P.J. Poulin

Height:
6-null
Weight:
168
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Marion, Mass.

2018 Season: 11^th Round Pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2018 MLB Draft…ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American…First Team All-New England…First Team ABCA All-Region…Second Team American Athletic Conference…Team Captain…Set UConn single-season record with 16 saves…Ranked second in UConn single-season history with 31 appearances…Pitched more than an inning on 19 occasions…Recorded 23 appearances without allowing an earned run…Led UConn relievers with a 6-2 record and 3.26 ERA…Totaled 60 strikeouts in 49.2 innings…Career-high six strikeouts and earned win in extra innings at Georgia Tech (Feb 18) with 2.2 scoreless frames…Recorded a pair of saves in doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana (Feb 24) with three combined scoreless innings…Closed out UNF (March 2) with 1.1 shutout inning stint…Recorded saves in back-to-back games to win series at St. John’s (March 17-18)…Notched a win at CCSU (March 20) with 2.0 shutout innings of work…Did not allow a hit in 1.1 innings at USF (March 23) to lock down sixth save of season…Earned save at Memphis (May 5) with all six outs being strikeouts…Closed out Northeastern in 1.1 shutout innings on just seven pitches…Registered two saves vs. No. 9 ECU (May 17-18) to tie and break single-season saves record…In an elimination game at No. 15 Coastal Carolina (June 3) in NCAA Conway Regional, made first start of the season…Logged six innings and struck out six to help Huskies stave off elimination.

2017 Summer: Pitched extremely well in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves…Went 3-1 with a 1.27 ERA in 17 appearances...Threw 28.1 innings and registered 30 strikeouts…Picked up the win in Game 2 of the Cape Cod League Championship series vs. Brewster (8/12) with two hitless innings and three strikeouts…Did not allow an earned run in his last nine appearances of the summer…Grabbed a victory on the mound behind a season-high 3.1 innings pitched vs. Cotuit (6/20) that included just two hits allowed and four punch outs.

2017 Season: The left-hander emerged as a go-to option for the Huskies at the end of 2017…Appeared in 19 games and started five…Registered a 3.28 ERA in 35.2 innings and struck out 29…Went 2-0 and recorded a save…In final 10 appearances, pitched 22.1 innings allowed just six runs and struck out 19…First five appearances came out of the bullpen for the Huskies and did not allow a run in four of those outings…Made first career start at UC Davis (3/10)…Had a career day vs. UMass (4/18) with career-highs in innings (5.0) and strikeouts (5) while picking up first career win…Got out of a bases-loaded, no-one out jam in the seventh to preserve Huskies victory vs. Cincinnati (4/30), earned first career save in three-inning outing…Came out of the pen and settled things down vs. Sacred Heart (5/9) with 2.1 scoreless frames to secure a UConn win…Coaxed an inning-ending double play with bases loaded vs. No. 23 USF (5/12) to keep game tied, eventually earned second win of the season in extras.

2016 Summer: Pitched with the New Bedford Bay Sox in the NECBL...Appeared in six games, with three starts over the summer...Totaled 18.2 innings with 14 strikeouts...Fired a season-high six innings against Ocean State on July 16, giving up just one earned run on two hits.

2016 Season: Came out of the Huskies’ bullpen on 14 occasions…Tossed 8.2 innings, holding a 4.15 ERA to go along with seven strikeouts…Tossed a career-best 1.2 innings of scoreless relief at UMass on April 19…Struck out a pair in a scoreless inning of relief against Northeastern on May 11.

2016 Summer: Played in the NECBL for the New Bedford Bay Sox....Appeared in 5 games, making 3 starts....Logged 18.3 innings, struck out 14 and registered a 4.82 ERA

High School: Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Tabor Academy under head coach Ken Ackerman...Served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons...Named MVP of the Central New England Prep School Baseball League as a senior...A two-time All-League team member....Went 11-4 with a 1.11 ERA on the hill as a junior.

Personal: Peter Arthur Poulin Jr...Son of Peter and Lisa Poulin.. Has one brother, Michael...Management information systems major.