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23 Josh Lafferty

23 Josh Lafferty

  • Position:
    Pitcher
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pottstown, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Pope John Paul II
  • Major:
    English

Summary

Biography

2018
MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention...Made 10 starts for the Pride...Went 4-3 with a 2.71 ERA with two complete games...Finished third in the conference with 66.1 innings pitched and fifth with 53 strikeouts...Went six or innings in nine of his starts and seven or more innings in six of them...Earned MAC Commonwealth Pitcher of the Week honors for the week ending March 4, tossing six shutout frames against Coe (3/3)...Struck out a season high 10 batters in his first contest of the season against Immaculata (2/24)...Pitched Widener into the postseason with a dominating performance against a powerful Hood lineup, going a season-long eight innings, giving up four hits, one run, whiffing five (4/27).

2017
Made eight starts as a junior...Went 3-3 with a 4.67 ERA in 44.1 innings, surrendering just 2.64 BB/9IP....Fanned four batters and only allowed two runs in seven innings to earn an 8-2 win against Messiah (4/2)...Won three straight starts against Albright (3/24), Messiah (4/2), and Alvernia (4/8).

2016
Made 12 appearances and 11 starts as a sophomore … Was the program’s top pitcher, finishing the season with a 2.35 earned run average and an 8-2 record to go along with 52 strikeouts against just 14 walks over 80.1 innings … Went the distance five times and hurled two shutouts … Held opponents to a .257 batting average … Led the conference in complete games, tied for first in wins and shutouts, ranked second in ERA and was third in innings pitched … Shut out two opponents in a row and yielded just six hits in 3-0 victories against Lebanon Valley (3/19) and Arcadia (3/26) … Set a career high with eight strikeouts in a 3-1 win over Stevenson (4/10) … Pitched a nine-inning complete game in a 3-2 win against Hood (4/22) … Was the winning pitcher in an 8-2 victory over Messiah (5/5) in the opening game of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Tournament … Picked up first career save after yielding one hit and one run which was unearned over four frames to help the Pride hang on for an 8-6 win against Messiah (5/8) in the championship game of the conference tournament.
 
2015
Appeared in 13 games and made one start on the mound as a freshman … Recorded a 3.90 ERA and a 4-1 record … Held opponents to a .271 batting average … Struck out 12 batters and walked only six in 27.2 innings of work …Picked up first collegiate victory in first start by striking out three and not issuing a walk over five frames in an 8-2 win over Neumann (3/3) … Did not allow a run over four consecutive appearances between March 24 and Apr. 12, which was capped by fanning two in 1.1 innings of work and earning the win in a 6-5 triumph over Arcadia (4/12) … Threw five scoreless frames in the ECAC South at Kean (5/7).

High School
Two-year letterwinner at Pope John Paul II ... Helped team win a state championship in 2014.
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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2015First Year

    Pitcher
    6'4" 0 lbs
    34
  • 23

    2016Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'3" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2017Junior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2018Senior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 200 lbs
    23