Amherst College Athletics

• "I made VWC my top choice because of the baseball coach and the close knit community feel on campus."
• Only considered Virginia Wesleyan in his search for college

VWC Season Highlights

2012

• First intercollegiate victory: 8-4 at Methodist University; pitched 4.0 innings, allowed eight hits, one walk and struck out one batter

2013

• Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in a 5-3 loss to Neumann University
• Posted seven strikeouts in a 5-3 victory over Emory & Henry College and in a 2-1 win over Roanoke College

2014

• Opened the season with back-to-back season-high strikeout efforts, recording nine in an 8-3 loss to Cortland State University and nine again in a 4-0 win over Rutgers University-Newark
• Recorded eight strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to Shenandoah University
• Recorded a save in an 8-4 win at Emory & Henry College

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Dean's List honoree Fall 2011
• Three-time Dean's List honoree
• Posted a 4.00 GPA Winter '14

Prep Accolades

• Led team to a 20-7 record as a senior
• 5.36 ERA as a senior
• Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honorable mention honoree

Personal

• Son of Patricia and David Stoskus
• Has one sibling, Kate
• A fan of the Boston Red Sox, baseball player Dustin Pedroia, and actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis
• Enjoys country music and hip-hop, and vacations to the Bahamas
• Favorites include the books "Runaway Jury" and "Tuesdays with Morries," the movie "The Other Guys," and the TV series "White Collar"
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "relentless in my efforts to achieve a personal goal."
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "playing a rival at their home field."
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my mental toughness."
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to help get VWC multiple championships."
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Ferruccio Lamborghini because he did not settle for what everyone told him and he followed his heart and started a company that will go down in history as having some of the fastest and most beautiful cars ever."
• If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "American Ninja Warrior, because I want to be able to conquer a challenge ridden by so much defeat."
• It's the year 2025 and: "I am an MLB player making my way to the MLB Hall of Fame."
• If I could possess one superpower it would be: "flying, so that I would never have to worry about traffic."
• People might be surprised to know: "I know what I want to do with my life and where I want to go, even though I do not know who I am."
• The most important advice I've received is: "if you believe in something 100% without any ounce of doubt, you can do it." --Coach Haas