Steubenville, Ohio - The Franciscan Baseball Team completed their 6th NCAA Division III season this spring and second in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). They finished tied for seventh in the conference, as they picked up their most regular season wins with 17 this season. The Barons lost a handful of talented players to graduation, but hopefully they will add and develop more talent to make a push back top the PAC Tournament in 2023 

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• Brendan Burke and Jacob Watson were named Honorable Mention in the 2021 season, and they were able to improve on that this season by being named First and Second Team All-PAC this year. They became the first two players in school history to be two time All-Conference players.
• In Individual Game Records, Brendan Burke set new best marks with three home runs and eight RBIs at St. Vincent this season. Patrick Wallace set a new record with three doubles in one game at Waynesburg. Jacob Watson set a new best mark of nine strikeouts in a game twice this season.
• Individual Season Records
  • Brendan Burke sits a top the ranking in RBIs (46), total bases (86), and home runs (5).
  • Aidan Hickey's patience at the plate helped him set a new record with 24 walks in a season.
  • Michael Maynard shattered the record for most times hit by a pitch at 15.
  • Jacob Watson rewrote the pitching records by setting new best marks with 72.1 innings pitched, 54 strikeouts and five wins.
  • Samuel Tyler had 16 pitching appearances to set a new record.
  • Freshman Ryan Scavnicky broke two fielding records with 102 assists and turned 24 double plays.
• Individual Career Records
  • Patrick Wallace became the first player in school history to reach 100 hits. Brendan Burke sits second all-time with 92 hits, as he hopes to pass Wallace next season.
  • Burke now is the program leader in RBIs, doubles, home runs and total bases.
  • Jacob Watson holds the best ERA in school history at 4.35. He is also one strikeout away from becoming the programs' first 100 strikeout pitcher.
  • Watson did eclipse 10 career wins this season while teammate Ryan Neely is tied for second all-time with Daniel Brink at 7 wins.
  • Neely and Wallace are tied for the most saves all-time with two each.
  • In the fielding category, Dylan Robb now caught the most stealing with 11.
• In Team Season records, you will see that the 2022 Barons had the most home runs, runs scored, stolen bases, and walks drawn in school history. 
• In Series Record Versus All Opponents, you will see that Franciscan is undefeated against Waynesburg, but they are still looking for the first wins against Grove City and Washington & Jefferson. They have never played Allegheny in school history, who will be joining the PAC for the 2023 season. 

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