23  Frankie Vanderka Class: Sophomore Hometown: Levittown, N.Y. High School: MacArthur Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Position: RHP Birthdate: 01/30/1992 B/T: R/R

2012: Threw 5.0 innings in season-opening (2/24-2/26) round robin at Nicholls State ... allowed only two hits and had five strikeouts ... pitched 3.0 scoreless innings to earn victory against Alabama State in season-opener (2/24) ... tossed 2.0 perfect innings to pick up the save against Nicholls State (2/27) ... allowed 2 hits in 6.0 scoreless innings of relief against Kansas (3/9) ... allowed just one run and one hit in complete-game effort at Yale (3/17) ... pitched 6.0 innings at Holy Cross (3/25) ... allowed three runs on four hits ... did not walk a batter ... tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief to earn save in second game against Binghamton (4/6) ... pitched final 1.2 innings to earn save against Hartford (4/20) ... struck out season-high four batters in 4.0 innings against CCSU (4/24) ... pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief at UMBC (4/29).

2011: Made 10 appearances including seven starts ... went 2-2 with 4.38 ERA ... struck out 34 batters in 39.0 innings ... held opponents to a .245 batting average ... pitched a scoreless inning against Florida Atlantic (2/27) in first career appearance ... allowed a run in 1.1 innings against No. 17 North Carolina (3/5) ... tossed 6.0 shutout innings to earn win against Michigan (3/13) in first career career start ... threw no-hitter against NJIT on March 18 ... first no-hitter in program history ... struck out season-high 13 batters, walked two ... named America East Pitcher of the Week on March 21 ... also named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Magazine ... named the National Pitcher of the Week by the NCBWA ... allowed two runs in 6.1 innings against New York Tech (4/3) ... allowed one run in 4.1 innings against Rhode Island (4/20).

High School: A three year letterwinner for head coach Steve Costello at MacArthur High School in Levittown, N.Y. ... the right-handeder pitcher was an all-county and all-state selection as junior ... named the conference MVP ... an all-league pick as a sophomore ... three year member of the MacArthur honor roll ... earned the Teacher's Choice and Class Leadership Award ... named to the National Society of High School Scholars.

Personal: Frankie Vanderka ... born Jan. 30, 1992 ... son of Frank & Lauri ... has one sister (Ali) ... father, Frank, played with the Columbus Clippers, the AAA team of the New York Yankees.