Mercyhurst University Athletics

Laker Career
Games Played (Started): 50 (11)
W-L: 11-7
Innings Pitched: 136.1
Strikeouts: 153
ERA: 3.37

Accolades

• 2024 PSAC West Second Team

2024: Pitched in 16 games for the most appearances on the team with three of those being starts. Pitched in 36.1 innings with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.65. Allowed hitters to hit just .257 against him while striking out 51 for the second-most on the team to give him back-to-back seasons with 50 or more Ks. Had five or more strikeouts on five occasions, doing so in back-to-back-to-back appearances from 3/24/24 to 4/6/24. Had his season-high in strikeouts of eight come on 2/23/24 against Glenville State in just 3.2 innings of work.

2023: Saw action in 16 games on the year with eight starts, going 4-2 for the second-most wins on the team. Pitched a total of 63.1 innings with 69 Ks to his line for the most on the team while boasting a .217 batting average against. Had six straight outings in which he threw four or more innings while fanning five or more batters six times. He struck out a season-high of nine against Clarion on 4/2/23.

2022: Appeared in 18 games in relief, recorded a 3-3 record on a 3.44 ERA. Struck out 33 batters and only walked 16. His 1.42 WHIP was the sixth best on the squad.

Major: Intelligence Studies

Prior to Mercyhurst: Four sport athlete at Norwin High School...played baseball, football, basketball and golf...was a three year starter for Norwin baseball...First Team All Section for baseball

Personal: Son of Toni and Mike Bazala ... Has two siblings, Katie and Michael.