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Van Dam, Shane
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Jersey Number 31
Shane Van Dam
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cranford, N.J.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School (Last School):
- Cranford
Bio
2025 - Junior Season
2024 - Sophomore Season
2023 – Freshman (SUNY Cortland)
- Appeared in three games, recording his first career start against UNCW (5/6)
- Tossed three scoreless innings against Stanford (5/17)
- Held opposing batters to a .233 batting average
- Finished the season with a 4.50 ERA
2024 - Sophomore Season
- Made 16 pitching appearances out of the bullpen during his first season with the Wolfpack
- Sported a 4-0 record with a 4.58 ERA over 37.1 innings pitched before suffering a season-ending injury during the Florida State series
- Ranked tied for third on the team with four pitching victories
- Limited opposing batters to a .216 batting average against him
- Struck out 38 batters in 37.1 innings pitched
- Tossed four scoreless innings with five strikeouts in his NC State debut, earning the save in the Wolfpack’s season-opening win over VCU on Feb. 16
- Fired a career-high eight strikeouts over 4.2 innings pitched to earn the win at No. 2 Clemson on April 12
- Earned his first collegiate victory with 3.2 innings of relief at Hawaii on Feb. 25
- Delivered a career-high five innings pitched with five scoreless frames at Louisville on April 6
- Recorded multiple strikeouts in nine outings, including five occasions with three or more
- Tied for a team-high three pitching victories in ACC play, posting a 3-0 record with a 3.92 ERA in eight league appearances
- Tossed 21 strikeouts and limited opposing batters to a .215 batting average against him in 20.2 ACC frames
2023 – Freshman (SUNY Cortland)
- Finished his freshman season with 15 total appearances, including three starts
- Sported a 2-1 record with a 3.07 ERA
- Struck out 43 batters and allowed just 13 walks over 29.1 innings pitched
- Limited opposing batters to a .162 batting average and allowed only six extra-base hits
- Tied for a team-high three saves
- Tossed a career-high 11 strikeouts over a career-high five scoreless innings to earn a win at Plattsburgh (April 28)
- Picked up his first-career save with 2.1 scoreless innings against New Paltz (April 1), striking out two batters without allowing a walk
- Graduated from Cranford High School in 2022
- Competed as a two-year starter in high school
- Earned first-team all-conference and Third-Team All-State Group 3 honors
- Won conference, county and state titles as a member of the Cranford High School baseball team
- Also played football at Cortland and was a three-year member of his high school football team
- His mother (Lisa) played softball at Wesley College, his brother (Jake) plays baseball at Hope College and his great-grandfather (Charles Bouska) played basketball and baseball at Alabama