run against Gonzaga on Mar. 19 (2.0 IP), Gonzaga on Mar. 20 (1.0 IP), Georgetown on Mar. 26 (1.0 IP), Central Michigan on Mar. 29 (1.0 IP), Pittsburgh on Apr. 1 (0.2 IP), Western Michigan on Apr. 6 (0.2 IP), Connecticut on Apr. 10 (1.0 IP) and West Virginia on Apr. 17 (1.0 IP) … scoreless streak reached 10.0 innings … walked two guys over his first 20.1 innings of work … struggled with command against Michigan on May 4 with four walks (allowed two earned runs on two hits in 2.0 innings of work; also struck out season-high four) … had just one other outing with more than one free pass. PREP & PERSONAL: Lettered four years in baseball for head coach Danny Preble … versatile athlete earned letters in baseball and football … served as the Salpointe Catholic High School Senior Class President … as a junior in baseball, was named all-Southern Arizona Honorable Mention and coaches’ 5A Southern Region I All-Stars First Team … captured the Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar Athlete Award and Catholic Schools Week Award … member of the National Honor Society and honor roll … batted .344 with eight home runs and 25 RBI … posted a 4.94 ERA with 42 strikeouts (injury-hampered season) … Salpointe Catholic H.S. Junior Class Athlete of the Year … as a sophomore in baseball, named all-Southern Arizona Honorable Mention and coaches’ 5A Southern Region I All-Stars First Team … captured the Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar Athlete Award in both baseball and football, as well as the Leonardo Da Vinci Humanities Award … member of the Arizona Boys’ State Delegate and Student Council … batted .389 with five home runs and 29 RBI, posted a 4.96 ERA in 62.1 innings of work … as a freshman, earned the Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar Athlete-Award in both baseball and football … born May 24, 1992, in Phoenix, Ariz. … son of Michael and Jody Slania … has a brother, Matthew … full name is Daniel Alexander Slania … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business but major remains undecided.
SLANIA’S CAREER STATS VS. BIG EAST (INCLUDES POSTSEASON) Connecticut Georgetown Louisville Pittsburgh Seton Hall USF West Virginia
ERA W-L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R-ER BB-SO B/AVG. 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 3 2-2 2-0 .429 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 1 1.0 0 0-0 0-1 .000 0.00 1-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 3 0-0 1-0 .300 0.00 0-1 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 2 1-0 0-0 .400 3.86 1-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 3 1-1 0-1 .300 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.2 0 0-0 0-3 .000 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/1 1 2.0 2 0-0 1-2 .286 SLANIA’S OVERALL CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched (starter): None Innings Pitched (reliever): 3.1, at Louisville (May 21, 2011) Walks allowed: 4, vs. Michigan (May 4, 2011) Strikeouts: 4, vs. Michigan (May 4, 2011) Batters faced: 12, vs. Michigan (May 4, 2011) Fielding chances: 3, vs. Gonzaga (Mar. 19, 2011) Putouts: 1, twice (last time at Pittsburgh, Apr. 1, 2011) Assists: 2, vs. Gonzaga (Mar. 19, 2011) Runners CS: 1,twice (last time vs. Iowa, Mar. 17, 2011) Winning Streak: 1, May 21, 2011 - Current SLANIA’S BIG EAST CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched (starter): None Innings Pitched (reliever): 3.1, at Louisville (May 21, 2011) Walks allowed: 1, twice (last time at Louisville, May 21, 2011) Strikeouts: 3, vs. USF-1 (May 14, 2011) Batters faced: 11, at Louisville (May 21, 2011) Fielding chances: 1, four times (last time vs. USF-1, May 14, 2011) Putouts: 1, at Pittsburgh (Apr. 1, 2011) Assists: 1, three times (last time vs. USF-1, May 14, 2011)
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