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As a Junior in 2009: Made 14 appearances on the mound for the Ravens, including 13 starts...Daktronics All-America Second Team selection...Rawlings/ABCA All-America Third Team selection...Daktronics All-East Region First Team selection...ABCA All-East Region First Team selection...NCBWA All-East Region First Team selection...ECAC Division II Baseball All-Star First Team selection...NEIBA All-Star Game selection...Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Led the Northeast-10 in innings pitched (93.1) and strikeouts (112)...Finished the season third in the conference in ERA (1.93) and wins (8) and fifth in opposing batting average (.217)...Led the team in ERA, starts, complete games (3), shutouts (3), innings pitched and strikeouts...Ranked second on the team in wins and opposing batting average...Posted an 8-1 record...Allowed 28 runs (20 earned) on 75 hits, walked 21, threw seven wild pitches and hit 12 batters...Did not allow a hit over the final four innings and struck out six in his only relief appearance of the year to pick up the save and complete a season-opening no-hitter at Dowling on 2/21...Named Northeast-10 Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on 2/22...Tossed a four-hit shutout, walked one and struck out nine to tally the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Adelphi on 2/28...Named Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on 3/1...Threw six innings, allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits, walked one, hit two batters and struck out four to pick up the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Philadelphia on 3/8...Tossed eight innings, allowed four runs on seven hits, walked one, hit two batters and struck out 10 to earn the win against Caldwell on 3/14...Fired a three-hit shutout, walked one and struck out six to tally the win in the front end of a doubleheader against Molloy on 3/20...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/22...Threw 8.1 innings, allowed two runs on seven hits, walked two, hit a batter and struck out 11 at Southern New Hampshire on 3/26...Pitched seven innings, allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits, walked four, hit a batter and struck out nine to pick up the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State on 4/5...Named Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on 4/5...Fired eight shutout innings, allowed four hits, walked one and struck out 10 to pick up the win in the first game of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 4/11...Named Northeast-10 Conference and Co-ECAC Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on 4/12...Threw six innings, allowed one run on nine hits, walked one and struck out four to tally the in in the first game of a doubleheader at New Haven on 4/25...Threw 10 innings for the first time in his career, pitched a three-hit shutout, walked two, hit a batter and notched a career-high 15 strikeouts to clinch the Northeast-10 regular season title with a win in the first game of a doubleheader against Massachusetts Lowell on 5/2...Named Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on 5/3.

As a Sophomore in 2008: All-Northeast-10 Conference third team selection. Took the hill in 16 games, making 12 starts as the Ravens' third starter. Recorded a 7-2 record with a 3.31 ERA in 84.1 innings of work. Picked up his first win of the year by striking out six in five scoreless innings versus Wilmington (3/2). Struck out a season-high nine in 7.2 innings but took a no-decision against Saint Anselm (4/22). Allowed one run in eight innings with five strikeouts in a win over Assumption (4/27). Also went eight innings with seven strikeouts in a NCAA Northeast Regional win over Caldwell (5/17).

As a Freshman in 2007: Appeared in eight games for the Ravens, making two starts. Posted a 1-0 record and a 2.10 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. Pitched 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Southern New Hampshire (4/20), giving up only two hits and striking out eight in earning the win. Made two starts against Southern Connecticut State (5/1) and Bryant (5/13), combining to give up only two earned runs in 11 2/3 innings.

Before Franklin Pierce: Four-year letter-winner at Berlin (Conn.) High School...All-State selection and team captain as a senior...Three-time All-Conference selection...All-Herald Team selection...Team captured state championship as a junior in 2005...Also a four-year letter-winner in basketball at Berlin...Led team to state championship as a captain during senior season of 2005-06.

Personal: Son of Lisa and Carl Vazquez...Has a younger sister...Father Carl was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and played minor league baseball after playing collegiately at Marietta College...A history major.