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Updated: February 14, 2013

2013: Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Watch list.

2012: Was second on the team in appearances with 28, all out of the pen, while finishing 13 of them … Had a 6-2 record (second on team in wins) and three saves (tied for first) and posted a 3.18 ERA … Threw a total of 45.1 innings and struck out 34 batters … Opponents batted just .240 against him … Threw at least one inning 27 outings, 15 games with more than 1.0 innings pitched … Did not allow an earned run in 19 appearances … Threw at least two frames on six occasions … Struck out at least two nine times … During the season, inherited 15 runners and allowed just five to score … In ACC-only games, finished 13^th in the conference with a 3.03 ERA and was tied for fifth in games (17) … Was roughed up in first outing of the season - 0.2 innings, three earned runs versus Bradley (2/17) - but rebounded the rest of the weekend at the Kennesaw State Tournament (2/17-19) ... Picked up the win against the host Owls (2/17) after a scoreless eighth frame and pitched another scoreless inning with one strikeout against KSU on Sunday (2/19) ... At the Baseball at the Beach Tournament (2/24-26), tossed three scoreless innings - all the eighth and all victories - which included two strikeouts against West Virginia (2/24) and a perfect frame versus Iowa (2/26) ... Tossed two innings in a pair of games against Yale (3/3-4), with two strikeouts, but also allowed two runs ... Picked up histhird win of the season with 1.2 scoreless innings pitched at Virginia (3/9) ... Struck out three in 1.1 innings, but suffered the loss two days later versus the Cavaliers (3/11) ... Posted his fourth win of the season with three innings of scoreless relief against Cornell (3/21), striking out three and allowing just one hit ... Tossed 3.1 innings of relief in Duke series (3/23-25) with four strikeouts and one unearned run ... Threw a scoreless eighth frame with a strikeout at James Madison (3/27) ... Struck out a pair in two scoreless innings of work at Florida State series (3/30-4/1) ... Allowed just one run over 4.2 innings of work with four strikeouts in the Boston College series (4/6-8), while picking up the save on Sunday ... In the Miami series (4/13-15), threw 4.1 total innings allowing no runs and striking out four, including three scoreless frames on Saturday to pick up his fifth win of the year ... Allowed two hits and struck out one in one scoreless inning versus Coastal Carolina (4/17) ... Tossed a career-high tying four innings of relief at Wake Forest (4/21-G1) to pick up his sixth win of the season ... In the Maryland series (4/27-29), closed out both Friday, earning a save, and Sunday games, while combining for three innings pitched and three strikeouts with just one earned run ... Suffered just second loss of year after throwing 3.1 innings against NC State (5/11) ... Rebounded to pick up a 1.1-inning save versus Wolfpack on Sunday (5/13) … Worked 2.2 innings at North Carolina (5/19) and allowed two runs on four hits.

2011: Appeared in his first game in over two years (May 2, 2009 at Florida State) when he entered in the sixth inning versus USC Upstate (5/4) and retired his first batter ... Allowed a single and a walk to the other batters faced in the game, his only appearance.

2010: Redshirted the season.

2009: Appeared in 22 games, second most on the team, with 20 out of the pen … Had a 4-1 record, combined on one shutout and posted a 6.09 ERA … Threw a total of 34.0 innings and struck out 29 batters … In relief appearances, threw at least one inning in 16 outings, including at least two on five occasions, and did not allow an earned run in eight of them … Struck out at least two six times, including a season-high six once … In two starts, tossed four total innings, two each, and did not allow an earned run … Suffered his only loss of the season in third outing, versus ETSU (2/24) … Earned his first win the next day with a start against the Bucs (2/25), while striking out two … Also struck out two versus Bucknell (2/28) in three innings, at Duke (3/6) in 1.2 innings and at Radford (3/10) in two frames … Picked up another win after tossing a season-high three innings of relief against Bucknell (2/28) … Was credited with his third win in the victory over Radford (3/10) … Made his second start at James Madison (3/31) and picked up his fourth win of the year … Struck out a career-high six batters in just three innings at High Point (4/15) … Pitched 2.2 innings against William & Mary (4/21) … Tossed a career-high four innings against Radford (4/29), allowing one earned run and striking out three.

High School: Lettered three seasons as a center fielder and pitcher for Coach Gene Watkins at Mira Mesa High in San Diego, Calif. … Was named to the All-Eastern League first team as a senior after going 6-1 with nine saves from the mound and hitting .410 with two home runs and 40 runs batted in from the plate … Was named to the Union Tribune All-Academic Team … Earned the same honors after a junior season in which he batted .395 and sported a 1.27 earned run average with 27 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched.

Personal: Clark Anthony Labitan … Born 9/2/90 in San Diego, Calif. … Son of Clark and Mary Ann Labitan … Enrolled in apparel, housing, and resource management.