John Natoli

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Fairfield, Conn.
High School:
Cornell
B/T:
R/R

2022: Made 20 appearances, carrying a 5.81 ERA in 26.1 innings pitched out of the Duke bullpen ... tallied 30 strikeouts while allowing just five extra-base hits and limiting opponents to a .229 batting average, ranking third on the team ... opened the season without allowing an earned run through six appearances ... recorded nine strikeouts to just four hits in the 8.2 inning stretch ... tallied a season high four strikeouts in 1.2 hitless innings against UMass Lowell (3/8) ... matched his season-high four strikeouts against Miami (4/3) ... pitched a strong scoreless inning at Liberty (4/19), recording one strikeout ... put together four straight scoreless outings in the month of May, recording five strikeouts to two hits in 6.1 innings of work.

Prior to Duke: Lettered four seasons at Cornell.

2020: Made three appearances prior to the season cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... started all three appearances, pitching 11 innings while allowing one run for a 0.82 ERA ... struck out 13 while surrendering just three walks ... faced Duke in his first start of the season, holding the nationally-ranked Blue Devils scoreless with six strikeouts in five innings (2/23) ... fanned seven over six innings of work without allowing a base his in series finale win over Niagara (3/2) ... tabbed spring academic All-Ivey.

2019: Unanimous selection as lone relief pitcher on All-Ivy League first team ... Emerged as one of the Ivy League's premier relievers, leading the team in appearances with 19 — all but one of which came in relief ... Despite working almost exclusively out of the bullpen, led the team in victories with a 5-2 record ... Posted a team-best ERA of 1.72, which was an even more dominant 0.77 when only factoring in relief appearances ... Recorded fourth-most saves in a single season in program history with seven ... Five saves in Ivy League games led the conference ... Led team with strikeouts (46) despite only pitching 36.1 innings for average of 11.47 strikeouts per nine innings ... Yielded opposing batting average of just .178 and surrendered just three extra-base hits (all doubles) ... Allowed just two of 18 inherited runners to score ... Appeared in 12 of team's 14 victories.

2018: Worked 1.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout Feb. 23 at Texas A&M before being removed due to injury and missing remainder of season.

2017: Posted a 6.00 ERA in 11 relief appearances, which was second-most of freshman pitchers on the team ... Earned first collegiate save in first outing, recording final four outs in an 8-5 win over defending Patriot League champion Navy on March 5 ... Three of five strikeouts came in April 5 win at Towson.

High School: Helped Fairfield Warde High School win a league championship during sophomore season ... Named junior all-star and member of the league's all-Central Division team in 2015 ... As a senior captain, was first-team all-league selection, MSG Varsity All-CT First Team honoree, and Hearst CT Media All-Star ... Earned 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region honorable mention ... Ranked 11th in recruiting class for right-handed pitchers in Connecticut ... Two-time member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: John Pascal Natoli is the son of John and Pia Natoli, and he has two sisters ... Twin sister, Gabriella, plays for the the softball team at Swarthmore, and has cousins that play lacrosse — Chris Adamo at Lafayette and Alyssa Adamo at Columbia.

Last updated 6/16/2022