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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  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

Statistics

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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