Biography
2006-07: Pitched in 11 games and started 10 ... tied for team lead in field percentage (1.000), handling 25 chances without an error ... led the pitching staff in complete games (5), opposing batting average (.229), innings pitched (67 2/3), innings per game (6.15), strikeouts (50) strikeouts per game (6.65), fly outs per game (9.71), hits allowed per game (7.58), home runs allowed (zero) and tied for the lead in starts (10) ... third in ERA (4.12) and batters struck out looking (10) ... pitched eight innings and allowed only three hits and no earned runs in an eight inning 1-0 loss vs. Rockhurst (March 10) ... pitched eight innings and allowed only one earned run with six strikeouts in a 2-1 loss at Bellarmine (March 18) ... tossed eight innings and allowed only three hits and two earned runs vs. Southern Indiana (April 15) ... threw eight innings with five strikeouts vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (May 5) ... had a seven inning outing with no earned runs and six strikeouts vs. Missouri-Rolla (March 31) ... pitched 6 1/3 innings while allowing only four hits and two earned runs against Mercyhurst (March 3) ... tossed six innings, striking out seven at Southern Illinois Edwardsville (April 28) ... allowed no home runs and just one triple ... started nine GLVC games, recording a 4.35 ERA and team-highs of 60 innings pitched, 44 strikeouts and five complete games.
2005-06: Played in 35 games and started 25 (12 in left field, nine on the mound, four as the designated hitter) ... led the team in fielding percentage (1.000), handling 39 chances without an error ... ranked 93rd in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per nine innings (8.31) ... led the pitching staff in wins (three), total strikeouts (56), strikeouts per nine innings, fewest hits allowed per nine innings (8.01), lowest opponents[apos] batting average (.236) and innings pitched per appearance (5.06), and tied for the lead in starts (nine) ... second in ERA (3.26), strikeouts-to-walks ratio (2.24:1) and complete games (three), and tied for second in batters struck out looking (13) ... third in fewest walks per nine innings (3.71), and tied for third in innings pitched (60 2/3) ... led the staff in lowest opponents[apos] batting average vs. left-handers (.150) and right-handers (.244), and with runners on base (.250) ... hitters leading off an inning reached base 30 percent of the time against him, the lowest percentage on the staff ... opponents[apos] .194 batting average with two outs was second lowest on the Flyer staff ... his nine-inning outing vs. Southern Indiana and 10-strikeout performance vs. Kentucky Wesleyan tied for the team[apos]s season highs and were personal career bests ... went the seven-inning distance in 4-1 win vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, fanning 10 and allowing six hits and a walk ... in 4-2, 10-inning win vs. Southern Indiana, tossed nine innings and yielded just two runs, four hits and two walks while striking out nine ... registered 8-7 win in relief vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s, striking out six in 4 1/3 innings ... notched a save in 1-0 win vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s (four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings) ... was the tough-luck loser in 1-0 games vs. Bellarmine (five strikeouts, four hits, one walk in seven innings) and Rockhurst (one unearned run, five hits, one walk in six innings) ... fanned five in 2 2/3 innings of relief in Flyers[apos] 10-6 win over Missouri-Rolla ... absorbed a tough 4-2 loss to Quincy, departing after giving just five hits and an unearned run in 5 2/3 innings ... inherited four baserunners in his relief appearances and stranded them all ... allowed just two home runs ... at the plate, had two hits and two RBI vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, and two hits vs. Barry ... played in 28 GLVC games and started 21 (11 appearances and eight starts on the mound with a 2.93 ERA and three complete games) ... led the staff with a 2.55:1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio in conference play.
2004-05: Played in 35 games and started 27 (12 in center field, seven on the mound, five in left field, two as the designated hitter and one in right field) ... second in fielding percentage (.966) ... as a pitcher, led the team in strikeouts per nine innings (6.48) and batters struck out looking (15) ... fourth in total strikeouts (30) and lowest percentage of hits allowed for extra bases (24.1 percent), and tied for fourth in starts ... fifth in innings (41 2/3) ... inherited five baserunners in his three relief appearances and stranded them all ... struck out seven in four innings vs. Bellarmine, and fanned five vs. Mercyhurst and Saint Joseph[apos]s ... pitched well in 2-0 loss to Northern Kentucky, allowing just seven hits and not walking a batter in six innings ... tossed three innings of one-hit scoreless relief vs. Valparaiso ... as a hitter, tied for third on the team in sacrifice bunts (four) ... reached base leading off an inning at a .500 clip (6-for-12), the team[apos]s second-best mark ... had two hits in both games of a Saturday doubleheader vs. Southern Indiana, then went 3-for-5 in the series finale on Sunday ... on the final day of the season vs. Quincy, was 2-for-2 in game one and had a two-run triple in the nightcap ... played in 26 GLVC games and started 22 (seven pitching appearances, six starts, one complete game).
High School/Other: Lettered 2 1/2 years as a pitcher and center fielder ... all-area honorable mention and all-conference as a junior and senior ... as a senior, was 7-3 with a 3.42 ERA, 71 strikeouts in 57 innings and six complete games to help Richards go 31-7 (9-1 in conference) and capture conference and regional championships ... as a junior, was 4-4 with a 3.96 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 47 innings on the mound, and hit .384 with two home runs at the plate to help lift Richards to a 23-12 mark (8-2 in conference) and the league title ... his 0.94 ERA in conference games set a school record ... played for Blaze in summer baseball ... four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Son of Greg and Sue Guzzo ... sport management major.
