2012: Earned GLIAC All-Academic Team honors...appeared in eight games as a reliever, going 0-2 with a 2.95 earnedrun average in 18 1/3 innings... did not allow a run in four of hisappearances, including 3 2/3 shutout innings in his first game vs.Southern Arkansas on 3/15... allowed just one earned run (twototal) on four hits in 6 2/3 innings of relief, but suffered lossin extra innings to Wayne State on 5/6.
2011: Pitched in six games with four starts asa sophomore... was 1-2 with a 6.98 ERA in 19.1 innings... struckout nine and walked just two... hurled a complete-game win overTiffin on 4/10, surrendering just one run on six hits in seveninnings. He walked one and struck out three in his first careercomplete game... struck out a season-high five in 5.1 innings atSaginaw Valley on 5/1.
2010: Appeared in 12 games, making fourstarts... posted a 1-1 record with a 10.65 ERA in 23.2 innings....second on the team with 23 strikeouts while walking just nine...picked up his first collegiate win against Charlestown on 4/9, ashe gave up four runs (two earned) in 5.2 innings with fourstrikeouts.
PRIOR TO LAKE ERIE: Played four years ofbaseball and football at Keystone High School... on the diamond,played on three conference championship teams and was a first-teamAll-Patriot Athletic Conference pick as a senior... was asecond-team all-league selection asa junior... twice received theteam's pitching award and wasa team-captain and All-NEOBCA pick asa senior... team-captain and all-conference pick in football...also member of the bowling team for three years, qualifying for thestate tournament as a junior... served as vice president of theVarsity Club.
PERSONAL: Born July 27, 1991... majoringin international business with a minor in business...parents are Kevin and Karen Minnich.