High School TeamAthletic Achievements: League Championship(2008)… 3 District Championships (2007, 2008, 2009)…School Record for Wins (27-8 record)…

Academic Honors: 5-Time Dean’s List…Two-Time Gold Medalist… Most Noble Order of thePeacock… Academic All-MAAC… Five-Time AthleticDirector’s Academic Honor-Roll…

ON THE FIELD

Club/Travel Team: South Oakland A’s

Favorite Athlete: Calvin Johnson

Favorite Professional Team: Detroit Lions

Season Expectations/Goals: 30 Wins, MAAC Championship

Two things you bring to the team: The ability to get outs asa left-handed pitcher and a strong work ethic

Who most influenced your athletic career and why: My coachof three years at the South Oakland A’s, Tony DeMonaco. Heintroduced me to the book Heads Up Baseball and helped mestrengthen my mental game, without which I would not be playingbaseball at the Division I level

Reason you chose your number: I had a choice between 14 and33, and 33 just seems like a number that should be worn by alefty

Pre-game Rituals: I don’t have any rituals, onlyroutines. I listen to a certain pregame playlist on the bus ride tothe game

Greatest Sports Memory: Throwing a no-hitter in a tournament whenI was 16

OFF THE FIELD/COURT

Parents: Amy and Gregg Purcilly

Siblings/Ages: Zachary, 16

Major: Mathematics and History

Career Ambition: Mathematics Professor

Top 3 Favorite T.V. Shows: How I Met Your Mother, Numb3rs,Anything on MLB Network

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, Watching Football

Three items you would bring if stranded on a desert island:Food, fresh water, and a means of communicating so I can getoff the island

PEACOCK PRIDE

Reason you chose Saint Peter’s College: Theopportunity to play D1 baseball

Best part about being a Peacock: Getting to be with myteammates all the time

Favorite thing to do on/around campus: Hanging out with myteammates