Rutgers University Athletics

2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2012-13 Big East All-Academic Team

2015 (Redshirt Junior): Made eight appearances on the mound for the Scarlet Knights ... Threw 0.2 innings of relief against Michigan State (4/18) ... pitched one inning of relief against Monmouth (4/1) ... tossed 0.2 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout against Ohio State (3/27) ... pitched 1.1 innings in second game of doubleheader versus Central Michigan (3/14) ... had one strikeout in one inning of work out of the bullpen against Iona (3/11) ... recorded two outs in relief in RU debut at No. 9 Miami (2/14).

2014 (Junior): Transferred to Rutgers ... one of 16 on the baseball team to earn American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team status ... did not see game action due to NCAA transfer regulations.

2013 (Sophomore at Pittsburgh): Saw action in two games out of the bullpen ... named University of Pittsburgh Scholar-Athlete and to Big East All-Academic Team ... went two scoreless innings with a strikeout against Niagara (3/15) ... registered a strikeout in 0.1 inning against Youngstown State (3/10).

2012 (Freshman at Pittsburgh): Finished rookie campaign 4.05 ERA, pitching in eight relief appearances and one game as a starter ... struck out nine batters and allowed no extra-base hits in 16.2 innings of work ... earned his first career save against Akron on April 10.

Prior to College: A four-year starter and letterwinner at Burrell ... named the Athlete of the Year at Burrell High School as a senior in 2011 ... also named ESPN Rise Magazine All-State and PA Nine All-State as a senior ... earned Pittsburgh Post Gazette First Team as a senior and junior ... made the Valley News Dispatch First Team three years ... named to the All-WPIAL Team in both his junior and senior seasons ... guided Burrell to a PIAA runner-up finish in 2008, as well as a WPIAL runner-up finish in 2010 ... helped Burrell win two section championships ... played travel baseball on the Orioles Scout Team and the Mid-Atlantic Canes ... also an all-conference wide receiver in football and a two-year letterwinner in basketball ... won the Judge Driscoll Student-Athlete Award ... participated in the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy ... a high honor student.

Personal: Son of Cheryl and Stephen Yakopec Jr. ... father played soccer at Harvard ... has an older brother, Stephen III, who played football at James Madison ... a communication major.