Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences

     

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Appeared in 21 games, including 11 starts, and was 6-3 with a 4.98 earned run average…Over 65 innings, the righty struck out 47 batters and permitted 16 walks...Matched classmate Alex Panteliodis for the team lead in victories…DeSclafani’s 11 starts were second on the squad with fellow freshman Nick Maronde behind Stephen Locke (12)…Was 3-3 with a 5.77 ERA in 12 SEC appearances, making five starts…Drew the nod in the Gators’ NCAA Tournament opener against Bethune-Cookman but was not involved in the decision…Kept Florida alive at the SEC Tournament by defeating No. 7 Ole Miss…Scattered five hits and two runs to the Rebels over 5.2 innings to rebound from back-to-back setbacks to Kentucky and No. 3 LSU…Earned a victory in game two at No. 6 Georgia in which he went 5.2 innings (5 H, 5 R, 4 K)…Pitched four scoreless innings out of the bullpen during the series with Ole Miss…Worked a career-high 6.1 innings in his SEC starting debut to lift the Gators to a 5-1 triumph over Auburn on Easter Sunday…DeSclafani allowed four hits and registered six strikeouts, while limiting the Tigers to one run…The victory in the rubber game of the series halted a six-series losing skid in league action on the road for Florida…Hurled 2.1 innings of one-hit ball to pick up the home win over UCF…Collected his initial SEC victory in the 10-7 triumph over Alabama that completed a weekend sweep of the Crimson Tide…Tallied five K over 4.1 innings…Threw five scoreless frames against UNF on March 24 but was not involved in the decision…Earned his first collegiate victory at UCF on March 18, when held the Knights to an unearned run over five innings…Struck out a career-high seven batters in his second start versus Florida Atlantic (5.1 IP, 3 R, 1 H)…Debuted against No. 8 Louisville on Feb. 21 by keeping the visitors off the board in the ninth stanza.

 

HIGH SCHOOL: Right-handed pitcher from Colts Neck High School who played for head coach Mike Yorke…Was selected by the 2004 and 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft with the 682nd choice…Completed his prep career as the school's record holder in strikeouts (303), wins (25) and lowest ERA (1.45)…Turned in a 7-1 mark as a senior, with 81 strikeouts and just seven walks in 58.1 innings en route to second-team All-America status…Also collected a pair of saves and had a 1.44 ERA…Batted .390 with 20 runs, 20 RBI, nine doubles and three homers…Was a two-time DigitalSports first-team All-Shore Conference pick and the Cougars won two-straight Class A North public titles…Ranked No. 1 at the Sunshine Northeast Showcase held in Fishkill, N.Y., in June 2007…Listed as No. 75 on Baseball America's Top 100 High School Prospects and No. 126 in the Class of 2008 Final Rankings from Perfect Game…During his junior season, DeSclafani helped the Cougars to a single-season school-record 22 wins…Colts Neck won its first Shore Conference Tournament title in school history and also captured the Class A North public title, their first division title in school history…Finished 8-2 with a 1.73 ERA and notched 84 strikeouts in 60.2 innings…Fired a complete-game five-hitter in an 8-2 win over Christian Brothers Academy that gave the Cougars their first Shore Conference Tournament title and twirled a two-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over top-seeded Toms River North in the SCT quarterfinals…DeSclafani went 5-2 with two saves and a 1.01 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 48.1 innings as a sophomore.

 

DeSCLAFANI'S CAREER STATISTICS

Overall Season Statistics

YEAR	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009	4.98	6	3	21	11	0	0	0	0	65.0	63	40	36	16	47
CAREER	4.98	6	3	21	11	0	0	0	0	65.0	63	40	36	16	47

           

SEC Regular-Season Statistics

YEAR	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009	5.77	3	3	12	5	0	0	0	0	34.1	36	25	22	8	22
CAREER	5.77	3	3	12	5	0	0	0	0	34.1	36	25	22	8	22

           

SEC Tournament Statistics

YEAR	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009	3.18	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	5	2	2	1	3
CAREER	3.18	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	5	2	2	1	3

           

NCAA Tournament Statistics

YEAR	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009	15.43	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	4	4	4	3	2
CAREER	15.43	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	4	4	4	3	2

     

DeSCLAFANI'S CAREER HIGHS

Innings (Starter): 6.1 vs. Auburn (4/12/09)

Innings (Reliever): 4.1 vs. Alabama (3/29/09)

Strikeouts: 7 vs. Florida Atlantic (3/4/09)

Hits Allowed: 7, 2x, last vs. LSU (5/9/09)

Runs: 7 vs. Kentucky (5/15/09)

Earned Runs: 7 vs. Kentucky (5/15/09)

Walks: 2, 4x, last vs. Kentucky (5/15/09)