Aaron Sandefur

Position:
RHP
Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 190
Hometown:
Bellevue, Wash.
Prev School:
Bellevue College

2016: Was a staple in Pitt’s weekend rotation, making 13 starts on the bump in his senior season … was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on March 26 following a complete game shutout against Boston College … tossed 74.0 total innings, amassing a 3-5 record with a 4.01 ERA … opened the year against Ohio State on Feb. 20 at the Historic Dodgertown Classic … went 5.0 innings without allowing an earned run, surrendering just one hit and two walks while striking out five in the no decision … returned to the hill on Feb. 27 against Grambling State … earned his first win of the season with a 5.0 inning performance, surrendering one run off of six hits and four walks, striking out seven … made his ACC debut at North Carolina on March 12, falling to 1-1 … tossed 7.0 innings, allowing four runs off of nine hits and two walks, striking out four … set a Charles L. Cost Field record for strikeouts thrown by a Pitt pitcher on March 25 against Boston College … retired 12 batters via strikeout as he pitched a complete game … went the distance without allowing a run, surrendering just five hits and no walks as Pitt took the win … captured his third win of the season on April 23 against Miami (OH) in the second game of a doubleheader … went 6.0 innings, allowing two runs off of three hits and two walks, striking out six … concluded the season at nationally-ranked Miami (FL) on May 15 … was awarded the loss after a 4.1 inning outing … allowed three runs off of four hits and four walks, striking out four.

2015: Made his season debut in a win against Saint Louis, pitching 2.0 innings of relief and striking out three while giving up one hit and no runs ... Made his first career start at Wofford, pitching six innings and striking out seven while allowing four runs on nine hits ... Earned his first Pitt win by pitching 6.0 shutout innings against VCU in game two, where he took a no-hitter into the fourth inning and struck out six batters while giving up only three hits ... Threw a career-long 6.1 innings and gave up only two runs on three hits while striking out three in game two against No. 1 Virginia ... In 5.1 innings against No. 11 North Carolina in game two, allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits ... Matched his second-longest outing with 6.0 innings in game two at Duke, striking out a career-high eight while allowing only two runs ... It was the fourth straight start he's allowed two runs or less ... Suffered the loss in 5.2 innings with five strikeouts in game two at NC State ... Struck out three and gave up only three earned runs in 5.0 innings in game two against Notre Dame ... Took the loss against Wake Forest in only 2.1 innings of work ... At No. 13 Florida State in game two, struck out four batters and allowed four runs on four hits in 6.0 innings ... In the opener with Fairfield, struck out a career-high eight batters and allowed three runs on five hits in 6.0 innings for a no decision ... Suffered the loss in 3.0 innings against No. 16 Miami ... Started and earned a win in the first game of the Virginia Tech series on 5.1 innings pitched and gave up zero runs.

Bellingham Bells: Played for the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League during the Summer of 2013 and 2014n... Finished with a 2.16 ERA, which ranked second, a 5-3 record and 55 strikeouts, which was good for fourth in the league ... Was named the WCL Player of the Week for July 21-27, 2014 after taking a perfect game into the ninth inning ... Helped Bellingham to their first WCL Championship while being selected to the WCL All Star team and Second Team All-WCL ... In 2013, tied the team lead in strikeouts with 43 in 35 innings.

2014 (at Bellevue College): Named to the NWAACC Sophomore Showcase ... NWAACC All-Academic Team ... Went 6-3 as a starter with 47 strikeouts in 47 innings with a 1.56 ERA along with a .185 opponents batting average.

2013 (at Bellevue College): Went 4-1 as a freshman with a 5.13 ERA while striking out 47 batters.

High School: Spent two years playing at Newport High School ... Posted a 2.26 ERA in 40.1 innings with 45 strikeouts and a .221 opponents batting average as a senior and was a Perfect Game West Region Honorable Mention ... In 25.0 innings as a junior, had a 1.12 ERA with 44 strikeouts and a .167 opponents batting average and was a Underclass Honorable Mention by Perfect Game ... Played for Lakeside Recovery Senior Legion, winning the state championship, Northwest Regional championship and finished third in the American Legion World Series during Summer 2012.

Personal: Born October, 1993 ... Son of Robert and Liana Sandefur ... Has two siblings.

Statistics
	*ERA*	*W-L*	*App*	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	*R/ER*	BB	SO
2015	4.57	2-6	13	12	0	0	65.0	66	37/33	22	57
2016	4.01	3-5	13	13	1	0	74.0	72	46/33	27	57
Career	4.27	5-11	26	25	1	0	139	138	83/66	49	114