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37 Joe Mazza

  • Class Senior
  • Position LHP
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 215
  • B/T R/L
  • Hometown Manalapan, N.J.
  • High School Manalapan
  • Major Information Technology and Informatics

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
As Reliever
Innings 4.0, at Grand Canyon (2/21/25)
Strikeouts 7, at Coastal Carolina (2/28/25)
Batters Faced 18, at Grand Canyon (2/21/25)
  • 2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because I wanted to play for my home state and get the opportunity to get a great education while playing Division I baseball for a great program in the Big Ten Conference."
2025 (Senior)
ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA
3.86 1 2 7 0 0 0 1 21.0 19 12 9 10 25 3 0 0 91 .241 2 2 0 0 0
  • Missed final 30 games due to injury
  • Threw 2.1 scoreless innings against Washington (3/29)
  • Earned the save against Cal Baptist, throwing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts (3/15)
  • Pitched three scoreless in win over Iowa, giving up just one hit and striking out four (3/7)
  • Struck out a career-high seven batters in three innings of relief at Coastal Carolina (2/28)
  • Threw four innings of relief at Grand Canyon, did not allow an earned run and struck out four (2/21)
2024 (Junior)
Threw 2.2 scoreless innings of relief at Penn State, striking out four and walking none on one hit (5/10) ... pitched three scoreless in win over Maryland, allowing just one hit while striking out one with no walks (5/4) ... threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout against Princeton (5/1) ... Struck out three with no walks across two innings at Indiana (4/27) ... combined for 2.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts at Michigan State (3/30-31) ... tossed a scoreless eighth inning in win at St. Joe's (2/27) ... Threw 1.2 scoreless innings in Saturday win at Old Dominion, picking up a strikeout (2/24).
2023 (Sophomore)
Named Academic All-Big Ten ... second on the team with 24 appearances – all out of the bullpen ... struck out a batter in 0.1 innings in Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State (5/25) ... threw 2.0 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts against Penn State (5/5) ... tossed a career-high 3.1 innings at Purdue, giving up no runs on just one hit and three walks, while striking out three (4/29) ... pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in win at St. John's, striking out a pair (4/25) ... threw a scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout at Northwestern (4/23) ... struck out a pair in a scoreless inning of work in win over Marist (4/12) ...tossed a scoreless inning in win over Hofstra (4/4) ... threw 1.1 scoreless with a strikeout in win over NJIT (3/29) ... pitched 2.1 innings of relief at UConn, giving up one run on three hits and a walk, striking out two (3/24) ... tossed a 1-2-3 inning of relief against Rider (3/20) ... struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings at Kennesaw State (3/15) ... struck out three in 1.1. scoreless in Friday night win at Georgia Souther (3/10) ... threw 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in series at UNC Greensboro (3/4-5) ... went 1.1 scoreless with a strikeout in win over St. Joe's (3/1) ... tossed a 1-2-3 inning of relief with a strikeout against Boston College (2/26).
2022 (Freshman)
Threw a scoreless inning of relief in series finale against Maryland (5/9) ... logged 0.1 scoreless in series finale at Ohio State (5/1) ... closed out game against Iowa with 1.2 perfect frames, striking out a pair (4/23) ... struck out one batter in 0.2 scoreless innings against Princeton (4/20) ... pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to close out sweep of Nebraska (4/10) ... finished off sweep of Minnesota with scoreless ninth inning in series finale, getting a looking strikeout for final out of game (4/2) ... closed out win over Saint Peter's with 2.0 scoreless innings and two strikeouts (3/30) ... threw 0.2 scoreless innings against Penn State (3/25) ... tossed 0.2 innings in series finale at Hawaii, striking out one and allowed no earned runs (3/13) ... recorded two outs with a strikeout in collegiate debut versus Wagner (3/8).
Prior to Rutgers
Ranked No. 38 overall prospect in New Jersey and No. 7 left-handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report ... played four years of varsity baseball at Manalapan … helped Braves to the 2019 Group IV sectional championships … played in the New Jersey North-South All-Star Game … played travel baseball since age eight for several teams, including EvoShield Canes North Atlantic, Manalapan Braves, HC Ducks and Langan … also played varsity ice hockey at Manalapan for three years, served as a captain and MVP with 56 points and 30 goals … earned a spot on the Honor Roll as an AP student.
Personal
Son of Aileen and Paul Mazza … has two older brothers, Paul and Matt … Matt played football at Villanova and Wagner.

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Freshman

    LHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2023Sophomore

    LHP
    6'3" 205 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2024Junior

    LHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2025Senior

    LHP
    6'3" 215 lbs
    37
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