Is scheduled to be one of the Hokies' top three starters in 2001 ... Combines a great left arm with an effortless delivery ... Became Tech's third freshman All-America pitcher in as many years last season ... Gained a lot of valuable experience and took some big steps to becoming a true pitcher ... Got away froma strikeout mentality and learned how to get batters out with quality pitches ... Was pushed into a key role early in the season due to unexpected personnel losses on the pitching staff ... Responded to the challenge by going 9-2 and earning first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors ... Missed the last week of the regular season and the A-10 Championship after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis ... Returned to action against Cal State Fullerton in NCAA regional competition and pitched seven innings without a decision ... Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team and was a second-team pick on the Baseball America Freshman All-America squad ... Was a fifth-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Phillies as a high school senior but did not sign ... Rated the No. 4 prospect in the BIG EAST baseball conference by Baseball America ...
1999-00: Pitched eight innings in his first start, earning a win at High Point ... Struck out eight batters and allowed just five hits and one run in that outing ... Allowed just five hits and two runs in a complete-game win at UNC Wilmington ... Gave up only one unearned run in a win over Radford ... Suffered his first loss at GW, giving up seven runs in five innings ... Bounced back to win five-straight starts ... Pitched 22 consecutive scoreless innings during one stretch ... Had back-to-back shutouts against UMass and Xavier, allowing just three hits in each game ... Also pitched eight shutout innings for a win over Rhode Island ... Fanned nine batters in 6.1 innings against Duquesne but suffered his second loss ... Registered a team-leading 3.92 earned run average over 101 innings pitched ... Had 17 appearances, 15 starts, four complete games and two shutouts ... Second on the team in strikeouts with 66 ...
High School: Posted a 22-4 pitching mark in three varsity seasons at West Springfield High ... Was a pitcher/first baseman for Coach Ron Tugwell ... Struck out 112 batters in 75.2 innings his senior year on the way to an 8-4 record ... Walked just 17 batters and registered a 2.96 earned run average ... Contributed a .325 batting average with six home runs, 23 runs batted in and 20 runs scored ... Finished 11-0 on the mound as a junior with a 1.22 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 73.2 innings ... Batted .308 and drove in 20 runs at the plate ... Was first-team all-district, all-region and Washington Post All-Metro as both a junior and senior ... Also a two-time pick for the USA Today All-USA Team ... Earned first-team all-state honors his junior season and second-team honors as a senior ... Went 3-0 as a pitcher his sophomore season, working 22.3 innings with 36 strikeouts, 11 walks and a 0.65 ERA ... Helped the team to a state AAA championship in 1998 ... Played in the Virginia High School League all-star game ...
Personal: Joseph Francis Saunders, III ... Born 6/16/81 in Fairfax, VA ... Son of Mary Ellen Saunders and Joseph Saunders, Jr. ... Enrolled in university studies.
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Is scheduled to be one of the Hokies' top three starters in 2001 ... Combines a great left arm with an effortless delivery ... Became Tech's third freshman All-America pitcher in as many years last season ... Gained a lot of valuable experience and took some big steps to becoming a true pitcher ... Got away froma strikeout mentality and learned how to get batters out with quality pitches ... Was pushed into a key role early in the season due to unexpected personnel losses on the pitching staff ... Responded to the challenge by going 9-2 and earning first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors ... Missed the last week of the regular season and the A-10 Championship after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis ... Returned to action against Cal State Fullerton in NCAA regional competition and pitched seven innings without a decision ... Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team and was a second-team pick on the Baseball America Freshman All-America squad ... Was a fifth-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Phillies as a high school senior but did not sign ... Rated the No. 4 prospect in the BIG EAST baseball conference by Baseball America ...
1999-00: Pitched eight innings in his first start, earning a win at High Point ... Struck out eight batters and allowed just five hits and one run in that outing ... Allowed just five hits and two runs in a complete-game win at UNC Wilmington ... Gave up only one unearned run in a win over Radford ... Suffered his first loss at GW, giving up seven runs in five innings ... Bounced back to win five-straight starts ... Pitched 22 consecutive scoreless innings during one stretch ... Had back-to-back shutouts against UMass and Xavier, allowing just three hits in each game ... Also pitched eight shutout innings for a win over Rhode Island ... Fanned nine batters in 6.1 innings against Duquesne but suffered his second loss ... Registered a team-leading 3.92 earned run average over 101 innings pitched ... Had 17 appearances, 15 starts, four complete games and two shutouts ... Second on the team in strikeouts with 66 ...
High School: Posted a 22-4 pitching mark in three varsity seasons at West Springfield High ... Was a pitcher/first baseman for Coach Ron Tugwell ... Struck out 112 batters in 75.2 innings his senior year on the way to an 8-4 record ... Walked just 17 batters and registered a 2.96 earned run average ... Contributed a .325 batting average with six home runs, 23 runs batted in and 20 runs scored ... Finished 11-0 on the mound as a junior with a 1.22 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 73.2 innings ... Batted .308 and drove in 20 runs at the plate ... Was first-team all-district, all-region and Washington Post All-Metro as both a junior and senior ... Also a two-time pick for the USA Today All-USA Team ... Earned first-team all-state honors his junior season and second-team honors as a senior ... Went 3-0 as a pitcher his sophomore season, working 22.3 innings with 36 strikeouts, 11 walks and a 0.65 ERA ... Helped the team to a state AAA championship in 1998 ... Played in the Virginia High School League all-star game ...
Personal: Joseph Francis Saunders, III ... Born 6/16/81 in Fairfax, VA ... Son of Mary Ellen Saunders and Joseph Saunders, Jr. ... Enrolled in university studies.
