Matt Mikulski

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Matt Mikulski completed one of the finest single seasons in Fordham baseball history in 2021. The senior finished the year with a perfect 9-0 record to go with a 1.45 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched. He led the Atlantic 10 in ERA, H/9 innings, strikeouts, K/9 innings, wins (T-1st), complete games (T-1st) and WHIP in the regular season, while nationally, he was the NCAA leader in both H/9 innings and K/9 innings and among the top five in ERA, total strikeouts and WHIP. A four-time Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week and two-time National Player of the Week honoree, Mikulski held opponents to a .127 batting average overall, while lefties hit to an .073 average (4-for-55). He set the single season record for strikeouts at Fordham, breaking Hank Borowy's 1939 mark of 115, while also becoming the all-time strikeout king at Fordham with 272, surpassing Javier Martinez's 264 from 2004-07. Additionally, his 1.45 ERA is the fifth-best single season mark at Fordham with his 3.17 career ERA, raking in a tie for 15th all-time. Mikulski also became the 11th Ram to reach 20 career wins (tied for fifth all-time with 21), while his nine wins in a single season is tied for eighth.