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26 RJ Hennessey

  • Position P
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Flemington, N.J.
  • Highschool Hunterdon Central

Biography

Honors
• Academic All-District first team, 2018
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2017 and 2018
• All-Mid-Atlantic Region third team, 2018
• All-Centennial Conference second team, 2018

Career Statistics
Year GP GS   ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB K
2016 14 2   5.40 1-0 1 30.0 41 25 18 12 25
2017 10 6   3.95 2-3 0 43.1 44 26 19 6 32
2018 12 8   2.67 5-4 0 70.2 70 29 21 10 71
Totals 36 16   3.63 8-7 1 144 155 80 58 28 128

Career Highs
innings pitched - 9 vs. Washington College, 2018
strikeouts - 11 vs. Gettysburg, 2018

Career Highlights
2018
• Started eight of 12 games pitched in his junior season
• Ended season fourth in the Centennial Conference in ERA
• Recorded team's lowest ERA, most innings pitched and second-most strikeouts
• Finished 31st in Division III in strikeout-to-walk ratio
• Only CC hurler to pitch more than 40 innings without allowing a home run
• Threw complete games vs. Waynesburg, Neumann, Washington and Johns Hopkins
• Struck out seven in complete game vs. Washington College
• Had a stretch of three straight conference starts throwing at least 8 innings
• Pitched the opening game of conference play vs. Gettysburg and struck out a career-high 11 while allowing one earned run

2017
• Started six of 10 games pitched in his sophomore season
• Second on the team in ERA and innings pitched and third in strikeouts
• Made team's opening day start vs. Gallaudet, earning the victory while striking out three in six innings
• Earned the victory with two shutout innings of relief with three strikeouts against Scranton
• Struck out season-high six batters vs. Fredonia
• Pitched season-long seven innings while allowing only one run and striking out four at Washington College
• Allowed only one earned run in 6.2 innings with four strikeouts in win over nationally ranked Johns Hopkins

2016
• Pitched 14 games and made two starts in his rookie season
• Second on team in appearances and fourth with 25 strikeouts over 30 innings
• Notched first career save by pitching final three innings of a victory against McDaniel
• Earned first win by throwing scoreless inning in 5-4 comeback win vs. Johns Hopkins
• Recorded a strikeout against Staten Island in his debut inning
• Made first career start and struck out three vs. Lancaster Bible
• Struck out season-high six batters over four innings of relief vs. Moravian
• Tallied four strikeouts in four innings against Swarthmore

Personal
• Lettered in baseball and basketball for Hunterdon Central Regional High School
• Earned his team's sportsmanship award
• Mother is Miriam Hennessey
• Born May 21, 1997
• A double major in accounting and finance
• Made the Dean's List seven semesters

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2016Freshman

    P
    5'8" 158 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2017Sophomore

    P
    5'8" 158 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2018Junior

    P
    5'8" 175 lbs
    26
  • 26
    C

    2019Senior

    P
    5'8" 180 lbs
    26
    C