Corey Sawyer

Matt Ponsiglione

LHP

/ Baseball

Seton Hall takes on Butler in the Big East Tournament at Prasco Park on May 26, 2018.

Photo by: Dave Wegiel

Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
B/T:
L/L
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kearny, N.J.

2020: Made three appearances, all in relief ... Posted a strikeout and nailed down the save at Liberty on Feb. 21 ... Worked an inning in the setup role in the win at USC on Feb. 28 ... Registered two strikeouts in 1.1 innings of work at Fresno State on March 3.

2019: Made 24 appearances, all in relief... Pitched to a 1-1 record with a 1.73 ERA and 32 strikeouts with 14 walks in 26.0 innings pitched... Led Seton Hall in ERA and saves (four)... Ranked second on the team in appearances... Opponents hit just .180 against him... Tied for fifth in the BIG EAST in saves and tied for eighth in appearances... Finished second in the conference with 19 games finished... Pitched a scoreless inning vs. Georgetown on May 10... Struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning at Xavier on May 4... Picked up his fourth save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning at Monmouth on April 16... Tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts at TCU on April 14... Struck out two batters in a scoreless outing in game two of a doubleheader at TCU on April 12... Pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts at Princeton on April 10... Was nearly perfect with three hitless innings, five strikeouts and no walks in a victory at Villanova on April 7... Tossed a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts vs. Wagner on March 23... Collected the final four outs, including three strikeouts, for the save at Wagner on March 19... Retired all four batters he faced with two strikeouts vs. Saint Joseph’s on March 15... Pitched a scoreless eighth inning at FIU on March 10... Earned his first save of the season by retiring his only batter in game one of a doubleheader at Virginia on March 2... Tossed a scoreless inning vs. Ohio State on Feb. 17... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2018: Made 21 appearances, all in relief... Pitched to a 2-1 record with a 3.90 ERA and 36 strikeouts with 11 walks in 27.2 innings pitched... Ranked second on the team in appearances out of the bullpen... Opponents hit just .238 against him... Had one save... Pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts at Georgetown in game one of a doubleheader on May 19... Tossed 1.1 innings of perfect baseball with two strikeouts, one coming to end the inning with the bases loaded at Creighton on May 5... Pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts vs. Villanova on April 29... Tossed a perfect eighth inning with one strikeout at Butler on April 20... Struck out the side in a scoreless ninth inning vs. Monmouth on April 8... Tossed two scoreless innings vs. Xavier on April 13... Recorded the final out for a save against Fairleigh Dickinson in game one of a doubleheader on April 8... Tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts vs. Wagner on April 4... Pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout at Florida Atlantic on March 11... Inherited a bases-loaded no outs situation against Central Michigan on March 6, he induced a ground-ball double play, followed by a strikeout to limit the damage... Pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout against Seattle on March 2... Tossed two scoreless innings, without allowing a hit, including two strikeouts against Pittsburgh on Feb. 24... Pitched two scoreless innings with just one hit, two strikeouts and two walks at NC State on Feb. 18... Tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts at NC State in game two of a doubleheader on Feb. 16... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2017: Appeared in eight games, all in relief... Pitched to a 1-0 record with a 3.52 ERA, seven strikeouts and five walks in 7.2 innings pitched... Opponents batted just .160 against him... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning vs. Monmouth on May 16... Tossed 1.2 innings of perfect relief with two strikeouts vs. Rutgers on April 19... Earned his first career victory by striking out his only batter at Rutgers on April 18... Retired his lone batter vs. Butler on April 7... Made his collegiate debut and pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts in game two of a doubleheader vs. Michigan on Feb. 18...BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

High School / Personal: Attended Kearny High School for three years after transferring from St. Joseph Regional High School following his freshman year... Three-year letter winner as a left-handed pitcher and outfielder... Three-time First Team All-County selection... Three-time All-Group pick... Three-time team captain... Participated in the NJ Senior All-Star Game and the Diamond Nation All-Star Game as a senior... Had a 1.22 earned run average with 80 strikeouts and just 12 walks in 59.0 innings pitched as a senior... Went 26 innings without allowing an earned run during senior season... Batted .375 with 11 stolen bases as a senior... Tossed two no-hitters and a perfect game as a sophomore... Had a 3.00 ERA as a junior, a 1.08 ERA as a sophomore and a 2.50 ERA as a freshman... Born July, 24, 1998.