- “I made Virginia Wesleyan my first choice because of the small, close-knit environment and the coaching staff. The warm weather is a plus!”
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Rutgers-Camden, the College of St. Rose, and Bloomsburg University
Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 6.0 - (vs. Bridgewater - 4/29/16)
Strikeouts: 5 - (Ithaca - 2/28/16)
First-Year (2016): Appeared in 12 games, making a team-best nine starts on the mound for the Marlins… Tied for second on the team with three wins and 26 strikeouts on the season… Also led the team with a 3.15 ERA... Allowed just two earned runs in his first three ODAC starts (Washington and Lee, Guilford, Lynchburg), covering a span of 15.1 innings.
Before VWC: Three-year varsity letter winner at Gloucester Catholic… Earned the Greg Burke Award as a senior, given to the hardest working senior on the team… Honor Roll… Presidents’ List as a senior… Recognized as Student of the Month as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Joe Sr. and Toni Bobiak… Has a brother, Jason.
Get to Know Joe
- Enjoys playing golf and hanging out with friends and going to the beach
- Fan of Derek Jeter, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, and all Philadelphia sports teams
- Favorites include the movie “Stand by Me”
- Self-description in 10 words or less: “dedicated, hardworking, determined”
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “being able to be with your teammates every day and accomplishing goals you never thought you could”
- If you could spend one day with a famous person from any period, who would it be and why?: “Coach K, because I’m a diehard Duke fan my entire life”
- People might be surprised to know this about me…: “I’ve won the American Legion World Series and have made it there two years in a row”
- It’s the year 2030 and I am doing this…: “living with my family and vacationing around the world”
