2020 Baseball Roster

Paul Vernon
Sara Blake
Mark Beckenbach

29 Chris Punka

  • Class Senior
  • Position Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 230
  • Letters 3
  • Hometown Tallmadge, Ohio
  • Bats-Throws R-R
  • High School Cuyahoga Valley Christian
  • Major(s) Health and human kinetics

Biography

2020:  Pitcher...made 3 appearances, including 2 starts.
  • Tied for North Coast Athletic Conference lead in wins (2).
  • Worked first 5.0 innings, scattering 6 hits and striking out 6 while walking one, to record win in nightcap vs. Capital March 5.
  • Pitched first 6.0 innings, allowing 8 hits and fanning 5 while walking none, to collect win vs. La Roche March 10.
2019:  Won third letter as pitcher...made 13 appearances, including 10 starts.
  • Ranked 10th in North Coast Athletic Conference in strikeouts (44)...ranked 12th in innings pitched (56.0)...tied for 16th in wins (3)...ranked 20th in earned run average (5.46).
  • Worked hitless eighth inning as part of combined 1-hitter at Defiance April 17...was Bishops’ first 1-hitter since April 2, 2010.
  • Pitched first 7.0 innings, striking out 6 and walking none, to record win in nightcap vs. eighth-ranked Denison April 20.
  • Worked first 6.0 innings to notch win in nightcap vs. DePauw April 27.
  • Scattered 6 hits over first 6.0 innings to record win in opener at Wittenberg May 5.
2018:  Won second letter as pitcher...made 11 appearances, including 5 starts.
  • Picked up win with 3.1 innings of relief work in nightcap at 18th-ranked Case Reserve March 24.
  • Blanked sixth-ranked Wooster on 2 hits through first 5.0 innings in opener of twinbill April 8.
  • Combined on 7-hit shutout in nightcap at Denison April 21...allowed 5 hits over the first 6.2 innings, striking out 3 and walking 2.
  • Worked final 4.0 innings to record save in opener vs. Wittenberg May 6.
2017:  Won first letter as pitcher...made 13 appearances, including 6 starts.
  • Struck out season-high 3 batters in 2.2 innings of relief vs. North Central March 16.
  • Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief in nightcap vs. Penn State-Behrend March 25.
  • Worked first 5.1 innings to record first collegiate win in nightcap at Wittenberg April 2...struck out 3 and walked 1.
  • Scattered 5 hits in complete-game win in nightcap vs. Wabash April 9...fanned 2 and walked none.
  • Turned in 4.0 innings of scoreless relief in NCAC crossover at fifth-ranked Wooster May 7...scattered 3 hits.
High School:  Lettered thrice in baseball.

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2017Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'2" 220 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2018Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'2" 230 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2019Junior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 215 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Senior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 230 lbs
    29