Coach Billy Daniels: “John will be looked to as a leader on this year’s staff. He worked hard last fall on his consistency and throwing his breaking ball for strikes. John knows what it takes to win, and we will look for him to be solid throughout each of his outings this season to ensure our success as a team.”
2008: Fourth-year team member, first-year team captain … will open season in starting rotation …
2007: 5-3, 3.63 ERA, 69.1 innings pitched, 39 strikeouts (5.06) … made 13 appearances, starting 12 … had season-opening stretch of six appearances (five starts) covering 30.0 innings with a 1.80 ERA and 19 strikeouts (5.70) … led team in batters struck out looking (20) … 2006: 3-3, 3.51 ERA, 51.1 innings pitched, 28 strikeouts (4.91) … made 14 appearances, starting 10 with one complete game … had late-season stretch of six appearances (three starts) covering 24.1 innings with a 2.59 ERA and 12 strikeouts (4.44) …
2005: 3-5, 4.58 ERA, 72.2 innings pitched, 61 strikeouts (7.55) … made 15 appearances, starting 14 with one save … led team in starts, innings, strikeouts, and batters struck out looking (23) … team season-high of eight strikeouts two times … had a stretch of three appearances (all starts) covering 19.1 innings with a 2.33 ERA and 21 strikeouts (9.78) …
High School: Four-year standout at Nantucket … 5-3 with 0.22 ERA and a school-record 127 strikeouts (14.11) in 63 innings as a senior … tossed no-hitter, and also set another school-record with 18 strikeouts in a game … 6-2 with 0.61 ERA and 105 strikeouts (12.97) in 56.2 innings as a junior … three-time team most valuable pitcher and All-Cape & Island Team … also participated in football …
Personal: Son of Paul Farrell and Lucy Bixby … played in 2003 Babe Ruth World Series … father played soccer at Akron … brother (Ethan) plays lacrosse at Lynchburg College … uncle (Mike Farrell) played lacrosse at Maryland, and is member of Lacrosse Hall of Fame … business finance major.
