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As a Sophomore (2003)
Went 6-3 for the second consecutive season and posted a 4.32 ERA • Tossed 81.1 innings to rank second on the Tar Heel staff • Finished the season third on the team with 59 strikeouts and 14 starts • Opened the season 2-0 after allowing just one run in six innings to both Seton Hall (Feb. 23) and LeMoyne (March 4) • Won three straight starts (High Point, Maryland, Duke) from April 8-20 • Blanked Maryland on six hits for 8.2 innings to improve to 5-2 on April 13 • Picked up his fourth win of the season earlier that same week with five innings of three-hit work against High Point (April 8) • Limited Duke to just four hits over six innings on April 20 • Went six innings against Mississippi State on June 1 to help the Tar Heels win the NCAA Starkville Regional. Summer 2003: Pitched for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League for the second consecutive summer • Named the No. 17 Major League Baseball prospect in the Cape Cod League by Baseball America • Completed the season with a 2-0 record an a 1.76 ERA • Also named No. 2 MLB prospect in the Cape's all-star game by TeamOneBaseball.com.
As a Freshman (2002)
Finished a strong freshman season with a 6-3 record and 4.46 ERA • Ranked second on the team with 82.2 innings pitched • Made 16 starts, mostly as the team's regular Saturday starter • Held opponents to a .247 batting average • Started the final game of the season-opening Seton Hall series and scattered just two hits over five innings while striking out seven in a no-decision • Gave up no earned runs over six innings to earn his first career victory against Connecticut on Feb. 24 in Savannah, Ga. • Won consecutive Saturday starts versus ACC rivals Florida State, Virginia and Wake Forest from March 23 to April 6 • Picked up the win over FSU on March 23 by throwing seven three-hit innings and giving up just one earned run • Came back exactly one week later with his second dominant performance in a row with a complete game shutout at Virginia in which he struck out a season-high 13 Cavaliers • Became the first UNC freshman to throw a complete-game shutout since 1984 • Was named ACC Player of the Week for his performance against Virginia • Gave up four runs in six innings against Wake Forest on April 6 but still collected his third consecutive victory • Pitched seven strong innings and struck out six batters in a mid-week win over Virginia Commonwealth on April 23 • Made his first career appearance out of the bullpen on May 1 versus Appalachian State and struck out two of the three batters he faced • Scattered ten hits over five innings in a 19-10 victory at Duke on May 12. Summer 2002: Was 4-1 with a 3.61 ERA in seven starts with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League.
Suffern High School
Drafted in the 24th round by the Seattle Mariners •Was a varsity letterwinner in baseball, football and basketball • A four-year all-league pick and three-time all-county and all-section selection in baseball • Named baseball team's MVP as a junior and senior and was the all-section and all-county player of the year as a senior • Played one year of football and earned all-league honors • A three-time all-league, all-county and team MVP in basketball • Rated the No. 1 high school player in New York by Baseball America as a senior.
Personal
Majoring in communications • Garry Joseph Bakker is the son of Marge and Garry Bakker • Born in Suffern, N.Y. • Favorite movie is Boondock Saints •Fan of the New York Yankees.
