Queens College Athletics

Junior (2021)

• First appearance against Caldwell (3/20)
• Put up a 1-1 record with 3.60 ERA .93 WHIP
• Collected 23 strikeouts despite only 15 innings pitched
• Recorded a career high 10 strikeouts in a victory against Bridgeport (3/27)

• Started in three Games for the Knights
• Pitched 4.0 Innings | 5 K | 2 H in the win over USciences (2/16)
• Pitched 5.2 Innings | 7 K | 2 ER | 1 BB in the win over Southern CT (3/7)
• Pitched 14.2 Innings | 19K | 3 ER | 1.84 ERA | 9 Runs
• W-L Record: 2-1
• Awarded ECC Pitcher of the Week (Feb 17)

• Appeared in seven contests primarily as a reliever for the Knights
• Posted a 4.24 ERA in 17 innings pitched, striking out seven batters
• Threw four innings of two-run ball with a strikeout versus Stonehill on Feb. 25
• Threw seven and two-thirds innings of five-hit baseball with five strikeouts in the team's 3-2 win over Dominican (NY) on Mar. 27

• ECC Rookie of the Week (4/24)
• Led team in winning percentage and second on team in wins with 4-0 record on the mound
• Team leader with two saves
• Made 11 appearances, including three starts, over 33.0 innings
• Fifth on team with 20 strikeouts
• Posted a 4.64 ERA
• Picked up his first career save after throwing two hitless shutout innings with a strikeout in 5-3 win over No. 12 Franklin Pierce (2/24)
• Earned first win at Goldey-Beacom, striking out five over 2.2 innings (3/5)
• Made first career start against LIU Post, giving up four runs (three earned and five hits over 6.0 innings (4/5)
• Picked up a win after giving up two runs over 3.0 innings against Molloy (4/9)
• Notched a save after giving up just one hit over 2.0 scoreless innings versus Mercy (4/12)
• Struck out three over 3.2 hitless, scoreless innings, earning a win against LIU Post (4/15)
• Started and earned a win at Mercy, striking out six and giving up just two runs and six hits over eight innings (4/23)

• Three year varsity baseball at Sandford H. Calhoun 
• Two year varsity Basketball
• All-Conference and All-County
• Team captain as a senior
• Went 4-1 with a 2.60 ERA on the mound
•  Hit .385 with 14 stolen bases and a home run at the plate

• Son to Josephine and Richard Backus
• Brother to Phillip
• Majoring in Physical Education