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Finished his career ranked first all-time in program history in apperances (74).

Among program single-season records, finished his career tied for first in appearances (26, 2017) and tied for seventh in appearances (22, 2016).

As a Senior in 2018: Made 18 relief appearances on the mound for the Ravens, primarily as a left specialist...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for 11th in the NE10 in appearances (18)...Finished third on the team in appearances...Over 10.2 innings of work, allowed seven runs (five earned) on four hits, walked four, hit three batters and struck out 15...Posted an 0-1 record with one save, a 4.22 ERA and a .111 batting average against...Retired the only batter he faced in the eighth inning against Queens (N.Y.) on 2/23...Came on in the fifth and pitched scoreless, hitless ball over the final 3.2 innings, walked one and struck out five against Saint Rose on 3/10...Struck out the only batter he faced in the seventh inning at Mount Olive on 3/13...Pitched a perfect ninth with a pair of strikeouts to wrap up the second game of a doubleheader against American International on 4/7...Struck out the only batter he faced in the seventh inning against Southern New Hampshire on 4/11...Pitched a perfect ninth with a pair of strikeouts to finish things off at Assumption on 4/26...Came on in the sixth, threw 1.1 innings of scoreless, hitless relief, hit two batters and struck out one against Bentley on 4/27...Came on with two outs and the tying run on deck and got the only batter he faced to fly out to center field to nail down the save in the second game of a doubleheader against Bentley on 4/28...Struck out the only batter he faced in the seventh against Saint Michael's on 5/4...Retired the only batter he faced, to finish off the eighth, in the first round of the NE10 Championship against Merrimack on 5/8...Retired the only batter he faced in the sixth against Southern New Hampshire in the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/17...Struck out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning against Le Moyne in the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/19...Retired the only batter he faced in the eighth inning against New Haven in the NCAA Championship East Regional on 5/20.
2018 Statistics

As a Junior in 2017: Made 26 relief appearances on the mound for the Ravens, primarily as a lefty specialist...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Led the NE10 in appearances (26)...Led the team in appearances...Over 11.1 innings of work, allowed six runs on nine hits, walked seven, hit five batters and struck out 16...Finished with a 4.76 ERA, a 1-0 record and one save...Struck out the only batter he faced in the second game of a doubleheader against Queens (N.Y.) on 2/24...Threw a perfect eighth with a pair of strikeouts against Assumption on 4/3...Struck out the only batter he faced, in the sixth inning, against Southern New Hampshire on 4/5...In the seventh inning, struck out the only batter he faced in the front end of a doubleheader against New Haven on 4/8...Threw the seventh and eighth innings, did not allow a run or a hit, hit one batter and struck out four against Saint Michael's on 4/11...Struck out the only batter he faced, in the sixth inning, in the second game of a doubleheader at Merrimack on 4/15...Preserved a 6-6 tie by retiring the only batter he faced, to end the eighth inning, and wound up with a win after the Ravens scored four in the bottom half of the inning, in the first game of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/22...Retired all three batters he faced in the sixth inning, with a pair of strikeouts, in the front end of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/3; in the second game, dispatched the final two batters of the contest, including one strikeout, to nail down the save.
2017 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2016: Made 22 relief appearances on the mound for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished fourth in the Northeast-10 in appearances (22)...Finished second on the team in appearances...Posted a 0.87 ERA, a 0.581 WHIP and a .118 opponent batting average (4-for-34) over 10.1 innings...Allowed one run on four hits, walked two, threw two wild pitches, hit one batter and struck out 11...Recorded one save...In the season opener, took over with one on and no out in the ninth, rolled up a double play and got the next batter to line out to finish things offa gainst Mercy on 2/26...Came on with one out and the bases full in a tie game in the eighth and struck out the only batter he faced on five pitches against Post on 3/23...Took over with two outs and a runner on in the sixth and struck out the only batter he faced on four pitches at Stonehill on 3/31...Struck out the only batter he faced, on seven pitches, to end the seventh and strand an inherited runner against Southern New Hampshire on 4/13...Took over to start the seventh and needed just four pitches to retire the only two batters he faced in the second game of a doubleheader at Assumption on 4/23...With the bases full and the tying run at the plate in the ninth, struck out the game's final batter on four pitches to earn his first collegiate save, at Saint Anselm on 4/28...Came on in the fourth and struck out both batters he faced in the second game of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 4/30...Took over with nobody out in the sixth and recorded one walk and one strikeout on the way to stranding the bases loaded in the NCAA East Regional against Felician on 5/20...Took over with two out in the fifth and fanned the only batter he faced on three pitches in the NCAA East Regional against Southern New Hampshire; later in the day, in the decisive game of the East Regional against SNHU, came on to start the eighth with a two-run lead and struck out the only batter he faced on four pitches.
2016 Statistics 

As a Freshman in 2015: Made eight relief appearances on the mound for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Allowed just one hit over 2.1 shutout innings, walked two and struck out five to post a 0.00 ERA, a 1.286 WHIP and a .143 opponent batting average...Made his collegiate debut, but walked the only batter he faced, in the first game of a doubleheader against Queens (N.Y.) on 3/8...Struck out the only batter he faced, finishing off the eighth inning against Dominican (N.Y.) on 3/17...Struck out the only batter he faced, to open the seventh inning, against American International on 4/1...Retired the only batter he faced, in the 10th inning, against Stonehill on 4/2...Struck out the only batter he faced, to finish off the eighth inning, in the first game of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/4...Took over to start the eighth and struck out the only batter he faced at Merrimack on 4/18...Struck out the only batter he faced, stranding a runner at second and ending the fourth inning in the second game of a doubleheader at Merrimack on 4/19.
2015 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Four-year letterwinner at Waterford (Conn.) High School...All-League and All-Area selection as a senior...Honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Leon and Maria Goss...A sports & recreation management major...Has an older sister, Melissa.