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2016 Baseball Roster

16 Alex Godzak

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 186
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Syracuse, N.Y.
  • High School Westhill

Biography



 ALEX GODZAK'S CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K BAVG WP HBP
2013 3.36 8-3 16 12 0 0/3 0 83.0 70 40 31 30 66 .234 10 4
2014 2.63 10-3 15 14 4 1/1 1 89.0 76 37 26 42 51 .232 10 7
2015 4.34 5-5 14 13 0/1 0 66.1 66 41 32 35 50 .263 7 3
2016 6.52 0-2 9 9 0 0/1 0 19.1 21 18 14 19 20 .269 3 1
CAREER 3.60 23-13 54 48 4 1/6 1 257.2 233 136 103 126 187 .244 30 15

CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Longest Start: 
7.2 innings vs. Marist (4/27/13)
Complete Games: 4 (last: 5/3/14 at Quinnipiac)
Shutouts (includes combined): 3 (last: 5/4/13 at Siena) 
Fewest Earned Runs: 
0, 7X (last: 5/5/14 vs. Monmouth)
Most Strikeouts:
8 at Rider (4/7/13)
Fewest Walks: 
0 vs. Fairfield (5/16/13)

GODZAK IN THE NEWS
• Baseball Collects Numerous Awards At MAAC Banquet
Griffs Open Series With Solid Win Over Indiana St.
Godzak Named MAAC and ECAC Pitcher Of The Week
Baseball Sweeps Manhattan, Extends Streak To Seven
Griffs Knock Off No. 5/8 NC State, Rodon In Opener
Godzak Named Freshman All-American
Fitzsimmons, Godzak Claim MAAC Individual Awards
Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader To Win 11 In A Row
Godzak Named MAAC Rookie Of The Week
Godzak Named CBI Northeast Pitcher Of The Week
Godzak Named National Player Of The Week
Griffs Sweep Iona, Throw No-Hitter In Finale
Segar, Godzak Earn MAAC Weekly Awards
Baseball Adds Two More For 2013 Season
2015 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC TEAM
2015 PRESEASON MAAC PITCHER OF THE YEAR (D1Baseball.com)
2014 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2013 MAAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
2013 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
MAAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK (APRIL 1, 2014)
ECAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK (APRIL 1, 2014)
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (MARCH 25-31, 2013)
THREE-TIME MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

2016 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
•Made nine appearances and six starts in his senior campaign.
• Finished the season with an 0-2 record, 11 innings pitched, and fanning 20 batters with a 6.52 ERA.
• In his injury plagued season, he had a season-long outing of 3.1 innings against Manhattan, allowing just two hits and one walk and fanning five.
• Started his only game of the MAAC tournament against Fairfield, and worked 2.2 frames, allowed five hits and five runs (four earned) before exiting. 

2015 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Made 14 appearances in 13 starts in his junior campaign, going 5-5 with a 4.34 ERA

• Third on the team in strikeouts with 50 k’s in his 14 appearances
• Pitched a season-high seven innings in a win over Iona, allowing just one run and four hits as he fanned six
• Recorded a campaign-high eight strikeouts against Marist on May 2 as the Blue and Gold defeated the Red Foxes 4-2
• Pitched the opening game of the MAAC tournament and was touched for three runs in 5.1 innings of work, in the 6-1 loss

2014 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Enters season ranked second (among pitchers with 100 IP) in ERA (2.98) and second in opponent batting average (.233)
• Among pitchers with at least 15 career wins, owns second-best win percentage (.739) in program history
• Made 15 appearances (14 starts) and posted a 10-3 record in 89 innings of work to go with a .263 ERA and 51 strikeouts
• Went at least six innings in 10 of his last 12 starts
• Last five starts: 5-0, 32.0 IP, 1.97 ERA
• Ranked 26th nationally with 10 wins and 29th with four complete games
• Ranked second in the MAAC in ERA (2.63) wins (10) and pickoffs (three)
• Threw 6.1 innings and allwed two runs (one earned) to pick up the win in the winner's bracket game against Fairfield in the MAAC Championship
• Threw seven shutout-innings to get the win in the series-opener against Indiana State
• Tossed two shutout innings to earn the save at No. 5 North Carolina State

2013 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Appeared in 16 games and made 12 starts
• MAAC Rookie of the Year
• Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
• Went 8-3 with a 3.36 ERA in 83 innings. Had 66 strikeouts and held opponents to a .234 batting average
• Threw first seven innings of the team’s nine-inning no-hitter against Iona. Retired 20 straight batters after walking the second and third batters of the game
• Was named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball, Northeast Region Pitcher of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and College Sports Madness Player of the Week after that no-hit performance
• Went 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA in the month of March
• Three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week – most by any MAAC freshman in 2013
• Led MAAC freshmen in ERA (3.36) and wins and ranked second in strikeouts
• Set career high with eight strikeouts at Rider on April 7
• Had 44 strikeouts in final 53.2 innings pitched

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Went 10-1 with a 0.90 ERA as a senior. Had 118 strikeouts in 70.1 innings pitched
• Threw a no-hitter during the 2012 season
• Earned ESPN High School National Player of the Week honors for the East Region on June 7 after sending Westhill to the state tournament
• Named All-Central New York in 2011

PERSONAL
• Born May 27, 1994
• Son of Paul and Natalie
• Has one brother - Nicholas
• Majoring in sport management

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2013Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'9" 188 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2014Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'10" 196 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2015Junior

    Pitcher
    5'11" 186 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2016Senior

    Pitcher
    5'11" 186 lbs
    16