Eric Polvani
24 Eric Polvani
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Wallingford, Conn.
  • High School:
    Sheehan
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R

Bio

2010 (Senior): Made 14 starts where he finished the year 6-6 with a 3.43 ERA … Finished as the school’s all-time career leader in appearances with 83 with the record breaker coming in his final game against Sacred Heart … Finished No. 3 all-time with 20 career wins and fourth with 16 career saves … Also concluded his career with 194 strikeouts (fourth all-time) and 270.1 innings pitched (fifth all-time) ... His .273 career ERA is third all-time … Struck out a career-high 13 batters against Central Connecticut … Had 12 strikeouts against Monmouth … Tossed a complete-game one-hitter in win over Quinnipiac … Fanned 89 batters on the season and walked only 26 … Shutout victories over Harvard and Quinnipiac … Picked up first win of the season against Monmouth …. Winning pitcher in 18-8 win over Fairfield .

2009 (Junior):  Outstanding junior season as member of the rotation Named First-Team All-New England ... MVP?of the New England All-Star game at Fenway Park  .... Named Division I Independent Pitcher of the Year  ... Posted an 8-2 record and ranked sixth nationally with a 2.04 ERA ... Started 11 games and made 12 appearances ... Recorded 58 strikeouts and just 15 walks allowed ... Pitched two complete games and had one save ... Complete game win over Rhode Island with just eight hits allowed while striking out nine and not allowing a single walk ... Pitched a three-hitter in eight innings against Le Moyne ... Seven strikeouts in four innings against Long Island ... Went 6-0 with a 1.33 ERA in last eight appearances, recording one save and 42 strikeouts  ... Held opponents to just two earned runs or less in 11 of 12 appearances.

2008 (Sophomore): Made 28 appearances out of the bullpen as the Bryant closer, throwing 38 innings ... Recorded a team-high 13 saves that ranked No. 7 nationally ... Posted a 2.13 ERA?with a 2-2 record ... Allowed just nine earned runs all season ... Contributed to a trio of combined shutouts ... Stuck out 27 ... Named a third team all-conference and second team all-region selection.

2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 29 games ... Pitched 56 innings out of the bullpen, posting a 4-3 record with a 2.89 ERA ... Threw in 15-of-30 conference games without allowing an earned run ... Played for the NECBL?Lowell All-Americans over the summer.

Before Bryant: A 2006 graduate of Sheehan High School ... Lettered in indoor track and baseball for the Titans ... All-Housitoric Division selection and Coaches Award recipient as a junior.

Personal: Son of Mark and Patricia Polvani ... Born November 20, 1988 in Meriden, Conn. ... Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Amy ... Accounting major.