St. John's University Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
LoPresti, Michael
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Jersey Number 22
Michael LoPresti
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Wayne, N.J.
- High School:
- Wayne Valley
Bio
As a Junior (2018):
An 18th round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates (534th overall)… made 17 appearances, 15 of which were starts… compiled a 4-3 record with a 3.16 ERA and a .243 opponent batting average… struck out 55 batters in 77.0 innings of work and surrendered 29 walks… picked up his first win of the year in his season debut, striking out five in six innings of one-run work against Campbell (Feb. 18)… improved to 2-0 with five more innings of one-run work against Penn State (Feb. 25)… allowed two earned in 4.2 frames at Kansas (March 11)… struck out two and allowed just two hits in 3.0 innings of scoreless relief against Binghamton (March 25)… struck out three in three scoreless innings against Saint Peter’s; picked up the win on a scheduled staff day (April 3)… allowed two runs in five innings of work against Villanova (April 8)… dazzled against Creighton, striking out five and allowing just one run on two hits in 7.2 frames against the Bluejays in a no-decision (April 14)… struck out three in six innings of one-run ball against Georgetown (April 22)… improved to 4-1 on the season, allowing two runs in 5.2 frames at Xavier (April 29)... struck out seven in six innings of one-run ball, but suffered the loss in the first game of a doubleheader against Butler (May 18).
As a Sophomore (2017):
Made 14 appearances, 12 of which were starts, for the Red Storm... compiled a 6-1 record with a 4.66 ERA... struck out 44 batters and surrendered 26 walks on the season... allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven in five innings of work against JMU (Feb. 18)... tallied a career-high nine strikeouts in five innings to move to 2-0 on the season against UMBC (Feb. 25)... allowed three runs on four hits against No. 9 East Carolina (March 4)... threw a perfect inning of relief to pick up the win against Saint Peter's (March 22)... struck out five in six innings of shutout ball and surrendered just three hits, improving to 4-0 against Maine (March 26)... moved to 5-0 on the campaign with four innings of one-hit action against Hofstra (April 2)... suffered his only loss of the season at Creighton (April 9)... allowed one run in 5.2 frames of work against Seton Hall (April 30)... allowed just one earned run in 4.2 innings against Xavier (May 14)... threw a career-high seven innings against Creighton, striking out five and surrendering two runs on only five hits, retired the last 11 Bluejay batters he faced (May 27).
As a Freshman (2016):
Made 13 appearances for the Red Storm, including nine starts… compiled a 3-0 record with a 4.81 ERA… made his collegiate debut against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 27)… made his first start at Iona, tossing 4.2 innings of one-hit, one-run ball that featured three strikeouts (March 8)… threw an inning of perfect relief in back-to-back appearances against La Salle (March 26) and NYIT (April 1)… picked up his first career win, striking out seven in 5.0 innings of work at Albany (April 12)… threw 4.0 innings of one-run ball to get the win against Iona (May 3)… got the start and threw 5.1 innings of two-hit, two-run ball against Creighton to pick up the win (May 21).
At Wayne Valley
A three-year letterwinner for the Indians ... earned first team All-Passaic County and first team All-North Jersey honors as a senior ... a first team All-Big North Independence Division selection as a senior ... tossed a complete game in the championship to help Indians win 2015 Passaic County title ... a 2015 second team Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region selection.
Personal
Michael Frederick LoPresti ... born in Wayne, N.J. ... son of Wayne and Cathy LoPresti ... has an older sister, Erica ... chose St. John's for the baseball tradition, coaching staff and academics ... lists his father as the person he most admires ... lists Jacob deGrom as his favorite athlete ... interested in studying business.
An 18th round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates (534th overall)… made 17 appearances, 15 of which were starts… compiled a 4-3 record with a 3.16 ERA and a .243 opponent batting average… struck out 55 batters in 77.0 innings of work and surrendered 29 walks… picked up his first win of the year in his season debut, striking out five in six innings of one-run work against Campbell (Feb. 18)… improved to 2-0 with five more innings of one-run work against Penn State (Feb. 25)… allowed two earned in 4.2 frames at Kansas (March 11)… struck out two and allowed just two hits in 3.0 innings of scoreless relief against Binghamton (March 25)… struck out three in three scoreless innings against Saint Peter’s; picked up the win on a scheduled staff day (April 3)… allowed two runs in five innings of work against Villanova (April 8)… dazzled against Creighton, striking out five and allowing just one run on two hits in 7.2 frames against the Bluejays in a no-decision (April 14)… struck out three in six innings of one-run ball against Georgetown (April 22)… improved to 4-1 on the season, allowing two runs in 5.2 frames at Xavier (April 29)... struck out seven in six innings of one-run ball, but suffered the loss in the first game of a doubleheader against Butler (May 18).
As a Sophomore (2017):
Made 14 appearances, 12 of which were starts, for the Red Storm... compiled a 6-1 record with a 4.66 ERA... struck out 44 batters and surrendered 26 walks on the season... allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven in five innings of work against JMU (Feb. 18)... tallied a career-high nine strikeouts in five innings to move to 2-0 on the season against UMBC (Feb. 25)... allowed three runs on four hits against No. 9 East Carolina (March 4)... threw a perfect inning of relief to pick up the win against Saint Peter's (March 22)... struck out five in six innings of shutout ball and surrendered just three hits, improving to 4-0 against Maine (March 26)... moved to 5-0 on the campaign with four innings of one-hit action against Hofstra (April 2)... suffered his only loss of the season at Creighton (April 9)... allowed one run in 5.2 frames of work against Seton Hall (April 30)... allowed just one earned run in 4.2 innings against Xavier (May 14)... threw a career-high seven innings against Creighton, striking out five and surrendering two runs on only five hits, retired the last 11 Bluejay batters he faced (May 27).
As a Freshman (2016):
Made 13 appearances for the Red Storm, including nine starts… compiled a 3-0 record with a 4.81 ERA… made his collegiate debut against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 27)… made his first start at Iona, tossing 4.2 innings of one-hit, one-run ball that featured three strikeouts (March 8)… threw an inning of perfect relief in back-to-back appearances against La Salle (March 26) and NYIT (April 1)… picked up his first career win, striking out seven in 5.0 innings of work at Albany (April 12)… threw 4.0 innings of one-run ball to get the win against Iona (May 3)… got the start and threw 5.1 innings of two-hit, two-run ball against Creighton to pick up the win (May 21).
At Wayne Valley
A three-year letterwinner for the Indians ... earned first team All-Passaic County and first team All-North Jersey honors as a senior ... a first team All-Big North Independence Division selection as a senior ... tossed a complete game in the championship to help Indians win 2015 Passaic County title ... a 2015 second team Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region selection.
Personal
Michael Frederick LoPresti ... born in Wayne, N.J. ... son of Wayne and Cathy LoPresti ... has an older sister, Erica ... chose St. John's for the baseball tradition, coaching staff and academics ... lists his father as the person he most admires ... lists Jacob deGrom as his favorite athlete ... interested in studying business.