Marcus Stroman

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher/Infielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Medford, N.Y.
High School:
Patchogue-Medford

2012 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft

Drafted with the 22nd overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays
Became Duke’s first-ever first round pick in school history
First player from an ACC school taken in the 2012 draft

Career Highlights

Went 15-13 in 48 appearances, including 27 starts
Ranks fourth on Duke’s all-time strikeouts list with 290 career strikeouts
3.27 career ERA is the second-lowest in school history in the aluminum bat era (since 1974) and the sixth-lowest all-time
Had 290 strikeouts in 220.0 innings pitched, good for an 11.86 strikeouts per nine innings rate
Recorded seven saves during his career, sixth-most in school history
Had nine career double-digit strikeout games
Had two career complete games
Appeared in 97 games as a position player, making 83 starts
Hit .252 (76-for-301) with two home runs, 19 doubles, four triples, 35 RBI and 49 runs scored
Stole 25 bases in 32 attempts

2012

Earned All-America honors from Louisville Slugger (Second Team), Perfect Game USA (Second Team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (Third Team) and Baseball America (Third Team)
A semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, which honors the top amateur baseball player in the country
Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region First Team
Named First Team All-ACC
An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection
Led all NCAA pitchers in strikeouts with 136 and finished second in strikeouts per nine innings (12.49)
Went 6-5 with a 2.39 ERA in 14 starts
Ranked first in the ACC in innings pitched (98.0), first in strikeouts (136), first in strikeouts per nine innings (12.49), fifth in ERA (2.39) and 10th in opponent batting average (.231)
In ACC games only, finished first in innings pitched (76.0), first in strikeouts (99), first in strikeouts per nine innings (11.72) and 10th in ERA (2.49)
136 strikeouts in 2012 are the fifth-most in a single season in Duke history
136 strikeouts compared to just 26 walks gave him a 5.23 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the year
Had 99 strikeouts against 18 walks in his 10 ACC starts, good for a 5.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio
2.39 ERA is the sixth-lowest in a single season in the aluminum bat era (since 1974) in Duke history
Picked up wins against Miami, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College, George Washington and Longwood
Had six double-digit strikeout games
Struck out at least seven batters in 13 of 14 starts
Pitched at least seven innings in 12 of 14 starts
Held opponents to three or fewer runs in 11 of 14 starts
Struck out a career-high 17 batters in 7.0 shutout innings against George Washington, two shy of the ACC single-game record of 19 … held George Washington to two hits without issuing a walk
Named ACC Pitcher of the Week after leading the Blue Devils to a 5-1 win over No. 10 Miami on March 16 … had 13 strikeouts and held the Hur¬ricanes to one run on six hits in 7.0 innings … struck out every hitter in Miami’s lineup in the win
Struck out 13 batters in a season-high 9.0 innings against Clemson, holding the Tigers to one unearned run on seven hits
Fanned 12 hitters in 7.2 innings against Georgia Tech, holding the Yellow Jackets to one run on six hits without issuing a walk
Had 10 strikeouts in a complete game outing against N.C. State
Struck out 10 batters in 7.0 innings versus Canisius
Had nine strikeouts in 7.0 innings in win over Virginia
Fanned nine batters in 7.0 innings in victory over Boston College
Struck out seven of 10 batters faced in 3.0 scoreless innings in win over Longwood
Had eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings in win over Virginia Tech
Struck out nine hitters in 7.1 innings versus Florida State
Fanned eight batters in 8.0 innings against Maryland
Had eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings versus North Carolina
Also appeared in nine games as a position player, making three starts at first base

Summer 2011

Member of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
Became the first player in Duke history to make Team USA's final collegiate roster
Served as Team USA's closer
Did not allow a hit in 8.1 scoreless innings over seven relief appearances
Went 4-for-4 in save opportunities
Struck out 17 of the 27 batters he faced while issuing just one walk

