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• Chris Toneguzzi • RHP •
Purdue University
Was
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, 4/19/2004
SUMMER 2004
Played for the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League
... named to the mid-season all-star team for the league's North
Division ... took the mound in 22 games and posted a franchise-record
16 saves ... struck out 26 batters in 21.2 innings of work.
SOPHOMORE (2004)
Started 13 games on the hill for the Boilermakers, appearing in
15 total ... was 5-4 with a 5.46 earned-run average ... recorded
one complete game and one save ... fanned 48 batters in 64.1 innings
... was 4-1 in eight appearances in Big Ten action, striking out
30 in 39.2 innings of work ... posted first win of the season in
a 1-0 combined shutout against Lipscomb (2/28), yielding just two
hits in 6.0 innings ... recorded first collegiate save with 3.0
innings of shutout ball against Cleveland State (3/27) ... fanned
a career-best eight batters in a win over Northwestern (4/18), holding
the Wildcats to one unearned run in 7.0 innings ... earned Big Ten
Pitcher of the Week honors for his outing against Northwestern ...
won a 2-1 complete game vs. Indiana (5/22), limiting the Hoosiers
to four hits while striking out six in 7.0 innings.
FRESHMAN (2003)
Made 11 appearances on the mound, including 10 starts ... posted
a 4-3 record with a 6.02 earned run average ... struck out 24 batters
in 43.1 innings ... was 2-3 in eight starts during the Big Ten season
... pitched 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen in his collegiate
debut vs. Kentucky (3/9) ... recorded wins in his first two starts
... had first win vs. Middle Tennessee State (3/16) with 5.0 innings
of work, yielding one run on three hits, with five strikeouts ...
allowed two runs in 5.0 innings vs. Miami (Ohio) (3/23) for second
win ... hurled 7.0 innings for a complete-game win against Illinois
(4/6), striking out five ... defeated Northwestern (4/12), with
6.0 innings on the hill, yielding three runs while fanning two.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two letters in baseball at St. Patrick High School ... named
team MVP as a junior and senior ... selected to the Team Canada
National Junior Team during his senior year ... posted a 2.85 ERA
in 19.2 innings with 26 strikeouts ... tabbed as the school's Athlete
of the Year ... also earned four letters in volleyball and two in
basketball ... garnered team MVP honors in volleyball as a junior
and senior.
PERSONAL
Chris George Toneguzzi was born on Feb. 6, 1983, in Thunder Bay,
Ontario ... son of Roy and Dixie Toneguzzi ... has one brother,
Darren, and one sister, Leah ... is majoring in law and society
... was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of
the 2002 draft.
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