Longwood University Athletics

2017 Big South All-Academic Team
2018 Big South All-Academic Team
Bob McCloskey Insurance Big South Fellowship Recipient

Career: Finished four-year career with a 5.90 ERA in 43 appearances with 21 starts ... picked up one save in 119.0 innings pitched and struck out 133 batters with 70 walks issued and a career .271 batting average against.

2018: Appeared in 12 games with six starts with a 9.67 ERA with a 1-3 record ... struck out 24 batters with 29 walks in 22.1 innings pitched ... put together four scoreless outings, one hitless outing, and one perfect outing ... tossed 1.0 scoreless inning at Auburn (2/18) ... struck out six batters in 2.1 innings of work in a midweek start against George Mason (4/4).

2017: Made 15 appearances with 10 starts, posting a 2-7 record and 4.57 ERA ... finished third in the Big South with 82 strikeouts ... tossed 63.0 innings and held opposing batters to a .249 average ... made two quality starts and four scoreless outings ... struck out three batters in 2.0 scoreless innings at Elon (2/18) ... pitched 4.0 scoreless innings and struck out six batters out of the bullpen against UAlbany (2/26) ... struck out a career-high 13 batters in 6.2 scoreless innings at Savannah State (3/3) ... struck out 10 batters in 6.0 innings at Gardner-Webb (4/9) ... picked up quality start with 6.0 innings of one-run ball and struck out 10 batters at Gardner-Webb (4/9) ... struck out 10 batters in 7.0 innings of work against Liberty (4/30).

2016: Made six appearances with four starts and was 0-3 with a 7.31 ERA ... struck out 11 batters in 16.0 innings of work ... neared quality start at East Carolina, tossing 6.2 innings of five-run ball with four earned runs, striking out a career-high five batters with no walks (2/21).

2015: Appeared in 10 games with one start … finished 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA in 17.2 innings … struck out 16 batters with six walks … pitched four scoreless outings … struck out five batters in three innings of one-run ball against Norfolk State (3/17) … lone start came at Duke (5/12) and went 4.1 innings with four runs allowed on four hits with a pair of strikeouts … went more than two innings in three relief appearances.

High School: Chatham High School standout ... lettered all four years in baseball ... earned all-district honors for three seasons, twice as a pitcher and once as a utility player ... named all-region in 2013 as a utility player and All-Metro in 2013 and 2014 as a pitcher … Averaged 52 innings of work and 77 strikeouts over final three seasons … also lettered in football sophomore season.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Tracie Potojecki ... native of Danville, Va … Honor Graduate, Graduate of Merit, and four-year member of the Beta Club.

Academics: Majoring in business administration.