Joey Arena - 2016 Baseball - LIU Post


#31 Joey Arena

Position: Pitcher
Height: 5-9
Class: Redshirt Senior
Hometown: Yorktown, N.Y.
Previous School: Lakeland

2016: ECAC All-Star Second Team ... went 4-4 with a team-leading 2.15 ERA ... allowed 14 earned runs in 58.2 innings ... struck out 44 and walked 12 ... threw four complete games ... picked up the win against No. 6 St. Edward's after throwing 6.2 innings and allowing three earned runs in eight hits with nine strikeouts (Mar. 27) ... struck out a season-best 11 against Post (Mar. 8) ... tossed a complete-game, five-hit shutout against Mercy with nine strikeouts in his final career start against Mercy (May 8).

2015: Saw action in one game before suffering season-ending injury.

2014: Made 10 starts for the Pioneers ... collected two wins in 61.2 innings pitched ...  fourth in the conference and second on the squad with a 1.75 ERA ... tallied 51 strikeouts with 19 runs, 12 earned runs and 36 hits on the season ... threw nine innings and allowed only three hits, two walks and one run while striking out nine in a 2-1 extra-inning win over Stonehill (Mar. 23) ...  went the distance in a 3-1 win over Queens, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out nine (May 3) ... batted .247 with 18 hits, 11 runs and 14 RBIs on the season ... compiled four multi-hit games ... added three hits and four RBIs in a 21-3 win over Post University (Mar. 7). 

2013: Pitched in 10 games ... made 8 starts ... posted a 2-5 record wih a 2.51 ERA ... totaled 57.1 innings, allowed 16 earned runs and stuck out 49 batters while issuing 15 walks ... tossed a complete-game shutout to beat Dowling (4/28), 4-0 ... also contributed a .290 batting average ... hit home runs against St. Thomas Aquinas (4/22) and Dowling (4/27).

2012: Pitched in 10 games … made three starts … posted a 3.45 ERA … totaled 31.1 innings allowed 12 earned runs and struck out 26 batters while issuing 10 walks … notched one save … tossed four innings of scoreless relief, did not allow a hit and struck out four while earning the save against Stonehill (March 4) … pitched seven innings and allowed two earned runs on five hits, striking out a career-high seven batters (March 27).
 
Prior to LIU Post: Played four seasons of varsity at Lakeland under Dennis Robinson … helped the team to four playoff appearances … two-time all-section and all-state … earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2008, Pitcher of the Year in 2009 and MVP in 2011 … also played two seasons of basketball.

Personal: Older of Joe and Mary Kay’s two sons … has a younger brother, Ryan … majoring in physical education.

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