Michael Ness

A Preseason All-ACC Second Team pick by SEBaseball.com.

2009

Drafted in the 47th (1407th overall) round of the MLB Draft as a junior by the San Francisco Giants
Led Duke in relief appearances for the third straight year, appearing 25 times out of the bullpen
Had the fourth lowest ERA among ACC relievers who threw at least 40 innings
Went 2-2 with a 2.44 ERA and three saves
Threw 44.1 innings, striking out 38 and walking 11
Held hitters to a .250 average and gave up just one home run all year
Threw just two wild pitches
Had the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any Duke pitchers with at least 11 innings
Averaged a career-high 7.71 strikeouts per nine innings
Went more than one inning in 19 appearances
No-hit No. 7 Miami for 1.2 innings to combine with starter Andrew Wolcott for a 2-0 shutout victory
Threw a career-high four innings against Wake Forest, holding the Deacs to one run
Fanned in 2.1 innings in a win over Virginia Tech
Put together four straight scoreless outings from March 11-18 for 7.1 shutout innings
Turned in two scoreless appearances in the series win against NC State
Pitched for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod Baseball League
Went 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA in eight appearances (8.2 innings)

2008

Was Duke's most heavily-used reliever, pitching 45.0 innings over a span of 21 appearances
Logged a 4.40 ERA, a 2-1 record and three saves
Struck out 35 batters and walked 14
Went more than one inning 17 appearances and two or more frames in 14 outings
Averaged just 2.8 walks per nine innings while averaging 7.0 strikeouts per nine
Retired 15 straight batters over two appearances against Georgia Tech
Logged four straight appearances of three innings from March 23 to April 11, all of which were against ACC opponents
Gave up just one home run all year and had the lowest home run per game average among Duke pitchers with at least 25 innings pitched
Held a 0.00 ERA through his eight appearances against non-ACC opponents
Earned a three-inning save against N.C. State after protecting a 4-1 Duke lead in the series opener (4/11)
Played with the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and was named to the NECBL All-Star team after going 6-1 with a 1.41 ERA through 57.1 innings
Named NECBL Pitcher Of The Week for the final week of the season

2007

Became one of the top options out of the bullpen as a freshman, making 23 appearances for the second most on the team
Went 4-3 with a 4.97 ERA through 58.0 innings, allowing 66 hits and 32 earned runs
Fanned 41 batters while walking 15
Tied for the ACC lead in fewest walks allowed
Named ACC Player of the Week on March 5
Had only one wild pitch all season
Averaged 6.36 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.33 walks
Had a scoreless streak of six straight innings over three appearances, all of which were against ACC opponents
Allowed the third fewest hits in the conference among pitchers with at least 35.0 innings pitched
Named to the Atlantic Baseball Confederation's All-Star Team during the summer after posting a 2.37 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP through 13 appearances for the Jersey Shore Tides
Gave up one earned run or less in eight of his nine starts
Led the team with 35 strikeouts and contributed six scoreless outings from the bullpen.

High School

Two-year letterwinner at Seton Hall Prep
Earned all-state and all-county honors as a senior after going 11-2 with a 1.89 ERA and 111 strikeouts
Captained the team as a senior
Named National Pitcher of the Week by USA Today on June 21, 2006
Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America selection as a senior
Led Seton Hall Prep to state titles during his junior and senior seasons
Went 8-0 with a 0.79 ERA and 75 strikeouts as a junior to earn all-county and all-area accolades
National Honor Society member

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