As a Senior [2020] | Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in a pair of games during his first season in Fort Myers … Came out of the bullpen for the first time on the road at Tulane (Feb. 16) … His best performance of the season was during the game against Kent State (Feb. 22), where he fanned a career-high four batters and did not allow any earned runs through 2.2 innings of relief work … Finished the year with a 0.00 ERA through 3.1 innings of work.
Transferred to FGCU after three seasons with Seton Hall.
As a Senior at Seton Hall [2019]
Redshirted .... Academic Merit Award recipient ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Junior at Seton Hall [2018]
Made 14 appearances, including one start ... Pitched to an 0-1 record with a 6.35 ERA and 25 strikeouts with only six walks in 17.0 innings pitched ... Allowed only one hit over two scoreless innings with a career-high four strikeouts vs. Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship on May 25 ... Tossed a scoreless ninth inning at Georgetown in game two of a doubleheader on May 19 ... Struck out the side in the ninth inning vs. St. John’s in game two of a doubleheader on May 12 ... Struck out the side in a scoreless inning vs. Rider on May 8 ... Tossed a scoreless inning with one strikeout vs. Saint Peter’s on May 1 ... Pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts vs. Wagner on April 4 ... Tossed a scoreless inning with no hits and two strikeouts at Florida Atlantic on March 10 ... Made his season debut by recording all three batters he faced vs. Central Michigan on March 6 ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Sophomore [2017]
Made two appearances, both in relief ... Allowed two earned runs with four walks in 1.1 innings pitched ... Didn't allow a hit ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Freshman [2016]
Made six appearances, all in relief ... Pitched to a 1-0 record with a perfect 0.00 earned run average with four strikeouts and two walks in 9.0 innings pitched ... Opponents batted just .212 against him ... Pitched two scoreless innings at NJIT on May 17 ... Tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts vs. Rider on May 11 ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings vs. Xavier in game two of a double-header on May 7 ... Earned his first career victory with two innings of perfect baseball vs. Saint Peter’s on April 27 ... Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning vs. Monmouth on April 19 ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Personal
Son of Jody Verdonk and Mirjam Bruggink … Has one brother, Morris … Chose FGCU because of the baseball program, the location of the campus and the academic opportunities … Favorite sports moment was when Babe Ruth pointed to center field in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series and then hit a homerun exactly where he pointed … Would like to meet Will Ferrell … Loves magic tricks … Has aspirations of playing professional baseball … Is pursuing his MBA, with a focus on information systems.
Updated 4/9/20
