Veteran righthander who is returning to the team after missing the 2010 season for personal reasons ... could help the Tigers in a number of ways ... could be a starting pitcher ... could also be the Tigers' closer ... tough competitor who has great movement on his fastball ... has an effective curveball ... smart pitcher who works hard ... pitched well for Youse's Maryland Orioles in 2007 in Cal Ripken Senior Baseball League with a 4-0 record and a 2.35 E.R.A. ... pitched 38.1 innings, allowing 6 walks with 29 strikeouts ... honored as CRSBL Pitcher of the Week in June ... helped Maryland Orioles win fifth straight AAABA national championship in Johnstown, Pa. in 2007.
2009 SEASON: Pitched in 15 games and made eight starts ... finished second on the team with four victories ... third on team with 53.1 innings pitched ... pitched season opener at New Orleans and had a no-decision ... earned first win of season against Youngstown State ... pitched five innings and allowed one run on three hits in 6-5 win ... had three strikeouts and no walks against Youngstown ... threw five innings as starter in no-decision against Holy Cross ... pitched Tigers to 8-6 win over Delaware by throwing 8.1 innings and allowing six runs on five hits ... had nine strikeouts against the Blue Hens ... suffered back-to-back losses to James Madison and George Mason ... pitched well in two relief outings against William & Mary ... pitched three innings of relief in 17-8 win over Hofstra, allowing one run on three hits with six strikeouts ... earned third win of season at UMBC ... pitched four innings and allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts at UMBC ... earned 9-6 win at Georgia State with a solid relief performance ... suffered relief loss to Northeastern on final weekend of season.
2008 SEASON: Tigers' ace righthander who appeared in 13 games and led team with 12 games started ... led team with 67 innings pitched despite missing the CAA Tournament ... posted a 4-3 record with 1 save and a 6.31 E.R.A. ... had 39 strikeouts and only 14 walks ... led team with 17 hit batters ... threw 5.2 innings of 6-hit ball in first start at Saint Mary's ... earned a no-decision in 4-2 win ... suffered first lost in 5-inning start at Georgia Southern ... gave up 5 unearned runs in 6-5 loss at UNC Wilmington ... gave up 3 runs in 5 innings in loss at James Madison ... pitched 8.1 effective innings in 5-2 win over Hofstra, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits with no walks and 7 strikeouts ... earned lone save of year with two-inning stint in 9-3 win over Albany ... hit 5 batters in 4.1 innings against George Masonin no-decision of Tigers' 7-6 win ... earned second win of season by pitching 6 innings of 6-hit ball in 6-3 win over Old Dominion ... allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 8.1 innings of work at Northeastern ... did not figure in decision as Northeastern won game in tenth inning ... also had no-decision in Tigers' 15-12 win over William & Mary ... earned third straight win with effective 7-inning start in Tigers' 10-7 win at Virginia Commonwealth ... also earned 8-7 win at Delaware with 7-inning start ... injured back while warming up before start against Georgia State in final weekend of season ... pitched only first inning and suffered 10-6 loss.
2007 SEASON: Pitched in 17 games as a freshman ... made 5 starts and pitched in relief 12 times ... had deceptive 0-4 record and 1 save with 5.48 E.R.A. ... pitched 46 innings, allowing 20 walks with 27 strikeouts ... showed improvement as season progressed ... posted a 2.25 E.R.A. over final 11 appearances, allowing 5 earned runs in 20 innings ... suffered loss in first college appearance, pitching 2.2 innings at Charleston ... pitched well at North Florida in Tigers' 11-10 come-from-behind win ... pitched two hitless innings of relief, setting stage for Tigers' 9th inning win ... made first career start against Albany and suffered 4-0 loss despite allowing only 3 hits and 1 unearned run in 4.1 innings ... had 5 strikeouts against Albany ... struck out 3 in 1.2 innings of relief at Delaware ... started and threw 5.1 innings against Northeastern, allowing 8 runs in 10-4 loss ... pitched 4 innings of shutout relief in Tigers' 7-6 win over Maryland, striking out 4 ... threw 1 shutout inning at Mount St. Mary's ... earned save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning in 6-5 win at UNC Wilmington ... had impressive start against Delaware State, pitching 5 scoreless innings of 2-hit ball ... suffered 4th loss by allowing 3 unearned runs in relief appearance against George Mason ... made 5th start of year at Maryland and pitched well, earning another no-decision ... allowed 0 runs on 2 hits in 4 innings against the Terrapins in a 1-0 loss ... threw 8 shutout innings in 2 games against Maryland, allowing 3 hits with 6 strikeouts ... threw 3.2 innings of solid relief in 5-1 loss to Georgia State ... pitched 9 shutout innings and allowed only 4 hits in final two starts of year, no-decisions against Maryland and Delaware State.
BACKGROUND: Three-sport standout at Lower Dauphin High School ... three-time All-Star selection for baseball team ... named second team All-Big 11 twice ... led Falcons to berths in the state playoffs as a junior and senior ... member of Falcons' Division championship teams three years in a row ... helped team win District title as a junior ... also played football and basketball for Falcons ... earned first team All-Star notice as quarterback for the Falcons' football team as a senior ... led the Falcons football team to a 9-2 record.
PERSONAL: Has one older brother, Matt, who played baseball at Penn State Harrisburg ... career goal is to play pro baseball or become a pharmacist ... favorite actor is Wesley Snipes ... lists family as the people he admires most ... favorite book is "Green Eggs and Ham" ... lists Troy Aikman as his favorite athlete ... favorite movie is "I Know What You Did Last Summer" ... father is a University of Maryland graduate who wrestled for the Terps ... mother is also a Maryland grad ... cousin, Jason Umberger, played baseball at Maryland ... son of Lloyd and Martha Umberger ... born on March 26, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... major is Psychology.
