Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Andrew Gottstein had a fine season in his first year at Rutgers-Camden in 2015, tying for second on the staff with four wins and finishing fifth in innings pitched with 32.1. The big southpaw returns for his senior season this spring.
 
Baseball 2015: Posted a 4-2 record and a 2.51 ERA in eight games, including four starts…Hurled 32.1 innings, allowing 27 hits and 10 runs (nine earned)…Walked 13 and struck out 15…Held opponents to a .235 batting average, the third-lowest on the team for anyone pitching over six innings…Tied for fourth in the New Jersey Athletic Conference in pickoffs (3), tied for 10th in wins and tied for 39th in starts…Compiled a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with three putouts and five assists in eight total chances…Made his Scarlet Raptor debut in a start against Bowdoin College (March 18) and got the loss in a 4-2 game, working 6.2 innings, allowing eight hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks, while striking out two…Worked 2.1 innings of one-hit, shutout relief and picked up the victory in a 4-2 win over Rowan University (April 2)…Had his longest outing of the season in a seven-inning start against Baruch College (April 14), allowing four hits, one walk and one earned run, while striking out three…Picked up the victory in that game as the Scarlet Raptors won, 3-2…Allowed nine hits, three earned runs and two walks, while striking out four, in a five-inning start against Stevens Institute of Technology (April 19), getting saddled with a 3-1 loss…Worked six innings in a start against Eastern University (April 27) and combined to earn the win in an 8-0 shutout…Allowed five hits and one walk, while striking out his season high of five batters in that game…Made his final appearance with a four-inning relief stint May 4, also against Stevens Institute of Technology, allowing no hits, one earned run and three walks, while striking out one…Picked up the victory in a 6-5 Raptor win.
 
Pre-Rutgers: Attended Shepherd University on a baseball scholarship and practiced with the team, but didn’t play…Played for Luzerne County Community College in 2014…Pitched in 41-1/3 innings, allowing 32 hits and 27 runs (16 earned)…Walked 22 and struck out 47 …Posted a 3.48 earned run average and a 1-4 record...Hurled a six-hitter, striking out nine, in a 5-2 win over Delaware County Community College April 20, 2013.
 
High School: Earned four baseball letters at Bloomsburg (PA) High School for Coach Chris Coombe.
 
Personal: Born December 27, 1993…Criminal Justice major at Rutgers-Camden…Hopes to be drafted into pro baseball or become a state trooper…Andrew is the son of Kevin and Sondra Gottstein of Bloomsburg, Penn.