2022 Merrimack College Baseball Roster
Biography
2020:
- Appeared in four games, starting all four
- Pitched 21 innings, registering 17 strikeouts
- Set a season of five strikeouts against Wofford (3/1)
2019:
- Tied for the team lead with 12 starts, emerging as one of the staff’s top arms
- Registered a 7-1 record with a 2.34 ERA over 77.0 innings of work
- Led the staff with 64 strikeouts
- Set a career high with two 10-strikeout games against Saint Michael’s (4/19) and Southern Connecticut (5/9)
- Totaled nine quality starts, the third most among Merrimack’s starters
- Set career bests in ERA, wins, appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts
- Held opposing hitters to a .223 average
- Tied for the second most wins in a single season in school history
2018:
- NE10 All-Rookie Team
- Two-time NE10 Rookie of the Week (2/12, 3/26)
- Ranked third on Merrimack with 54.1 innings pitched
- Posted a 4-4 record with a 4.80 ERA, striking out 44 batters compared to just 26 walks
- Threw his first-ever complete game in a win vs. Saint Rose (4/7)
- Handed nationally ranked New Haven just its second loss of the year in a seven-inning one-run effort (3/25)
- Two of his three quality starts came against future NCAA Tournament programs (New Haven, SNHU)
Before Merrimack:
- Four-year letterwinner at Monsignor Farrell on Staten Island in New York
- His team finished second in the CHSAA as a junior
- Won the CHSAA Championship as a senior
- Won the CHSAA City Championship as a sophomore, during which Zappulla pitched the championship game
- Staten Island Advance All-Star and two-time Cy Young winnerÂ
Personal:
- Born June 9, 1999
- Son of Bart Zappulla and Maria Cucuzza
- Has two siblings, Giovanna and Angelo
- Plans to be a physical therapy major at Merrimack
CAREER HIGHS:Â
Innings pitched: 9.0, Saint Rose, 04/07/2018Â
Walks allowed: 7, vs New Haven, 05/11/18Â
Strikeouts: 10, Saint Michael's, 04/19/2019 ; vs Southern Connecticut, 05/09/19Â
Batters faced: 34, vs Southern Connecticut, 05/09/19Â
Field chances: 5, at So. New Hampshire, 04/27/18Â
Putouts: 2, at So. New Hampshire, 04/27/18 ; at New Haven, Mar 25, 2018Â
Assists: 3, at Saint Michael's, 04/22/18Â
Runners CS: 1, 10 time
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
RHP
6'1"
175 lbs
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2019Sophomore
Right-Handed Pitcher
6'1"
175 lbs
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2020Junior
Right-Handed Pitcher
6'1"
175 lbs
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2021Senior
Right-Handed Pitcher
6'1"
175 lbs
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2022Graduate Student
Right-Handed Pitcher
6'1"
175 lbs