The University of Akron Athletics
2015 Baseball
John Valek III
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Parkland, Fla.
- High School:
- Stoneman Douglas
as a Sophomore (2014): Pitched 15 games, making 14 starts for the Zips, primarily as the Friday starter … had a 2.77 ERA after allowing 28 earned runs over a team-high 91 innings pitched … posted a record of 6-4 with two complete games … walked 21 batters … struck out a season-high five batters in six shutout innings against Austin Peay (March 7) … threw a complete game shutout against Ohio (April 11), allowing six hits, striking out two and walking one in nine innings on the mound … second complete game came against Buffalo (May 22) in the second game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament where he allowed six hits and one earned run while walking two and fanning one … allowed a single run, at most, after pitching at least four innings on eight different occasions.
as a Freshman (2013): Started 13 games as the Saturday starter and had one relief appearance … owned a record of 4-7 with a 4.15 ERA over a team-leading 86.2 innings pitched … registered 29 strikeouts and 24 walks … made five starts with seven or more innings against Quinnipiac (March 16), NIU (March 30), Miami (April 6), BGSU (April 20) and CMU (May 11) … pitched one complete game against Miami (April 6) … registered a single game high with five strikeouts against NIU (March 30) … allowed two runs or less in eight starts.
at Stoneman Douglas High School: A four-year varsity letter winner … Went 8-3 as a senior with a 0.86 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched … ERA was a single season school record … earned first-team all-district honors and was named the District 8A Pitcher of the Year as a senior … a two-time second-team All-County pick … twice named All-Sun Sentinel and All-Miami Herald … twice won the team’s Cy Young Award.
Personal: Born Jan. 31, 1994 in Bristol, Conn. … son of John Jr. and Betty Valek … has one sibling, Ryne … grandfather, Stan Rojek, played professional baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Browns ... plans to major in business administration.
