Longwood University Athletics

2023: Starter and reliever who made 11 appearances with eight starts…Went 2-3 with a 4.80 ERA in 45.0 innings of work…Struck out 38 to 12 walks while giving up 40 runs, only 24 earned, on 58 hits…Had three straight seven-inning starts and struck out at least five in each start…Started the streak with an eight strikeout performance against Iona on March 11 in a career best 7.0 innings of work that saw him give up two unearned runs to earn his first win of the campaign…Followed it up with a dominant 7.0 inning effort at Gardner-Webb for a no-decision. He struck out seven without a walk in 7.0 innings while giving up two runs on three hits…Struck out five in 7.0 innings at UNC Asheville on March 26 while scattering eight hits that led to only one run…Did not make it out of the fourth inning in a start from that point on…

2022: Emerged as the Friday night starter for Longwood…Finished with a 6-6 record and a 5.45 ERA in 13 starts…won five consecutive contests from March 11^th to April 8^th…struck out a career high 41 batters and walked 21…pitched 67.2 innings, also a career high…recorded back to back seven strikeout games against Bryant and UNC Asheville…Went at least five innings eight times…Surrendered three hits in seven innings against both Bryant and High Point…named the Big South Pitcher of the week for the week of April 4^th

2021: Reliable arm who went 2-2 with a team-best 3.24 ERA…Started six games while making 13 appearances…Logged 41.2 innings and struck out 33 to 13 walks while holding opponents to a .254 batting average…Pitched a career-best 6.0 innings at Norfolk State on March 14 while only surrendering two runs, one earned, on seven hits while striking out two…Tied a career-high with 6.0 innings against Presbyterian on April 17 while striking out six and giving up four runs, three earned, on seven hits and a walk…Earned the win against NC Central with a 3.2 inning relief outing that saw him strike out five while giving up one run…Earned the win over High Point on May 11 with a five-inning start that saw him give up one run on six hits and a walk while striking out three…

2020: Posted a 9.64 ERA in 9.1 innings across five appearances, one start, with a 0-1 record…Struck out 11 to five walks…Struck out six without a walk in his collegiate debut against Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 15 where he went a career-best 4.0 innings while giving up five runs on nine hits to take the loss…

High School: Led his team to the VHSL Class 2 state title and struck out eight over six innings in the final to earn the win…Class 2 Player of the Year, Region Player of the Year, First Team All-State as an outfielder and pitcher…Recorded a 9-1 record with a 0.87 ERA and 88 strikeouts across 64 innings as a senior…posted a 7-0 record with a 0.32 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 45 innings as a junior…

Academics: Business major…honor student in high school…

Personal: Brother, Zach, was a pitcher for four seasons here at Longwood…Favorite athlete is Justin Verlander…Hobbies include fishing and listening to music…Son of Kevin and Tracie Potojecki…