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Chris Rigo

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Westlake, Ohio

High School:
St. Ignatius

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 205

Position:
RHP

Birthdate:
10/04/1986

B/T:
R/R

2007 Summer League: Played for the Delaware Cows of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... Had 4 wins, no losses and a 2.55 ERA over the course of the summer ... Struck out 26 batters in 8 appearances on the mound ... picked up 1 save.

2007:Began the season in the bullpen but came on as a starter midway through the season ... Appeared in 17 games with eight starts ... Led all starters with a 4.18 ERA on the year ... Led the team with two complete games and one shutout and tied for the team lead with two saves ... Threw a team-high 71 innings and was third on the team with 42 strikeouts ... Also finished third on the team with a .258 opponent batting average ... Finished the year with a 2-4 record ... Threw a complete game, one-hit shutout against Miami on May 11 ... Allowed a hit on the first pitch he threw against the RedHawks but did not allow another hit the rest of the game ... Also threw an eight-inning complete game April 13 at Eastern Michigan and allowed two runs in a 2-0 loss ... Made all eight of his starts in MAC weekend play ... Was named the MAC East Pitcher of the Week on May 14.

2006 Summer League: Played for the Delaware Cows of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League along with current Ohio teammate Zach Elmer ... Earned All-GLSCL Second Team honors ... Posted a 2-3 record with a 1.59 ERA in nine appearances ... Rung up 20 hitters in 28.1 innings while limiting opposing batters to a .206 average.

2006: Finished second on the team with 19 appearances - all out of the bullpen ... Set an Ohio freshman record with six saves, which also tied him for the fourth-most in a single season in Bobcat history ... Led Ohio with 13 games finished ... Limited opponents to a team-best .210 batting average ... Made his collegiate debut at Western Kentucky on Feb. 26 and tossed 2.2 innings ... Recorded saves against Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Youngstown State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan and Kent State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Captain and most valuable player at St. Ignatius High School ... Finished 9-0 with a 1.57 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 35.2 innings pitched as a senior ... A first-team all-conference selection and Cleveland Plain Dealer first-team All-Cuyahoga County pick ... Helped lead the Wildcats to the state semifinals in 2004 and the district championship game in 2005 ... Also lettered twice in football ... From the same high school as Bobcat sophomore Brent DeCoster.

PERSONAL: A business major ... Son of Stephen & Susan Rigo ... Born on Oct. 4, 1986.



 
 
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