UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Made 20 appearances with one start…Made collegiate debut at High Point (2/16) and made first collegiate start and threw career-high 4.2 innings at Kansas State (3/3)…Earned first collegiate win at High Point (2/16)…Held a 4-2 record with two saves…Threw 33.2 innings, allowing 31 hits and 20 earned runs…Struck out 25 hitters…Tallied career-high five strikeouts at William & Mary (2/24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball at Hilton HS…Three-time First Team All-County selection…Three-time First Team All-Classification selection…Two-time First Team All-Greater Rochester selection…Two-time league champion…Named All-County Player of the Year, Classification Player of the Year, All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year his senior year…Had a 0.00 ERA in his senior season…Broke school record with 0.22 regular season WHIP…Broke New York state complete game shutout record in a season with 6….Broke records for consecutive scoreless innings (51) and innings without an earned run (80.1)…Had an 88-3 strikeout to walk ratio and broke the school record for strikeouts in a game with 17, all in his senior year…Had a 0.47 ERA in 45 innings with one solo and one combined no-hitter in his junior year…Also hit .315 with 16 stolen bases junior year…Made highest honor roll 16/16 high school quarters…Member of the National Junior Honor Society…Graduated as Salutatorian…Also played for the basketball team.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Michelle Bissonette and James Capellupo Jr., who played four years of basketball at the University of Rochester…Has one sibling, Bella…Enjoys fishing, reading and hiking…Names The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm as his favorite TV shows…Lists the Miami Dolphins, Boston Red Sox and Buffalo Sabres as his favorite sports teams…Names Tom Brady as his favorite sports figure…Early education major.