2009: Appeared in 14 games, 12 as a starter ... Had a 7-1 record with a 4.62 earned run average in 64.1 innings ... Struck out 47 hitters ... Surrendered 28 walks ... Allowed 47 runs on 80 hits as opponents batted .301 against him ... Had a team-high two complete games ... Second in the Liberty League in wins and games started ... Fourth in innings pitched ... Struck out a season-high nine batters versus Salve Regina (3/13) ... Picked up three strikeouts while allowing no runs over 3.0 innings against Castleton State (3/25) ... Struck out five batters over 5.0 innings against Union (4/18) ... Liberty League Pitcher of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention as a pitcher ... ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-Region Second Team ...
2008: Appeared in 12 games, five as as starter ... Was 3-1 with 31 strikeouts in 32.0 innings ... walked 17 batters ... Had a 4.50 earned run average and allowed a .284 opponents batting average ... Allowed one unearned run over 3.0 innings in picking up a save in 7-2 victory over Vassar (4/2) ... Allowed one run on seven hits, while striking out four in 7.0 innings to pick up a win 7-2 win against New Paltz (4/10) ...
2007: Appeared in 12 games, four as a starter ... Went 2-0 with 39 strikeouts in 34.1 innings ... Had one complete game ... Allowed just one run on three hits while striking out six through 5.1 innings against Husson (3/6) ... Allowed two runs (both unearned) on two hits with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings against Castleton State (4/3) ... Gave up just one run on three hits with a season-high 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings against Clarkson (4/24) ...
2006: Appeared in 11 games, three as a starter ... Was 2-1 with 15 strikeouts in 25.2 innings ... Allowed no runs and no hits while striking out two in 1.0 inning against Clarkson (3/25) ... Allowed no hits or runs and struck out one against Vassar (5/6) ... Allowed just two hits and one run with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings against Ithaca in NCAA Regional Tournament (5/18) ...
High School: Three-year varsity starter in baseball ... Two-year starter in football and volleyball ... Captain of football team for two seasons … Played quarterback and defensive back in football ... School’s Junior Male Athlete of the Year in 2004 … School’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 2005 … 2005 All-Tri-Valley First Team in baseball … Tri-Valley League Pitcher of the Year in 2005 … Baseball team won 2005 League Championship ... All-Center State Conference in volleyball ... Vollyeball team won league and regional titles ... National Honor Society …
Personal: Civil Engineering major … Dean's List ... Son of Cathleen and James Opperman ... Uncle, William Opperman, played baseball at Ithaca in 1970s, where he was a teammate of Rensselaer head coach Karl Steffen.
| Year |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
BAA |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
K/9 |
K/BB |
| 2006 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25.7 |
31 |
28 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
-.--- |
2 |
1 |
5.96 |
1.71 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
| 2007 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
34.3 |
33 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
39 |
-.--- |
2 |
0 |
3.41 |
1.37 |
10.2 |
2.8 |
| 2008 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
32.0 |
38 |
29 |
16 |
17 |
31 |
0.284 |
3 |
1 |
4.50 |
1.72 |
8.7 |
1.8 |
| 2009 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
64.3 |
80 |
47 |
33 |
28 |
47 |
0.301 |
7 |
1 |
4.62 |
1.68 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
| Totals |
49 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
156.3 |
182 |
124 |
79 |
72 |
132 |
-.--- |
14 |
3 |
4.55 |
1.62 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
