Jackson Balzan

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Weight:
200
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Medford, N.J.
Prev School:
Salisbury

** 2024 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM **

2024: Second Team All-BIG EAST… made 18 appearances, starting five with a record of 2-1… third on the team in ERA with 2.96 … third on the team in strikeouts with 52 in 48.2 innings pitched… Had a career high eight strikeouts in six innings pitched against St. John’s.

SU Career Rankings: Second in starts (44), third in strikeouts (262), fifth in wins (27), 11th in ERA (2.97), 13th in innings pitched (236.0)…

SU Single-Season Rankings: T-eighth in strikeouts (87, 2021), 14th in ERA (2.26, 2021)…

2023: NCAA Division III College World Series All-Tournament Team (SP)…First-Team All-C2C…Two-time C2C Pitcher of the Week (2/27, 4/10)…National rankings: 26th in wins (eight)…C2C rankings: t-first in wins, third in strikeouts (65), fifth in ERA (3.86)…Recorded 200th career strikeout and won with five scoreless innings on Opening Day, 2/18 vs. Widener…Won with seven innings of one-run ball, 2/26 vs. St. John Fisher (Game 2)…Won five straight starts (1.47 ERA, 30.2 IP), 3/11-4/11…Pitched second career complete game (9 IP, 2 R, 1 ER) in final career start at CWS, 6/3 vs. UW-La Crosse…

2022: ABCA Second-Team All-Region VI…All-C2C First Team…Four-time C2C Pitcher of the Week (3/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/11)…D3baseball.com National Team of the Week, 3/30…National rankings: 28th in starts (13), 36th in wins (eight), 60th in ERA (2.45)…C2C rankings: First in wins, third in ERA, third in strikeouts (78)…Won seven straight starts, 3/6-4/16…Earned first win of season with 5.1 scoreless innings, 3/6 at JHU…Three straight starts of 7.2-plus innings, 3/13-3/26…Allowed one run over eight innings in win, 3/19 vs. York (Pa.)…Struck out career-high 13 over eight one-hit innings in win, 3/26 vs. Hood…Tossed seven scoreless innings, 4/9 vs. UMW (Game 2)…Went season-long eight innings for third time, 4/16 at CNU (Game 2)…Earned win with Quality Start (6 IP, 3 R) in C2C Tournament, 5/14 vs. CNU…Gave up two unearned runs over 7.2 strong innings in Granville Regional, 5/22 at Denison…

2021: NCAA Division III College World Series Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team, ABCA All-South Region First Team, D3baseball.com All-South Region Third Team, All-C2C Second Team…C2C Pitcher of the Week, 4/5…C2C rankings: Second in wins (nine), second in ERA (2.26), second in strikeouts (87), second in innings pitched (67.2), fifth in strikeouts-per-nine innings (11.57)…Opening Day starter, 3/3 vs. Va. Wesleyan…Struck out 10 batters over six innings of one-run ball, 4/3 at Southern Va. (Game One)…Back-to-back six-inning scoreless starts (seven hits, 19 strikeouts), 5/8-5/15…Fanned career-high 12 batters in eight innings of one-run ball, High Point Regional 5/29 vs. Lynchburg…Earned two wins with 1.29 ERA (14 hits, two walks, 12 strikeouts) in two College World Series starts…Spun nine-inning complete game (one run, nine strikeouts) in CWS opener, 6/4 vs. Cortland State…Powered through five strong innings on two days’ rest in opener of CWS finals, 6/7 vs. St. Thomas (Minn.)…

2020: Struck out 11 batters over six one-hit innings in collegiate debut, 2/19 vs. Immaculata…Went at least five innings with strikeouts in all four starts…

High School: Played baseball and football and wrestled at Shawnee…Won the Diamond Classic championship in baseball…Third-Team All-State in baseball…Burlington County Player of the Year in baseball…

Personal: Son of Jim and Tricia Balzan…Brother of Matt, Brett and Rachel Balzan…Favorite food is bacon cheeseburgers…Favorite professional teams are New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys…Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter because he is a true team captain and played the game the right way…Favorite song is “Different ‘Round Here” by Riley Green…Favorite vacation spot is Hawaii…Enjoys watching TV, playing video games and hanging out with friends.