2011

An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection
Made 17 appearances, including eight starts, on the mound
A two-way player who also appeared in 39 games with 33 starts
Made 30 starts at second base with the other three starts coming in center field, right field and at designated hitter
Went 3-4 on the mound with a team-best 2.80 ERA
Had a team-high four saves
Struck out a team-high 90 batters in 64.1 innings
Ranked second in the nation with 12.64 strikeouts per nine innings
All three wins came in ACC games against N.C. State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Pitched at least five innings in seven of eight starts
Went at least seven innings in four of eight starts
Held opponents to two or fewer runs in 15 of 17 appearances
Threw a season-high eight innings against Wake Forest, striking out 11 batters while scattering three hits and one run to earn the win
Struck out 11 batters in seven innings against Mount St. Mary's
Had a pair of nine-strikeout games against Boston College and Florida State
Hit .250 with 30 hits, 19 runs scored and 15 RBI
Had nine doubles and two triples
Stole 12 bases in 15 attempts
Had a .968 fielding percentage
Hit .309 in ACC games
Had six multi-hit games, including three-hit games against Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia Tech
Had four multiple-RBI games, with a season-high three RBI against Wofford
Had a five-game hitting streak

2010

Named ACC Freshman of the Year
Second player in school history to earn ACC Freshman of the Year honors
A Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team selection
Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
A Cape Cod League All-Star and All-League selection
A two-way player as a freshman, started 44 games at second base, one at shortstop and two as the designated hitter
Made 17 appearances, including five starts, on the mound
Hit .265 with 44 hits, 26 runs scored and 20 RBI
Knocked 10 doubles, two triples and two home runs
11-for-14 stealing bases
Had an eight-game hitting streak
Logged a .966 fielding percentage with a team-high 144 assists
Had an 18-game errorless streak
Did not commit an error in his last 11 games
Logged nine multi-hit games
On the mound, led Duke with six wins and 64 strikeouts
Posted a 5.31 ERA over 57.2 innings
Went 6-4 with three saves
Made his first 12 appearances out of the bullpen before moving to the starting rotation on April 23 against Wake Forest
Threw a complete game against Wake Forest, striking out 10 while scattering five hits and two earned runs to notch the win
Went at least two innings in 10 of his 12 relief appearances
Went 4-1 with three saves as a reliever
As the closer for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod League, was a perfect 11-for-11 in save opportunities and did not allow a run in his 27 innings
Held CCBL hitters to just 12 hits and three walks while striking out 35.

High School

A four-year letterwinner at Patchogue-Medford
Drafted in the 18th round (532nd overall) of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals
Named Louisville Slugger’s Player of the Year for New York as a senior
Also earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors for New York as a senior
Won the Paul Gibson Award, which goes to the top pitcher on Long Island
Went 9-1 as a senior with a 0.25 ERA and 120 strikeouts
Also hit .350 with six homers and 22 stolen bases as a senior
Twice earned the Gold Glove Award at shortstop
As a junior, honored with the Yastrzemski Award, which goes to the top player in Suffolk County
Went 7-2 as a junior with a 1.20 ERA and 96 strikeouts
Batted .410 with a pair of homers and 30 steals as a junior
A first team all-state selection as a junior and senior
All-league, all-county and All-Long Island as a junior and senior
Third Team All-America as a senior
Also lettered four years in basketball as a point guard
Named Second Team All-Long Island and all-county in basketball
Member of the National Honor Society
Also a member of the National Society of High School Scholars

Personal

Born Marcus Earl Stroman on May 1, 1991 in Stony Brook, N.Y.
The son of Earl Stroman and Adlin Auffant
Has a brother, Jayden, and a sister, Sabria Santos
Cousin, Erskine Kelley, played baseball at Richmond and in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization

Stroman’s Overall Pitching Statistics
Year	ERA	W-L	App	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	B/Avg
2010	5.31	6-4	17	5	1	0	3	57.2	57	36	34	25	64	.263
2011	2.80	3-4	17	8	0	0	4	64.1	59	21	20	21	90	.241
2012	2.39	6-5	14	14	1	0	0	98.0	83	31	26	26	136	.231
Career	3.27	15-13	48	27	2	0	7	220.0	199	88	80	72	290	.242

Stroman’s Overall Batting Statistics
Year	Avg	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	OB%	SB-A
2010	.265	49-47	166	26	44	10	2	2	20	.386	16	3	29	.339	11-14
2011	.250	39-33	120	19	30	9	2	0	15	.358	11	2	23	.321	12-15
2012	.133	9-3	15	4	2	0	0	0	0	.133	1	0	4	.188	2-3
Career	.252	97-83	301	49	76	19	4	2	35	.362	28	5	56	.324	25-32