UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023): Made 15 appearances with eight starts…Held a 5-3 record with two complete games and one save in 59.1 innings…Led the team and sat second in the league with a 3.49 ERA…Second on the team and tied for 15^th in the league with 51 strikeouts…Ranked fifth in the league in opposing batting average, allowed the fewest earned runs (23) and walks (13) and allowed the fourth-fewest hits in the league…Named to the 2023 America East All-Championship Team…Earned America East All-Conference Second Team and All-Academic honors…Holds the UMass Lowell Division I record career record with 253 strikeouts.

AS A SENIOR (2022): Appeared in 20 games and made 15 starts… Posted a 5.32 ERA in a team-high 94.2 innings pitched…Recorded a team-best six wins and picked up two saves… Struck out a career-high 75 batters…Threw a complete game against Maine (5.7) where he struck out five and allowed two earned runs…Earned America East All-Conference First Team…Named America East Pitcher of the Week on April 5.

AS A JUNIOR (2021): Started in each of his 11 appearances, earning a 5-4 record … pitched 64 innings with a 3.52 ERA and totaled 51 strikeouts … opposing batting average of .219 after giving up 53 hits in 276 batters faced, walked 20 … ranked eighth in season ERA in America East and fifth in opposing batting average … set career high in strikeouts at Maine with 10 (5.9) … gave up only two hits vs UAlbany (5.16).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):
**Season shortened due to COVID-19** Pitched 12.1 innings in seven appearances…finished with an 0-3 record…led the staff with 20 strikeouts…recorded a team-high three saves…held opponents to a .234 average… America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll selection…Named America East Pitcher of The Week (2.18).

AS A FRESHMAN (2019): Made 23 appearances with two starts, going 4-3 with a 4.44 ERA ... struck out 56 in 52.2 innings ... led staff with five saves ... struck out eight at North Carolina (3.5), named America East Rookie of the Week ... earned a spot on America East All-Rookie Team ... named UMass Lowell Rookie of the Year at 2019 Rowdys.

HIGHLIGHTS: Two-sport athlete at Burlington (wrestling and baseball) ... four-year varsity member in both sports, senior captain for both teams ... struck out 95 in 68 innings en route to being named Middlesex League MVP, Boston Herald All-Scholastic and Daily Times Chronicle Pitcher of the Year ... went undefeated in duel meets on the mats as a senior ... named back-to-back Middlesex League All-Star as junior and senior, and finished fifth in state tournament as a senior ... earned MIAA Sportsmanship Award as a junior ... honor roll all four years.

PERSONAL: Son of Saul and Christina Becker ... has three sisters ... enjoys fishing, hiking and spending time with family and friends ... favorite television show is That 70's Show ... favorite sports teams include Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New England Patriots and Boston Bruins ... names David Wright and Pedro Martinez as favorite athletes ... greatest sports moment was pitching complete-game shutout as a senior to win league championship and being named league MVP in same day.