- "VWC was my No. 1 choice because of baseball and the business program"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Old Dominion University and Radford University
Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 2.0 – (at Apprentice School – 4/10/15)
Strikeouts: 1 – (at Apprentice School – 4/10/15)
First-Year (2015): Saw action in three games as a first-year, all on the mound… Started his career with a single inning of scoreless relief against Marymount (Va.) and Mary Washington… Struck out his first batter on April 10 at Apprentice School.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed in baseball and football for Grassfield… Also competed for the Tidewater Drillers, where he was the recipient of the Dwaine L. Sinnen Award, which is presented to the best teammate, hardest working and most dedicated player on the team.
Personal: Son of Carmon and Glen Pizzanello… Dad is a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan, where he played baseball… Has one sister, Rachel.
Get to Know Glen
- Enjoys all types of music, eating Italian food, and spending vacation time in Puerto Rico
- A fan of the Boston Red Sox
- My goal after graduation from VWC is: "to become an accountant"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "very hard working, determined and humble"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "the hard work and self-discipline it requires and being part of a team"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my pitching"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become one of the top starting or relieving pitchers"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Jackie Robinson, because it would be interesting to see how someone so great at the game was able to continue to compete and perform while under so much pressure and hate"
- People might be surprised to know: "I was homeschooled up to seventh grade"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm still living in Virginia and hopefully moving my way up in business at a successful accounting firm"
- The most important advice I've received is: "my parents and coaches both have collectively helped shape my life by advising me to always stay humble and to give each day my best"
