2012 Baseball Roster
Gary Gillheeney
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Johnston, R.I.
- High School:
- Bishop Hendricken HS
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 232
As a redshirt-junior (2011)
• Saw his first college action, working one-third of an inning April 13 vs. UNC Wilmington, allowing one hit and striking out one
As a redshirt-junior (2010)
• Sat out the season due to injuries
As a redshirt-freshman (2009)
• Sat out the season due to injuries
As a freshman (2008)
• Redshirted
High school
• Honorable-mention high school All-American by TPX and Collegiate Baseball magazine after posting a 9-3 record, a 0.98 ERA and two saves as a senior in 2007 for head coach Ed Holloway at Bishop Hendricken High School
• Made 12 starts in 14 appearances and allowed 39 hits in 64 innings while walking 18 and striking out 95
• Made second-team all-state for the second year in a row
• Went 8-1 with a 0.75 ERA as a junior in 2006
• Pitched 52 innings, allowed 35 hits, walked 17 and struck out 59
MLB Draft
• Taken in the 29th round in the 2007 MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves
Personal
• Born June 11, 1989
• The son of Gary and JoAnn Gillheeney
• Played at the same school that produced Boston Red Sox outfielder Rocco Baldelli
• Is the younger brother of former Wolfpack lefthander Jimmy Gillheeney
• Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism management