Brian Streilein
Brian Streilein

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.

High School:
Brick Memorial

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 220

Position:
Starting Pitcher

Birthdate:
11/03/1988

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

Career: Has made 32 appearances with 12 starts, two complete games and one shutout ... Moved into the weekend starting rotation early in his sophomore season and became one of the leaders of the staff ... Owns a career 9-5 record and 4.67 ERA ... In 115.2 innings pitched, has allowed 151 hits and 60 earned runs while walking just 33 and striking out 92 ... Opposing hitters bat .309 against him ... In his 12 career starts is 7-3 with a 4.17 ERA while averaging 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings and just under seven innings pitched per start.

2008: Moved into the weekend starting rotation when conference play started and developed into a dominant power arm in the Villanova rotation ... Started 11 of his 13 appearances and finished the year 6-4 with a 5.26 ERA ... Owned a 4.32 ERA as a starter ... Tied for the team lead with 78 2/3 innings pitched and was second with 56 strikeouts ... Allowed 104 hits and 46 earned runs while issuing 25 walks ... Pitched first career shutout in the opening game of the BIG EAST Championship as eighth-seeded Villanova routed top-seed St. John's, 12-0 ... Pitched complete games in each of his last two starts of the season, including going the distance in a 7-4 win at Rutgers in the second to final weekend of the regular season ... Tied a career high with nine strikeouts in his first start of the year, which came against Western Michigan ... Scattered five hits and three earned runs in seven innings ... Went 1-0 with a 1.96 ERA in his first three starts in BIG EAST play, including eight innings without allowing an earned run in a 7-2 win over Connecticut for the Wildcats only win in their first six conference games ... Allowed just a run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings to beat Louisville in the finale of a three-game series on Apr. 20.

2007: Tied for the team-lead with 19 appearances, with all but one coming out of the bullpen ... Compiled a 3-1 record with a 3.41 ERA in 37.0 innings pitched ... Allowed 47 hits and 17 runs (14 earned) ... Walked just eight batters and struck out 36 ... Earned victories in back-to-back outings against La Salle and Temple in April ... Pitched 5.1 innings of scoreless relief in a 6-3 win over La Salle and then pitched seven strong innings with a season-high nine strikeouts to beat Temple seven days later ... Went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in four appearances (seven innings) against BIG EAST opposition ... Did not allow an earned run in 10 of 18 relief outings.

Brick Memorial High School: Two-year letterwinner who graduated with honors ... Two-time team Pitcher of the Year ... All-Conference and All-Shore honors ... Carpenter Cup participant in 2006 ... Played in the senior all-star game ... Was clocked between 90-92 mph during summer of 2006.

Personal: Born 11/3/88 in Staten Island, N.Y. ... Younger of two children of Richard and Susan Streilein ... Has an older sister, Kate (22), who played softball at Brandeis University ... Chose Villanova because of its academic reputation and great people ... English major.

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