2018 Merrimack College Baseball Roster

40 Joe Westerman

  • Class Senior
  • Position RHP
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 170
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Maynard, Mass.
  • High School/Prep School Maynard
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

Career

  • Appeared in 27 games with five starts
  • Totaling 70 innings with 72 career strikeouts
  • Owned a 3-3 overall record with one career save
2018:
  • Enjoyed a career year before suffering a season-ending injury
  • Set career highs with 34.2 innings pitched, 31 strikeouts and holding opponents to a .250 batting average
  • Enjoyed four quality starts out of five total starts
  • Posted a career effort at Southern Connecticut (3/24), tossing eight shutout innings with five strikeouts

2017:

  • Worked in eight appearances, collecting a 1-0 record and his first-ever save
  • Totaled 14.1 innings, striking out 13 opponents
  • Compiled one of his best-ever outings against Franklin Pierce (4/15), throwing 5.1 innings of one-run ball with seven punch outs

2016:

  • Emerged as one of the Warriors go-to options out of the bullpen as a sophomore
  • Set career highs in appearances (11), innings pitched (19.0) and strikeouts (25)
  • Tied for second among relievers in strikeouts
  • Picked up his first win and struck out a career-high five batters against Queens (2/28)
  • Threw three scoreless innings and struck out three Hawks in a 4-3 win vs. Saint Anselm (4/20)

2015:

  • Made two appearances out of the bullpen
  • Tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against Assumption in the regular-season finale (5/2)

Before Merrimack: Played four years of varsity baseball at Maynard High School ... Team went 56-23 during his time on the squad ... Two-time League All-Star ... Team captain his senior season

Personal: Born January 29, 1996 ... Son of Thomas Kelly and Kris Curran ... Civil Engineering major


CAREER HIGHS:

Innings pitched: 8.0, at Southern Conn. State, Mar 24, 2018
Walks allowed: 4, Franklin Pierce, 04/15/17; Saint Augustine's, Mar 13, 2015
Strikeouts: 7, Franklin Pierce, 04/15/17
Batters faced: 30, at Southern Conn. State, Mar 24, 2018
Field chances: 5, at Franklin Pierce, Mar 30, 2018
Putouts: 2, at Franklin Pierce, Mar 30, 2018
Assists: 3, at Franklin Pierce, Mar 30, 2018
Runners CS: 1, at Felician, Mar 24, 2016

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2015Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2016Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2017Junior

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2018Senior

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    40