St. John's University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Pesca, Mario
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Jersey Number 66
Mario Pesca
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Cardinal Spellman
Bio
As a Sophomore (2024)
All-BIG EAST First Team … one-time BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (May 6) … started 15 games … went 6-1 with a 2.96 ERA and 53 strikeouts across a team-best 76.0 innings of work … opponents hit .242 … won four straight starts beginning with a win over Hofstra (March 10) … surrendered one unearned run on three hits across five frames to down Rider (March 17) … struck out a season-best eight batters while allowing just one run on two hits against Fordham (March 25) … recorded five punchouts and gave up just one run on one base knock over six innings of work against Winthrop (March 30 – Game 1) … blanked Villanova (April 7) over 5.1 frames of action and struck out four … hurled a career-high seven innings of work and allowed just one unearned run to go with seven strikeouts to complete the sweep of Creighton (May 4 – Game 2) … secured win with three strikeouts and one run allowed across 6.2 innings of work at Seton Hall (May 12).
As a Freshman (2023):
Made 18 appearances, nine of which were starts … recorded a 6.65 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 46 innings of work … tossed a scoreless inning at Marshall (March 5) and against UAlbany (March 12) … earned his first collegiate win at LIU (March 15), going five innings and striking out a season-high five batters … held FDU off the board in one inning of work (April 19) … tossed a personal-best six innings of work, allowing just two hits in his no-decision against Rutgers (April 25) … allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out a pair in two frames of work against Iona (May 10) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
Before College:
Four-year letterwinner and three-time captain as a pitcher at Cardinal Spellman High School… was named team MVP, school athlete of the year and to the All-CHSAA First Team in 2022… earned all-league honors in 2021.
Personal:
Mario Michael Pesca… son of Anthony and Gina Pesca… has an older brother, Dominic… chose St. John’s for the culture of the program… lists his parents as the people he admires most and Jacob DeGrom as his favorite athlete.
All-BIG EAST First Team … one-time BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (May 6) … started 15 games … went 6-1 with a 2.96 ERA and 53 strikeouts across a team-best 76.0 innings of work … opponents hit .242 … won four straight starts beginning with a win over Hofstra (March 10) … surrendered one unearned run on three hits across five frames to down Rider (March 17) … struck out a season-best eight batters while allowing just one run on two hits against Fordham (March 25) … recorded five punchouts and gave up just one run on one base knock over six innings of work against Winthrop (March 30 – Game 1) … blanked Villanova (April 7) over 5.1 frames of action and struck out four … hurled a career-high seven innings of work and allowed just one unearned run to go with seven strikeouts to complete the sweep of Creighton (May 4 – Game 2) … secured win with three strikeouts and one run allowed across 6.2 innings of work at Seton Hall (May 12).
As a Freshman (2023):
Made 18 appearances, nine of which were starts … recorded a 6.65 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 46 innings of work … tossed a scoreless inning at Marshall (March 5) and against UAlbany (March 12) … earned his first collegiate win at LIU (March 15), going five innings and striking out a season-high five batters … held FDU off the board in one inning of work (April 19) … tossed a personal-best six innings of work, allowing just two hits in his no-decision against Rutgers (April 25) … allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out a pair in two frames of work against Iona (May 10) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
Before College:
Four-year letterwinner and three-time captain as a pitcher at Cardinal Spellman High School… was named team MVP, school athlete of the year and to the All-CHSAA First Team in 2022… earned all-league honors in 2021.
Personal:
Mario Michael Pesca… son of Anthony and Gina Pesca… has an older brother, Dominic… chose St. John’s for the culture of the program… lists his parents as the people he admires most and Jacob DeGrom as his favorite athlete.