Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (May 4, 2021)
Career Highs
IP: 7.1, at Michigan (4/25/21)
SO: 9, two times
Why Rutgers? "I've always heard good things about Rutgers, and have had friends on past teams. I am also familiar with coach Owens and the staff, and have competed against them for most of my career while they were at Bryant. I know they are great coaches and they know how to win ball games."
Career: Appeared in 66 games with 45 starts ... logged 275.1 innings with 226 strikeouts and 16 wins.
2021 (Graduate): Pitched in 11 games with 10 starts ... totaled 43 strikeouts in 53.1 innings ... earned four wins ... had three starts of at least seven innings and seven allowing three or fewer earned runs ... held opponents to a .249 batting average against overall and .185 with two outs ... induced a team-high seven double plays ... recorded a 1.39 WHIP ... earned win in relief against Michigan State (5/22) with 3.1 innings on the mound ... collected
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (5/4) ... worked seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts and only two hits allowed in helping to complete the sweep at No. 19 Nebraska (5/2) ... beat No. 17 Michigan (4/25) in the rubber game by pitching 7.1 innings with eight strikeouts, two runs and two hits allowed, retiring 13 batters in a row during one stretch and carrying a no-hitter into the seventh ... did not allow an earned run with four strikeouts in six innings against Iowa (4/17) ... recorded five strikeouts versus Penn State (4/4) to reach 200 in career ... beat Purdue (3/28) with only two runs allowed in seven innings (3/28) ... allowed only three hits and struck out five over 5.1 innings against Ohio State (3/22) ... logged 3.2 innings in start at Maryland (3/13) ... struck out four over 3.2 innings in Rutgers debut versus Indiana (3/6).
2020 (Redshirt Senior at Sacred Heart): Pitched in one game … worked an inning versus Purdue Fort Wayne (3/8).
2019 (Senior at Sacred Heart): Pitched in five games with four starts on the mound … granted a medical redshirt … struck out 18 batters over 14.2 innings … fanned seven in 3.2 innings versus St. Louis (3/2).
2018 (Junior at Sacred Heart): Pitched in 14 games with 13 starts … had nine starts of at least six innings … finished fourth in the NEC with 77 strikeouts … logged 79 innings … racked up a career-high nine strikeouts at Fairleigh Dickinson (5/5) and at Kennesaw State (3/10).
2017 (Sophomore at Sacred Heart): Started 14 games on the mound … worked 81.1 innings with 58 strikeouts, both top-five in the NEC … pitched seven innings with one earned run allowed to beat Bryant (5/26) in the NEC Tournament.
2016 (Freshman at Sacred Heart): Made 16 appearances as a rookie … totaled a 3.91 ERA over 46 innings … fanned 29 batters … earned save against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/1).
Prior to College: A three-year varsity letterwinner at Miami Palmetto Senior High School … named All-District and Third Team All-Miami Dade senior season in 2015 … also earned team's Pitcher of the Year … scattered just 43 hits in 60 innings … struck out 61 batters en route to a 1.40 ERA … played travel baseball for the Florida Legends.
Personal: Son of Fanny and Richard Teller … has an older sister, Lauren … enrolled in graduate program in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.
