2019 (SENIOR): Went 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA even though he was limited by injuries, making three starts in seven total appearances … Season debut came on March 26 where he threw two scoreless innings in a start at Nevada … Also had scoreless outings at Pacific (April 18), versus Sacramento State (April 30) and at BYU (May 11) … Struck out two in an inning of shutout relief and earned the victory versus the Hornets on April 30, helping lead the Dons to a 3-2 win … Also earned the win in his final collegiate appearance and the Dons’ season finale versus CSUN on Senior Day (May 18), striking out two in two innings of work and only allowing two hits during the Dons’ 6-2 triumph.
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2018 (JUNIOR): Made 18 appearances (four starts) as a member of the Dons bullpen … Went 3-2 with a 4.45 ERA while posting a better-than 3-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio with 28 Ks and only nine walks in 32 1/3 innings pitched … Had nine scoreless outings, including five in which he threw more than one inning … Tallied multiple strikeouts seven times and had at least one K in 14 of his 18 appearances … Had a season-high five strikeouts and allowed just two runs in five innings during a start against Oregon on April 2 … Struck out four and only allowed one hit in 2 2/3 shutout innings of work during the Dons’ 3-0 win over Gonzaga (April 22).
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Made 11 starts in 14 appearances overall… went 3-5 with a 4.96 ERA on the year… struck out 57 batters over 61 2/3 innings… threw 8 2/3 scoreless innings en route to a no-decision against Loyola Marymount on Mar. 18 where he allowed just three hits while striking out a season-high eight batters… matched his season high with eight strikeouts in a win over Saint Mary’s on Apr. 9, allowing just one run on seven hits over eight innings… earned his first USF win with six innings of work against Winthrop on Mar. 4 in the Coastal Carolina Tournament where he allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out five and walking two.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Played one season at College of San Mateo... posted a 2.53 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched... went 1-0 and a perfect 2-for-2 in save opportunities.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner for Head Coach Dave Perotti at Livermore High School... earned All-East Bay Athletic League Honorable Mention honors his freshman and junior years... led the team with a .382 batting average and 14 stolen bases as a freshman... named a Perfect Game Top 500 prospect... earned Second Team All-Region honors from Perfect Game... named one of the 2013 Top 25 Bay Area baseball players by PrepsByTheBay.com... was also a standout youth soccer player selected to the 14U U.S. Youth National Team.Â
PERSONAL:Â Born July 3, 1996 in Berkeley, CA... parents are Bob and Lori Slominski... majoring in Physics at USF... aspires to become a professional baseball player or work for NASA after graduating... enjoys playing guitar, working out, hiking and seeing live music.Â
