PLAYER PROFILES

 

24 Mike Maynard

Senior • RHP • 6-2• 195
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
Staten Island, N.Y. • St. John's Univ.

2006: Appeared in 14 games, making 11 starts… Led the Blackbirds in wins, notching five against three losses, and innings pitched, hurling
70 frames… Made seven starts of six or more
innings… Finished with a 3.60 ERA… Allowed 72 hits and 25 walks while striking out 55… Whiffed a season-high eight batters in 5 1/3 innings of relief against Monmouth (4/1)… Struck out seven batters at Maryland-Eastern Shore (3/4), allowing four hits, no earned runs and a walk in six innings… Picked up a win with seven innings of two-hit ball, fanning three at Central Connecticut State (4/9)…Followed up that performance with a win against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/15)... Earned a win at Mount St. Mary’s (5/7), pitching seven innings while allowing just one earned run and striking out four… Fanned five Wagner players in seven innings, earning the win (5/14)… Defeated St. Francis (N.Y.), scattering four hits over seven innings, while striking out six hitters (5/21)… Was named NEC Rookie of the Week (4/10).

2005: Started nine games on the mound and made 13 appearances overall... Allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings to earn his first victory as a Blackbird in relief against Maryland-Eastern Shore (3/6)... Pitched seven innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out five in 5-2 win over Monmouth (4/9)... Pitched seven strong innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out a season-high eight batters in no-decision against St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/20)... Struck out 40 batters in 50 2/3 innings while allowing only 25 walks.

Background: Compiled a 1-1 record with a 3.77 ERA for St. John’s... Appeared in 10 contests with seven strikeouts over 14 1/3 innings... Opponents hit just .232 off him... Helped lead the Red Storm to a 37-23 record… Played two seasons on the varsity squad for Port Richmond High School as a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder... Named the Staten Island Advance team most valuable player as a junior and also was presented the Staten Island Baseball Old Timers’ award that year... Helped lead his squad to the PSAL semifinals in 2003... Competed in club ball for Bergen Beach in 2004, helping guide it to the CABA World Series title.

Personal: Son of Bob and Lori Maynard... Born on April 22, 1985... Majoring in business.