- "VWC was my No. 1 choice because when I came for a visit Coach Wissinger (Andy) made me and my parents feel right at home. I also liked the beautiful campus"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over the College of Mount St. Vincent, Hood College, the State University of New York at Fredonia, and Mount St. Mary
Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 3.2 – (Mary Washington – 3/23/15)
Strikeouts: 2 – (at Marymount (Va.) – 4/21/15)
Sophomore (2015): Made seven appearance with two starts as a sophomore… Threw a season-best 3 2/3 innings against Mary Washington on March 23… Did not allow an earned run in four of his five relief appearances… Made his first career start against Apprentice School on March 31.
First-Year (2014) (Briarcliffe College): Studied at and competed in baseball for one year at Briarcliffe College where his team compiled a 20-19 record… Helped guide Briarcliffe to the USCAA World Series in 2014.
Academic Accomplishments: Posted a 4.00 GPA Winter '15
Before VWC: Competed in baseball and wrestling in high school… Helped his baseball team to a 41-9 combined record as a junior and senior… Helped guide McArthur to the Nassau County Class AA Conference runner-up finish in 2013… Sportsmanship Award recipient in wrestling as a sophomore… Nassau County dual meet runner-up in wrestling in 2011… Honor Roll student.
Personal: Son of Jen and Kevin Barrett… Mom attended St. John's University, dad attended Empire State College… Has one brother, Dan, a student-athlete at Farmingdale State University.
Get to Know Patrick
- Enjoys listening to country music, dining on pizza, and vacationing in Vero Beach, Florida
- Favorites include the book "Holes", the movies "Sandlot," "Field of Dreams," and "The Rookie," and the TV show Quick Pitch
- A fan of the LA Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw, all major league baseball teams, football's New York Giants, and actor Kevin Cosner
- My career goal after graduation from VWC is: "to get drafted by a MLB (major league baseball) team or play independent baseball somewhere"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "dedicated, self-motivated, athletic, active, smart"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "to see your hard work off the field pay off on the field and the competitiveness of the day-to-da grind"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my pitching mechanics"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to win the ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) and hopefully go to the DIII College World Series in Appleton, Wisconsin"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Abner Doubleday"
- People might be surprised to know: "I didn't start pitching until my sophomore year of high school and I'm an avid fan of Little League baseball"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm in Florida for another year of professional baseball and coaching my son's travel team"
- The most important advice I've received is: "don't worry what anyone says about you, never give up, never quit, always work hard" -- Dad
