GENERAL: One of the premier pitchers in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference... hard throwing right-hander with a good repertoire of pitches... has a deceptive fastball and locates the ball well.
2011: Named MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after pitching a 13 strikeout complete game effort in a 5-1 victory over Siena (5/28) in the championship game... yielded only one walk, three hits and did not allow an earned run in the MAAC title contest against the Saints... ranked second in the MAAC with a .226 batting average against and fourth in the conference with eight wins... posted a 8-2 record with a 3.86 ERA in 15 appearances... finished third in the MAAC with 78 strikeouts... posted three complete games and yielded only 25 walks in 91.0 innings of action... registered a perfect 5-0 record in MAAC games and logged a conference best 0.92 ERA during the regular-season... registered two complete game victories during the regular-season at Siena (3/26) and against Marist (4/17)... named MAAC Pitcher of the Week after striking out nine batters without registering a walk in a 3-1 victory over Fairfield (4/3)... selected MAAC Pitcher of the Week for the second time after earning a 3-1 victory over Marist (4/17) by retiring 14 of the first 15 batters faced... won six consecutive starts from March 19 to April 26... pitched a dominant 10 innings without allowing a run and striking out seven batters at Niagara (5/8)... allowed only five earned runs and struck out 37 batters in 49.0 innings of conference action... struck out five or more batters in nine of 15 appearances... registered four strikeouts, yielded only one hit and one run in 3 2/3 innings of action out of the bullpen in the NCAA Tournament against Jacksonville (6/4).
2010: Made 22 appearances, starting eight games... tied a team-high with six wins and posted a 5.87 ERA... struck out 43 batters in 69.0 innings of action... recorded three saves and one win in 10 MAAC appearances... went 3-1 and posted 16 strikeouts in eight starts... pitched Manhattan to a victory at West Virginia (3/12), posting four strikeouts in six innings... tossed 6 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and yielded just three earned runs at #19 Connecticut (5/11)... earned 12th career win pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts to defeat Marist (5/27) in the MAAC Tournament... tallied a .308 batting average against.
2009: Appeared in 16 games and made eight starts... ranked second on the team with a 4.43 ERA... posted a 6-4 overall record and was 4-2 in MAAC contests... logged a 3.98 ERA in conference games... stuck out 32 batters in 61.0 innings of action... won his first six career starts... tossed first career complete game versus Rider (5/10)... named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 14 after guiding the Jaspers to a victory over NJIT (4/10)... struck out career-high seven batters versus NJIT (4/10)... named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 14... earned first career save after pitching four shutout innings in regular-season finale at Iona (5/16)... walked only 19 batters... earned first collegiate victory at Seton Hall (3/18)... pitched 3.2 solid innings of relief versus Marist in the MAAC Tournament.
BEFORE MANHATTAN: Lettered at Fox Lane High School... named All-League and earned All-Section I Honorable Mentioned as a senior... recorded lowest ERA on high school team during junior and senior seasons.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business... the son of Michael and Gabrielle Giordano... father is a 1979 graduate of Manhattan... has a sister, Rachel, who attended Manhattan.
