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  Jim Britton

Jim Britton

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Erie, Pa.

High School:
McDowell

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 225

Position:
RHP

Experience:
3L


Senior Spotlight
Has developed into the Bonnies top starting pitcher ... enters senior season tied for fifth all-time with 13 career wins ...also ranks in or around the top 10 in program history in starts (24), appearances (46), innings pitched (195.2) and strikeouts (133).

As A Junior (2008) - Game-By-Game Stats
Was limited due to a mid-season injury ... posted a 5-4 record and 5.02 ERA over 13 appearances and eight starts ... struck out 41 batters over 57.1 innings of work ... limited opposing batters to a .253 batting average, including a .231 clip against left-handed hitters ... struck out five or batters in three starts ... lasted five or more innings in five of eight starts ... went 4-3 with a 4.38 ERA in Atlantic 10 play ... opened conference play by tossing eight shutout innings at Fordham (Mar. 20), striking out a career-high 10 while waking none and giving just two hits ... win against the Rams earned him A-10 Co-Pitcher of the Week honors on Mar. 24 ... first win of the season came down south against Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 28) where he struck out seven over seven innings ... went seven innings during a 9-5 win over Dayton (Apr. 5) to pick up third win ... earned his first career save by tossing the final inning and a third against Niagara (Apr. 8) ... followed three days later with an eight-inning performance against UMass (Apr. 11) for the win ... suffered an injury against Saint Louis that sidelined him for three weeks ... came back as a middle reliever and worked just over seven innings the rest of the way.


As A Sophomore (2007) - Game-By-Game Stats
After garnering top 10 prospect honors at the Cal Ripken Senior League in Maryland, went on to pitch a 6-4 season with a 4.92 ERA in 11 starts and 18 appearances overall ... his six wins placed him in the top five for single-season ... pitched 97 innings and struck out 67, placing him third and fifth in the all-time single-season record books, respectively ... ranked among the league leaders in A-10 only stats with 42 strikeouts, three complete games, 64 innings and a .245 opponent batting average ... tied for the team lead with five wins in conference play ... led the team with 105 groundouts induced ... dominated Penn (Mar. 4) in his first start of the season, striking out six Quakers and allowing no earned runs in eight innings of work ... followed up that strong performance with six more strikeouts over eight innings in a losing effort against Mt. Saint Mary's (Mar. 8) ... stepped up as the team's workhorse in the final stretch of the season, averaging almost 8.2 innings per start over his final six appearances and stockpiled four wins and 30 strikeouts over that stretch ... included in that stretch was a trio of complete game victories ... went the distance against Rhode Island (Apr. 22), striking out seven while allowing just two runs ... led the Bonnies to a win over nationally-ranked Charlotte (May 11) with seven strong innings ... struck out seven in a complete game win over Temple (May 17) his last regular season start.

As A Freshman (2005) - Game-By-Game Stats
Made 15 appearances with five starts ... compiled a record of 2-3 with a 6.10 ERA ... came on as the season progressed ... threw 4-2/3 innings in A-10 Tournament win over George Washington, striking out six and allowing only two runs on six hits ... recorded his first collegiate win in relief appearance at Rhode Island on April 22, a game won 6-3 by the Bonnies ... picked up his second win in a 14-4 decision over Xavier on April 30, when he threw 3.0 innings of three-hit ball ... started and threw five innings of two-hit ball in a no-decision against Binghamton on April 11.

High School
As a senior, was named to the Pennsylvania All-State second team ... batted .571 with 21 RBI and a school record eight home runs ... on the mound, went 7-0 with a 1.20 ERA ... was named the Metro League Player of the Year ... two-time All-Metro selection.

Personal
Son of Jim and Loreta Britton ... also played football and soccer in high school ... was an All-State punter and placekicker in football ... English major.

CAREER STATISTICS (OVERALL)
YEARERAW-LAPPGSCGSVIPHRERBBSO
20066.132-31550041.16143281725
20074.926-418113097.010364532967
20085.025-41380157.15640322841
Totals5.2113-11462431195.2220147211374133
CAREER STATISTICS (ATLANTIC 10)
YEARERAW-LAPPGSCGSVIPHRERBBSO
20066.752-070009.1147735
20073.805-21183064.06033271842
20084.384-3750039.04025191426
Totals4.2511-5251330112.111465533573
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