On Bryson: Three-year member of the team (2014-16) who was signed as a non-drafted free agent following his junior season ... Was a trusted left-handed relief option during his collegiate career and emerged as a successful late-inning reliever ... Made effective use of both his fastball and a plus breaking ball.
Career: Appeared in 41 games out of the bullpen ... Compiled a 5-3 record with three saves and a 3.66 ERA ... Logged 59.0 innings and averaged 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings ... Allowed 59 hits and 31 runs (24 earned), while walking 30 and striking out 63 ... Held opponents to a .259 batting average and surrendered only two home runs to 267 batters faced.
2016: Was installed into a late-inning relief role and flourished at the back end of the bullpen ... Tied for fifth in the BIG EAST in appearances and was tied for sixth in saves ... Pitched in a team-high 26 games, all in relief ... Went 4-3 with three saves and a 3.35 ERA ... Averaged 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with 48 strikeouts total in 40 1/3 innings ... Gave up just 33 hits and held opponents to a .220 batting average against him, with only one home run surrendered to 174 batters faced ... Was charged with 19 runs (15 earned) and issued 18 walks ... Logged at least two innings on 10 occasions ... Pitched three perfect innings with three strikeouts and retired all nine batters he faced to earn a win in extra innings against NYIT ... Tossed two scoreless innings to earn victories against Lehigh and Sacred Heart ... Earned his first career save with two scoreless innings against Penn ... Also recorded four outs for a save against St. Bonaventure and pitched a scoreless ninth inning to save a win over LIU-Brooklyn ... Pitched three scoreless innings with a career-high five strikeouts against Boston College; BIG EAST: Appeared in 10 conference games and was 1-2 with a 5.74 ERA ... Had 19 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings (10.9 K/9) and allowed 15 hits while holding opponents to a .242 batting average ... Was charged with 12 runs (10 earned) and issued eight walks ... Pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn a win over Butler ... Worked two scoreless innings in games against St. John's and Georgetown.
2015: Emerged as a dependable left-handed reliever and logged 17 1/3 innings over 12 appearances during the season ... Went 1-0 with two holds and a 2.08 ERA ... Allowed 22 hits and six runs (four earned) while walking eight and striking out 13 ... Opponents batted .314 against him ... Surrendered one home run to 79 batters faced ... Stranded seven of 13 inherited runners ... Earned his first collegiate win against Rutgers when he pitched 2 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run ... Logged at least two innings four times during the year ... Gave up just one earned run spanning 12 2/3 innings over his last nine appearances of the season ... Pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings with a career-high four strikeouts and just two hits allowed in a win over Saint Joseph's; BIG EAST: Pitched in three conferences games and allowed one earned run on four hits over 2 1/3 innings ... Walked one and struck out two ... Opponents were 4-for-11 against him ... Pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout against Georgetown.
2014: Made three relief appearances and logged 1 1/3 innings ... Allowed four hits and six runs (five earned) while walking four and striking out two ... Recorded two strikeouts in 2/3 of an inning in a 16-8 win at Temple ... Also made appearances against Boston College and Central Michigan.
Noble & Greenough School: Earned three varsity letters playing baseball as a pitcher and two playing football as a defensive end ... In baseball was a tri-captain as a senior and batted .500 while earning Boston Globe honorable mention all-star recognition.
Personal: Born 2/19/93 in Cambridge, Mass. ... Only child of Chuck and Polly Bryson ... Father played football at Brown and was a tight end ... Enjoys singing and was a member of his high school's male a capella group ... Also likes to play golf and spend time with friends and family ... Chose to attend Villanova for its strong academic programs as well as the opportunity to play Division I baseball ... Political Science major.
