An injury limited Bobby Girgenti to only one start during the Scarlet Raptors’ brief 2020 season, which was shortened to six games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite his limited action, however, Girgenti posted a 0.00 ERA in his four innings.
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In nine career games at Rutgers-Camden (seven starts), Girgenti has worked 38-1/3 innings, posting a 0-3 record and a 4.70 ERA. He has 22 walks and 44 strikeouts.
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Girgenti played two years at Camden County College before starting at Rutgers-Camden for the 2018-19 academic year. He has earned numerous academic honors at Rutgers-Camden.
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Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2018-19 scholastic year…Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List for the 2018 Fall semester.
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Baseball 2020: Served as one of the team’s three captains…Pitched in one game, starting the season opener at Immaculata (Feb. 23), working four innings while allowing six hits and three unearned runs…Compiled a 0.00 ERA…Didn’t allow any walks and struck out five without being involved in the decision…Defensively, had one assist, one error and one double play.
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Baseball 2019: Appeared in eight games and was third on the staff with six starts…Compiled a deceptive 0-3 record and 5.24 ERA…Finished third on the team with 34-1/3 innings pitched…Walked 22, struck out 39 and hit four batters…Had a 3.03 ERA until a tough outing in his last start of the season against Ramapo (April 28, Game 2), when he allowed nine earned runs in 1-2/3 innings…Made his Raptor debut March 2 against powerhouse Johns Hopkins University, working two hitless innings in relief, striking out one, walking three and allowing one unearned run…In his first start, worked 5-2/3 innings against Springfield (March 17), taking a 5-4 loss despite allowing only one earned run (four overall) and five hits, walking two and striking out his season high of 10 batters…Had no decision in a strong seven-inning start against Westminster (March 22), allowing three hits and one earned run, while walking three and striking out nine…Allowed one earned run in two innings of relief work and took the loss in a 3-1 game against Susquehanna (March 27)…Worked eight strong innings, allowing only three hits and two runs (one unearned), while walking three and striking out six in a no decision against Rowan (April 11)…Also received no decision in the Raptors’ 9-6 win over Stockton (April 18), working five innings and allowing eight hits and three walks, while striking out three and allowing five runs (only two earned).
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Pre-Rutgers: Played two seasons at Camden County College, compiling a career record of 9-4 with a 4.89 ERA in 101-1/3 innings, appearing in 21 games on the mound with 20 starts…Walked 60 and struck out 111…As a freshman, started nine games, going 5-1 with a 4.80 ERA in 45 innings, while walking 29 and striking out 49…During his sophomore season in 2018, made 11 starts, going 4-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 55-1/3 innings…Struck out 62 and walked 31.
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High School: Multi-sport star at Gloucester City High School, earning a total of eight varsity letters in baseball, football and basketball…Played baseball for Head Coach Greg Galbraith, a former Rutgers-Camden pitcher…Earned All-Conference First Team honors in baseball and captured two All-Conference First Team honors in football…Graduated in 2016.
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Personal: Born May 30, 1998…Hobbies include sports, lifting and fishing…Marketing major at Rutgers-Camden with a Communications minor…Plans to join the United States Army…Bobby is the son of Bill and Jean Girgenti of Gloucester.