PLAYER PROFILE

Michael Zimorowicz
# 13 * PITCHER
5-10 * 175 * SENIOR
L-R * Age: 21
SCRANTON, PA - West Scranton



Scranton, Pa - Three-year starting pitcher counted on to have his best season as a senior . . . has won 16 games over three seasons . . . posted 5-5 record with one save last season but was somewhat inconsistent.

Possesses great arm and even at 5-10 can fire 88-89 mph fast ball . . . has great knuckle pop pitch which keeps hitter off-balance . . . varies speeds and uses sinker effectively to get strikeouts and groundballs. Pitched for Scranton Red Soxx of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League the last two summers . . . was on the league all-star team in 2000.

Junior Year: Pitched nine-strikeout, four-hitter in 7-1 victory over Slippery Rock . . . struck out eight batters but lost 3-2 decision to Allegheny . . . gained two wins over West Chester and one over Bloomsburg . . . struck out 57 batters in 65 innings.

Sophomore Year: Fired no-hitter in 9-0 win over Bloomsburg . . .allowed only three balls to be hit to the outfield . . . also hurled six-hit shutout against Kutztown . . . posted 6-5 record with five complete games and one save.

Freshman Year: Had remarkable debut season with 5-1 record and 1.96 earned-run average which was 16th in final NCAA Divison II statistics . . . came within one out of a no-hitter against West Chester before settling for one-hitter in 14-2 win . . . hurled another one-hitter over West Chester in 5-0 shutout . . . pitched six shutout innings in victory over Scranton.

Background: Two-year pitcher for West Scranton High School . . . made All-Lackawanna League team . . . majoring in Physical Education Teacher Certification.