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17 Thomas Babalis

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Branchburg, N.J.
  • Highschool Somerville

Biography

As a Senior (2023)
  • No. 1 starter who made 15 appearances with 14 starts
  • Held down 5.02 ERA with four wins
  • Struck out team-high 79 in 76.2 innings
  • Ranked third in America East in strikeouts
  • Lone relief appearance was a tournament gem against NJIT
  • Worked 6.0 two-hit, scoreless frames in elimination game win
  • Struck out eight
  • Named to America East All-Championship Team
  • Also fanned eight in 7.0 1-run innings against Maine
  • Began season with back-to-back outings against NCAA teams Clemson and Wake Forest
  • Became only Bearcat pitcher to make four consecutive opening-day starts during career
  • Closed career with 286 strikeouts (second all-time) in 289.1 IP (second all-time)
  • Made 51 career starts, tied for most in program history 

As a Junior (2022)
  • No. 1 starter who made 16 starts - tied for most on team
  • Posted 4.98 ERA in regular season with four wins
  • Second team America East all-conference selection
  • Struck out 86 in team-high 85.0 innings - third-highest strikeout total in school history
  • Fanned nine twice, including nine during postseason win over NJIT (6.0 IP)
  • One-hit UMass Lowell over 7.0 innings in win on March 25
  • Pitched six shutout innings against UMBC on April 29
  • Struck out seven or more batters six times

As a Sophomore (2021)
  • Started 10 games as team's No. 1 pitcher
  • Named first team all-conference
  • Won four games and held down the third-best earned run average in the conference (2.86)
  • Ranked second in the league and 14th in the NCAA in complete games (4)
  • Tossed three shutouts
  • Batters hit just .207 off him
  • His 9.85 strikeouts per game (62K in 56.2 IP) ranked fourth in the America East
  • During a four-game stretch in May, strung together 18 straight scoreless innings - the second-longest streak in program history
  • Twice tied career high with 10 strikeouts (5.0 IP vs. Maine and 7.0 IP vs. NJIT)
  • Threw two-hit shutout to beat regular season champion Stony Brook on May 1
  • Fired three-hit shutout to beat UMBC on May 8
  • Totalled 62 strikeouts in 56.2 innings 
  • Named America East Pitcher of the Week on April 20 and May 4


As a Sophomore (2020 - season halted on March 12 due to COVID-19)
  • Made four starts
  • Was 2-1 with 4.64 ERA
  • Struck out 21 hitters in 21.1 innings
  • Fanned career-high nine in 6.0 innings to beat Longwood on Feb. 28
  • Only allowed five earned runs over final 19 IP (2.37 ERA) 
  • Tied for second in America East in strikeouts
  • In final start of shortened season, worked 7.0 innings and allowed one run on six hits to beat VMI on March 6

As a Freshman (2019)
  • Unanimous America East Rookie of the Year after exceptional freshman season
  • Second team all-conference pitcher as No. 3 starter
  • Went 3-1 with 2.56 ERA against conference opponents
  • America East hitters batted just .189 against him
  • Won four games and held down 3.62 ERA in 13 appearances
  • Struck out 38 in 49.2 innings
  • Worked 5+ innings in all five conference starts
  • Shut out Hartford on two hits over 6.0 innings on April 28
  • Went 7.0 innings, allowed just three hits and struck out six in win over UMass Lowell on April 21
  • Struck out six vs. Stony Brook in lone postseason appearance

Before Binghamton
  • Three-year varsity letterman at Somerville High
  • 2018 First Team All-State selection
  • 2018 First Team All-Group 3 choice
  • Named 2018 Courier News (N.J.) Player of the Year
  • Led team to 2018 NJSIAA Group 3 State Championship
Personal
  • Parents are Tom and Sandra Babalis
  • Has four siblings: Natalie (18), Eddie (20), Nick (22) and Paula (32)
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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2019Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'1" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2020Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'1" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'1" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 210 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 210 lbs
    17
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