor in the decision at Wake Forest when heheld the Demon Deacons scoreless on one hit over five innings(2/24)... His longest relief outing came at Kent State when hepitched 3.2 scoreless innings... Pitched scoreless innings out ofthe bullpen against Wright State (5/3) and Milwaukee (5/12)...Allowed one run in two innings in his start against Canisius(5/14).

2012 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched infive of the first 10 games before missing the rest of the year withan injury... Posted an 0-1 record with a 14.14 ERA in seveninnings... Struck out five and walked seven whle opposing battershit .457 off him... Did not allow an earned run in two inningsagainst Monmouth (2/18)... Struck out two batters in two inningsagainst Canisius in the season opener (2/17).

2011 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Went 2-8with a 6.13 ERA in 18 appearances, 15 of which were starts... Set anew school record, along with Phil Klein, with 15 starts in asingle season... Struck out 48 batters while walking 27 in 83.2innings, and opposing hitters batted .343 off of him... His 30strikeouts in Horizon League play ranked ninth in the conference...Was 1-4 with a 5.59 ERA in league play, and he was 1-1 with a 4.50ERA at home... Posted a quality start in seven of his last 11outings... Pitched seven innings six different times... Had anoutstanding April, going 1-1 with a 2.23 ERA in his five starts andone relief appearance... Received two runs of support or fewer inseven of his eight losses... After walking 12 batters in his firstfour starts, he walked 15 in his last nine starts combined... Hiswins came against Toledo (3/18) and Cleveland State (4/23)...Struck out a career-high eight batters and allowed four hits inseven shutout innings against the Vikings... Allowed two earnedruns in seven innings against the Rockets... In a no-decisionagainst Milwaukee at Miller Park, he retired 19 straight battersafter allowing a first-inning homer (4/29)... Did not allow a runin two of his three relief appearances, including one in theHorizon League Tournament against Valparaiso... Pitched acareer-best 7.1 innings in a loss at Valparaiso (4/17).

High School: Earned four letters... Ranked70th on The Buckeye Scout's Top 100 List... As a junior and senior,had a combined record of 14-3 and 165 strikeouts... NamedFirst-Team All-Steel Vally Conference at pitcher his final twoseasons... Pitched a five-inning perfect game against Warren JFKhis senior year, striking out 10 of the 15 batters he faced... Hada 1.20 ERA his senior year... As a junior, retired 13 straighthitters in a complete-game victory over Woodridge in the DivisionIII regional semifinal... Played his first two years at CampbellMemorial High.

Personal: Parents are Ken and KarlaHoffman... Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degreein public health in May 2013... Pursuing Master’s in Healthand Human Services starting in Fall 2013

Career Stats (at YSU)