CAREER: Appeared in 50 games, including 36 starts, in his three seasons with the Panthers … owns a career record of 8-19 with a 6.15 ERA … logged 187.1 innings of work with 189 career strikeouts … ranks 9th in Pitt history in career strikeouts (189) … ranks 20th in Pitt history in career appearances (50) … ranks ninth in Pitt history in career starts (36) … ranks 16th in Pitt history in career innings pitched (187.1) … whiffed 80 batters in 2019 which ranks as the 15th highest single season output in Pitt history … made 13 starts in 2019 which ranks as the 20th highest single season output in Pitt history … was drafted in the 13th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles with the 378th overall pick.
2019: Was named a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week on March 4 striking out 11 in a 6.0 inning gem versus Butler … made 17 appearances, including 13 starts, in his junior season … competed to a record of 3-8 with a 6.55 ERA … logged 66.0 innings of work to rank third on the team, whiffing 80 to rank second on the staff … opened the season with a strong performance against Villanova, going 5.1 innings, letting up two runs off four hits without allowing a walk, striking out eight to earn the victory … followed that up with a 4.0 inning victory over USC Upstate, allowing a lone run off three hits and one walk, fanning a then career-best 10 batters … logged a career-high strikeouts for the second straight weekend in a 6.0 inning outing against Butler, holding the Bulldogs without an earned run, surrendering four hits and one walk while striking out 11 … struck out six in 4.2 innings at Virginia … fanned four in 5.1 frames versus Miami … tallied double digit strikeouts for the third time on the season versus Presbyterian, going 8.0 shutout innings, letting up five hits and one walk while fanning 11 … struck out six in 6.0 frames against No. 11 North Carolina … concluded the season with five strikeouts in 6.0 innings against No. 3 Georgia Tech.
2018: Appeared in 17 games, making 12 starts on the mound for Pitt in his sophomore campaign … went 2-6 on the season, compiling a 6.79 ERA and striking out 58 in 62.1 innings pitched … ranked third on the team in strikeouts … recorded 13 assists and two putouts in 15 chances … struck out a career-high nine batters in 6.0 innings on the rubber against Notre Dame … threw a career-high 7.1 innings against LIU Brooklyn, striking out seven and allowing just three hits … surrendered just three hits and one run at ACC rival Miami, striking out three in 7.0 innings.
2017: Made an immediate impact, assuming a starting role in the Panthers’ weekend rotation in his rookie season … appeared in 16 contests, tallying 11 starts, including five in ACC play … opened the season on Feb. 19 against Delaware, making the start … tossed 7.0 innings, allowing just one run off five hits and two walks, striking out seven … earned the start against USC Upstate (March 4), Kent State (March 21) and Penn State (April 4) … worked his way into the weekend rotation on April 14 in the finale against Miami … threw 5.2 innings, allowing just one run off three hits and four walks, striking out five … followed up with a 5.0 inning performance against No. 3 North Carolina, earning his first collegiate victory … allowed four runs off seven hits and two walks, fanning two against the Tar Heels … recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work against Georgia Tech on May 7 … concluded the season with starts against NC State (May 14) and Wake Forest (May 20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Father Judge High School in Philadelphia … four-year varsity letter winner ... two-time First Team All-Catholic League pitcher and infielder … named the Catholic League MVP as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1997 … son of Michael and Carol Hammer … has two older sisters, Sarah and Catherine … Catherine played softball at West Chester University.
