Jack Pawloski

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Position:
LHP
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lexington, Mass.
High School:
Lexington

Career Program Records: Appearances - 7th (55 total - 2018-23); Saves - T-10th (7 total - 2018-23)

2023 – Graduate Student: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List honoree … Started in five of 14 appearances on the mound … Posted a 1-3 record and an ERA of 7.47 … Dealt 19 strikeouts across 31.1 innings … Earned the win after striking out two and allowing only two hits in 3.2 innings at Penn (3/17) to combine for the 1-0 shutout … Matched a career-best four strikeouts at Saint Louis (3/31), giving up three runs on five hits and walking one … Went a career-high 4.2 innings with four hits, three runs, including two earned, one walk and two strikeouts at Saint Joseph’s (4/21).

2022 – Junior: Appeared in 16 games including one start for the Minutemen … Had a team leading ERA of 3.72 … Struck out 23 batters through 19.1 innings on the mound … Tallied a team and career best four saves … Earned his first save of the season against Navy (3/15) with career-high tying four strikeouts and only giving up one hit through 2.1 innings … Struck out two without giving up a run or a hit in 2.1 innings to get his solo win of the season against Towson (3/27) … Picked up his second save of the season by striking out three and giving up one earned run on two hits against St. Joseph’s (4/2).

2021– Sophomore: Saw action in nine games, all out of the bullpen, pitching a total of 13.2 innings … Earned a team-leading three saves on the season and has a 0-3 decision … Totaled 12 strikeouts on the year … Allowed one hit and struck out a season-high three in 2.0 innings of work at Merrimack (3/12) … Walked three and struck out one in three innings pitched in the win at Towson (3/21).

2020 – Sophomore: Made three appearances out of the bullpen before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Made his season debut in the Delaware State series finale (2/23) ... Allowed a double but proceeded to strike out the side at Navy (3/1) in one inning of work ... Carried that momentum into a 2.1-inning effort at No. 4 Georgia (3/8) in which Pawloski allowed only one hit and one walk, fanning three ... Finished with an 0-1 record and 6.75 ERA.

2019 – Freshman: Appeared in 13 games out of the bullpen, compiling 20 innings pitched on the season ... Finished with 20 strikeouts ... ERA was 6.30 ... Made his collegiate debut with 0.2 innings of work with two strikeouts in a game at UT Rio Grande Valley (3/8) ... Worked 2.2 scoreless innings of relief at Holy Cross (3/19), fanning four and allowing one hit ... Contributed two no-hit innings of relief at Dayton (4/29), striking out one and walking two ... Allowed one earned run in 3.2 innings at Hartford (4/30), striking out two, walking two and scattering two hits ... Dealt two scoreless frames in the win vs. Fairfield (5/14).

Before UMass: Attended Lexington High School in Lexington Massachusetts ... Played under Zack Friedman ... Two-time baseball and hockey team captain and captain of the golf team his senior year… Selected twice to the Middlesex League All-Star team.

Pawloski on UMass: "I chose UMass because it was a great fit for me academically and athletically. I also knew that I would be able to grow immensely under the guidance of the baseball coaching staff."

Personal: Son of Jerry and Jennifer Pawloski ... Has one sibling, Alexandra ... Was born in Boston ... Outside of baseball, enjoys playing hockey and golf ... Intends to major in business.