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HEADING INTO 2009: Will serve as a captain of the Black Bears... will see time out of the bullpen, possibly as Maine's closer his senior season... will provide senior leadership... had an outstanding summer with the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League... set a NECBL record for appearances in a season with 26... was 2-1 for the Mountaineers with a 1.42 ERA... named 2008 NECBL Most Improved Player... named a Maine Scholar-Athlete Award winner. 2008: Saw action in 14 games for the Black Bears, making seven starts... was 2-7 on the season with a 6.26 ERA... pitched best game of the season against Hartford (5/3) where he went the distance, allowing just five hits and one run while striking out a season-high five batters... picked up a win in the season-opening series against Delaware State (2/25)... earned a save in Maine's 3-2 victory over Wagner (3/30)... his 14 appearances were tied for third on the team... his 46.0 innings pitched were fourth on the team... named a Maine Scholar-Athlete Award winner... named to the America East Academic Honor Roll... won back-to-back NECBL Championships with the Vermont Mountaineers. 2007: Was a bright spot for the Black Bears in 2007... after being projected to be Maine's closer, found himself in the starting rotation... appeared in a team-high 20 games... was 3-5 on the season with a 4.40 ERA with three saves... his 71.2 innings was third on the team and tops among returners... his 4.40 ERA was second lowest on the team... his three complete games were second on the team as well... picked up saves in games against Mount St. Mary's (3/5), NYIT (3/25) and NYIT (4/21)... earned first start in Maine's game against Stony Brook (4/8) where he went seven innings... pitched a complete game in Maine's 8-1 win over UMBC (4/14) to earn his first win of the season... also picked up a win against Vermont where he pitched a complete nine-inning game and allowed just one unearned run, striking out a career-high six batters... also earned a win against Hartford (5/14)... named to the America East Academic Honor Roll. 2006: Had a good rookie season for the Black Bears... named to the America East All-Tournament Team... saw action in 23 games for the Black Bears... posted a record of 1-3 with a 5.36 ERA... tied for the team-lead with four saves... earned saves in all three America East Tournament games... his 39 strikeouts were third on the team and tops among returners... notched his first collegiate win after pitching 2.2 innings against Holy Cross (4/26) and fanning a career-high five batters... pitched a career-high 5.1 innings at Binghamton (4/30)... saw action in Maine's NCAA Tournament against UNC Wilmington... made his Maine debut at #19 Ole Miss where he pitched two innings, striking out two without allowing a run... won an NECBL Championship with the Vermont Mountaineers in the summer of 2006. BEFORE MAINE: Played for coach Joe Weber at Christopher Columbus HS... was 3-0 as a senior with seven saves... allowed just three runs in 23 2/3 innings while striking out 21 batters... was 2-0 as a junior... team finished as District and GMAC Champions as a senior... Regional Runner-up... Christopher Columbus also finished as District and GMAC Champions and Regional Quarterfinalist in 2004... earned baseball honorable mention honors... also an outstanding golfer... teammate of current Maine teammate Danny Menendez at Christopher Columbus... born February 3, 1987... son of Rubi and Alex Balsinde... has a sister, Natalie... a business major. |
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