2013: Appeared in a career-high 12 games during his final season with the Valiants … pitched to an 0-1 record over eight innings of work while striking out nine batters … ended his career with a 9.05 earned run average over 54 2/3 innings pitched while striking out 47 batters in 31 appearances including six starts … made his long-awaited comeback in the season opener and pitched 2/3 of an inning while holding #3/4 Cortland hitless over that time (3/1) … followed that up with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings against Mount St. Vincent the following day (3/2) … came back just over a week later and allowed just one hit in an inning of work in the back end of a doubleheader against William Paterson (3/10) … retired the side via strikeout in conference play against Eastern (3/26) … pitched 2/3 of an inning without allowing a hit against Old Westbury (4/2) … allowed a run in an inning of work against #14/20 Ramapo (4/17) … allowed just one hit in his final appearance of the season against Vassar (5/1).
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2012: Sat out the 2012 season due to injury.
2011: Took the mound in seven appearances with one start as a junior … threw 12.1 innings and struck out 10 batters … made his only start of the year versus Alice Lloyd (3/13), allowing three earned runs in 3.1 innings … pitched a season-high four innings against #7 Eastern Connecticut State (3/29), allowing just one run on two hits to keep the Valiants in the game … finished out the season with a pair of scoreless innings against King’s (4/21) and Western Connecticut State (5/3).
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2010: Made six appearances for the Valiants as a sophomore, splitting time between the bullpen and the starting rotation … tossed a combined 20.2 innings of work, posting a 1-2 record and a 7.40 ERA … picked up his first collegiate victory in his season debut against Mitchell (3/15), tossing 5.0 innings and striking out five … struck out a season-high seven against William Paterson (3/25) in his second start of the season … pitched three scoreless innings of relief in the regular-season finale against Western Connecticut (5/4).
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2009: Made six appearances in his first collegiate season, including two starts … went 0-1 with a 9.88 ERA in 13.2 innings … did not give up an earned run out of the bullpen in his collegiate debut against Kean (2/22) … struck out four in 4.1 innings in his first career start versus La Roche (3/8) … tossed two scoreless innings of relief at Farmingdale State (4/15).
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High School: A 2008 graduate of Fox Lane High School … played four varsity seasons with the Foxes … went 14-5 in four seasons … captained the team as a senior and earned All-League and All-Section honorable mention honors … helped team to league and Section 1 Class AA championships as a sophomore … also won a silver medal at the 2007 Empire State games with his Hudson Valley team … also swam and played soccer in high school.
Personal: Son of Vincenzo and Marie Pitasi … has one sister, Mia … graduated from Manhattanville with an undergraduate degree in communication studies in May of 2012 ... is currently pursuing his master's degree in sport business management.