St. John's University Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Belge, Jeff
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Jersey Number 7
Jeff Belge
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- LHP
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- High School:
- Henninger
Bio
As a Junior (2019):
18th round selection (551st overall) of the Los Angeles Dodgers… went 4-5 with a 5.25 ERA in 15 appearances, 13 of which were starts… struck out 73 batters and walked 54 in 61.2 innings of work… finished his St. John’s career with 199 strikeouts, good enough for 10th on the program’s all-time list in that category… allowed just two runs and struck out eight in six innings of work, but was tagged with the loss at UC Irvine (March 10)… surrendered one earned run and fanned eight in five innings for his first win of the season against Kansas (March 17)… threw three innings of no-hit relief and recorded eight of his nine outs via the K against Hofstra, becoming the first St. John’s pitcher since Kyle Hansen in 2011 to strike out eight or more batters in three-consecutive outings (March 24)… punched out eight hitters in 5.2 innings of two-run work against Butler en route to a no-decision (April 6)… tossed 5.2 innings of one-run ball against Villanova for his second victory of the season (April 20)… logged the win in back-to-back appearances against Princeton (May 4) and Creighton (May 11), the latter of which saw him strike out seven in five innings of two-hit, one-run work... allowed one hit, one run and struck out five against Seton Hall (May 17).
As a Sophomore (2018):
Winner of the Jack Kaiser Award as the Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship… carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and tossed eight shutout innings of two-hit ball in the title game against Seton Hall, striking out nine in the process (May 27)… turned in a 6-4 record to go along with a 2.84 ERA… made 16 appearances, nine of which were starts… struck out 79 batters and surrendered 40 walks while limiting opponents to a .174 batting average… went 6-1 with a 2.09 ERA in his last 10 appearances… tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in the season opener at Campbell (Feb. 16)… allowed one earned run in 4.2 frames of work at No. 6 North Carolina, a game that the Johnnies won (Feb. 21)… picked up his first win of the season, allowing three hits over six innings and striking out five against Wagner (March 27)… struck out six over six innings of one-hit work against Iona, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth (April 11)… tossed five scoreless frames at Hofstra, striking out six and improving to 3-3 on the year (April 18)… got the win and set a new career high with nine strikeouts in five one-run innings at Xavier in a game that saw the Red Storm win 34-7 (April 28)… fanned six in three innings of two-run relief against Liberty (May 5)… struck out five in 3.1 frames of shutout work to record the victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Seton Hall (May 12)… struck out five in five innings of one-run ball against Butler (May 18)… matched a career high with nine strikeouts for the second-consecutive game against Clemson in the NCAA Regional (June 3).
As a Freshman (2017):
Appeared in 14 games, nine of which were starts, for the Red Storm… compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.36 ERA… threw 48.2 innings, striking out 47 and walking 28… picked up the win in his collegiate debut, throwing 3.1 frames against Richmond (Feb. 19)… started the Red Storm’s win at North Carolina (March 1)… struck out four in 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in the second game of a doubleheader at Liberty (March 11)… fanned a season-high seven batters in 6.0 innings of work against UMass Lowell, improving to 2-0 on the year… struck out four and allowed two earned runs in 6.0 frames in the second game of a doubleheader against Maine, moving to 3-0 (March 25)… surrendered one earned run and struck out four in five innings against Hofstra (April 2)… punched out six Creighton batters in 4.2 frames (April 8)… struck out six in 5.2 innings against Seton Hall (April 29).
At Henninger High School:
A 32nd Round Draft Pick of the Boston Red Sox in 2016... The number 50 prospect in the 2016 MLB Draft according to Baseball America and no. 95 on the MLB 2016 prospect watch... A five-year letterwinner for the Black Knights... Named All-CNY, First Team All-League and Second Team All-State as a senior... took home the Joseph Mazella Award as Henninger's outstanding senior male athlete... also garnered team MVP honors.
Personal:
Jeffrey Thomas Belge... born in Syracuse, N.Y.... son of Tom and Karen Belge... has two sisters: Erika and Nicole... chose St. John's for its winning baseball tradition, its style of coaching and its academic reputation... interested in majoring in sport management... active in community service... lists his parents as the people he admires most and Madison Bumgarner as his favorite athlete... his mother, Karen, played softball at Elmira College.
