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Bio

As a Freshman in 2010: Made 23 relief appearances for the Ravens...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection...Ranked third in the Northeast-10 in appearances (23)...Ranked second on the team in appearances and tied for third in wins (5)...Posted a 5-0 record with one save and a 2.28 ERA over 43.1 innings...Allowed 14 runs (11 earned) on 42 hits, walked 13, hit seven batters, threw a wild pitch and struck out 53...Held opponents to a .258 batting average (42-for-163)...Made his collegiate debut, tossed one inning out of the bullpen, allowed one unearned run on one hit and struck out two in the season-opener against Nyack on 3/5...Tossed 2.2 shutout innings, allowed three hits and picked up the first win of his career against Nyack on 3/15...Tossed 1.1 scoreless, hitless innings, walked one and struck out one in the first game of a doubleheader at Nova Southeastern on 3/20...Retired the only batter he faced to pick up his first career save against Saint Anselm on 3/25...Fired 3.1 shutout innings, allowed two hits and struck out four to pick up the win in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 4/1...Chucked three innings, allowed three runs on one hit, walked one and struck out six to pick up the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State on 4/3...Tossed 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed two hits and struck out four in the second game of a doubleheader against New Haven on 4/5...Threw 1.1 scoreless, hitless innings and struck out two to notch the win at Merrimack on 4/8...Went 2.2 innings, allowed one run on three hits and struck out four at Massachusetts Lowell on 4/25...Took over with one out in the first, tossed 8.2 innings, allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out a season-high nine to pick up the win against Southern Connecticut State in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on 5/8...Fired 4.1 innings, allowed one unearned run on five hits and struck out five against Southern Connecticut State in the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/15...Tossed 1.2 innings, allowed one run on three hits and struck out four against California, San Diego in the national semifinal at the NCAA Championship National Finals on 5/27.
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Before Franklin Pierce: All-State selection as a junior at Trumbull (Conn.) High School...All-Conference selection as a senior...High school teammate of fellow Raven, Ben Benigno...Played at the club level for Florida Bombers, Connecticut Bombers and Xplosion Baseball.

Personal: Son of Barbara and Richard Bland...Has a younger brother, Connor...Undecided on a major.