2016-17 Baseball Roster

#12 Brandon Bielak 2015-16 Baseball Roster

Height 6'1''

Weight 210 lbs.

Class Junior

Hometown Sayreville, NJ

High School St. Joseph

Bio / Statistics

MLB Draft Pick (2017 – 11th Round by Houston Astros)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2015)
Two-time ACC All-Academic Team (2015, 2016)
Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016 & 2017)
Two-time Monogram winner (2015, 2016)

Threw 73.0 innings on the year, tying for team-high with 14 starts
Second on the team with 75 strikeouts while allowing the fewest home runs of any Irish pitcher (four)
Had four quality starts on the season while striking out at least six hitters in seven of his 14 starts
Helpd Maryland to one earned run with six strikeouts in six innings while taking no-decision
Won at Pitt with six innings of four-hit, two-run ball
Selected in the 2017 MLB Draft at 331st overall (11th round) by Houston Astros

Rated the ACC’s No. 14 prospect for the 2017 MLB Draft by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 88 player nationally
Ranked the No. 57 sophomore in the country by Perfect Game
Led team with 2.10 ERA over 15 appearances
Second on the team with 54 strikeouts
Posted best opponent batting average on team among eligible pitchers at .214
Had seven scoreless outings on the year, including three against ranked teams: at Santa Clara (2.2 IP), at No. 13 NC State (5.0 IP, win), at Virginia Tech (2.1 IP), against No. 17 Michigan (0.2 IP), versus Boston College (2.1 IP), at No. 7 Florida State (4.0 IP), versus Ohio (3.0 IP, win) and versus Pittsburgh (5.1 IP)
Threw seven innings in each of his final two starts on the season at No. 20 North Carolina (7.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 6 K) and against No. 16 Clemson (7.0 IP, 1 UE, 9 K)
Posted a 1.54 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 23.1 innings in the Cape Cod League during summer of 2016

Earned ACC All-Freshman honors after leading Irish in starts (14) and innings (88.2)
Threw five quality starts and eclipsed the 100 pitch mark six times
Threw at least 5.1 innings in eight consecutive starts from March 14-May 2
Finished second on the team with 62 strikeouts
Won his first collegiate start against Oklahoma, allowing one earned run on two hits over five innings
Recorded a no-decision against No. 12 Virginia, allowing two runs with five strikeouts in 7.1 innings
Tossed 125 pitches to complete seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts against Pitt
Earned victory against No. 7 Florida State, conceding just one run with five strikeouts in 7.1 innings
Recorded a win in first career relief appearance, striking out six in four innings
Started NCAA regional game against Wright State

Earned four varsity letters in baseball at St. Joseph
Rated the No. 4 righthanded pitcher in New Jersey and No. 6 overall prospect in Garden State by Perfect Game to go along with national ratings of No. 73 righty and No. 217 overall
Posted a 0.82 ERA as a senior, striking out 87 on way to an 8-1 record as team went 21-9 and won the Greater Middlesex County Championship
Hit .420 with 24 RBI and two home runs to earn Middlesex County Player of the Year, first team all-state and first team all-county honors
Named Northeast Regional All-High School Senior performer by Perfect Game, as well as a second team underclassman All-American
Named all-county as a sophomore and freshman
Played summer ball for FullCount Baseball