18th round selection (551st overall) of the Los Angeles Dodgers… went 4-5 with a 5.25 ERA in 15 appearances, 13 of which were starts… struck out 73 batters and walked 54 in 61.2 innings of work… finished his St. John’s career with 199 strikeouts, good enough for 10th on the program’s all-time list in that category… allowed just two runs and struck out eight in six innings of work, but was tagged with the loss at UC Irvine (March 10)… surrendered one earned run and fanned eight in five innings for his first win of the season against Kansas (March 17)… threw three innings of no-hit relief and recorded eight of his nine outs via the K against Hofstra, becoming the first St. John’s pitcher since Kyle Hansen in 2011 to strike out eight or more batters in three-consecutive outings (March 24)… punched out eight hitters in 5.2 innings of two-run work against Butler en route to a no-decision (April 6)… tossed 5.2 innings of one-run ball against Villanova for his second victory of the season (April 20)… logged the win in back-to-back appearances against Princeton (May 4) and Creighton (May 11), the latter of which saw him strike out seven in five innings of two-hit, one-run work... allowed one hit, one run and struck out five against Seton Hall (May 17).
As a Sophomore (2018):
Winner of the Jack Kaiser Award as the Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship… carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and tossed eight shutout innings of two-hit ball in the title game against Seton Hall, striking out nine in the process (May 27)… turned in a 6-4 record to go along with a 2.84 ERA… made 16 appearances, nine of which were starts… struck out 79 batters and surrendered 40 walks while limiting opponents to a .174 batting average… went 6-1 with a 2.09 ERA in his last 10 appearances… tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in the season opener at Campbell (Feb. 16)… allowed one earned run in 4.2 frames of work at No. 6 North Carolina, a game that the Johnnies won (Feb. 21)… picked up his first win of the season, allowing three hits over six innings and striking out five against Wagner (March 27)… struck out six over six innings of one-hit work against Iona, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth (April 11)… tossed five scoreless frames at Hofstra, striking out six and improving to 3-3 on the year (April 18)… got the win and set a new career high with nine strikeouts in five one-run innings at Xavier in a game that saw the Red Storm win 34-7 (April 28)… fanned six in three innings of two-run relief against Liberty (May 5)… struck out five in 3.1 frames of shutout work to record the victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Seton Hall (May 12)… struck out five in five innings of one-run ball against Butler (May 18)… matched a career high with nine strikeouts for the second-consecutive game against Clemson in the NCAA Regional (June 3).
As a Freshman (2017):
Appeared in 14 games, nine of which were starts, for the Red Storm… compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.36 ERA… threw 48.2 innings, striking out 47 and walking 28… picked up the win in his collegiate debut, throwing 3.1 frames against Richmond (Feb. 19)… started the Red Storm’s win at North Carolina (March 1)… struck out four in 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in the second game of a doubleheader at Liberty (March 11)… fanned a season-high seven batters in 6.0 innings of work against UMass Lowell, improving to 2-0 on the year… struck out four and allowed two earned runs in 6.0 frames in the second game of a doubleheader against Maine, moving to 3-0 (March 25)… surrendered one earned run and struck out four in five innings against Hofstra (April 2)… punched out six Creighton batters in 4.2 frames (April 8)… struck out six in 5.2 innings against Seton Hall (April 29).
At Henninger High School:
A 32nd Round Draft Pick of the Boston Red Sox in 2016... The number 50 prospect in the 2016 MLB Draft according to Baseball America and no. 95 on the MLB 2016 prospect watch... A five-year letterwinner for the Black Knights... Named All-CNY, First Team All-League and Second Team All-State as a senior... took home the Joseph Mazella Award as Henninger's outstanding senior male athlete... also garnered team MVP honors.
Personal:
Jeffrey Thomas Belge... born in Syracuse, N.Y.... son of Tom and Karen Belge... has two sisters: Erika and Nicole... chose St. John's for its winning baseball tradition, its style of coaching and its academic reputation... interested in majoring in sport management... active in community service... lists his parents as the people he admires most and Madison Bumgarner as his favorite athlete... his mother, Karen, played softball at Elmira College.