2019 Baseball Roster
Gianluca Dalatri
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wall, N.J.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers Academy
Has a 10-6 record with a 3.12 ERA in 28 collegiate games, all starts • Has struck out 151 and walked 34 in 156 innings • Had surgery in February 2020 and time table for his return is unknown.
2019
Went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in six starts before missing the rest of the season due to injury • Struck out five in 7.1 innings to beat UMass-Lowell • Season- high nine Ks against South Florida • Struck out eight in 6.2 innings of one-run ball at Clemson.
2018
Began the season as the Friday starter and pitched twice before missing three months due to injury • Finished the year 2-2 with a 3.33 ERA in seven games • Struck out 31 and walked seven • Returned to the mound on May 19 against Virginia Tech • Struck out eight in five innings on 5/25 vs. Georgia Tech for his first win of the season • Beat Houston in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.
2017
Spent the bulk of his freshman season as the Saturday starter • Went 7-3 with a 3.34 ERA • 85 strikeouts and 19 walks in a team-high 97.0 innings • Consensus first-team Freshman All-America • Earned third-team All-ACC, Freshman All-ACC and Academic All-ACC honors • Pitched five or more innings 13 of 15 starts, including seven starts with at least 7.0 innings of work • Allowed one run on five hits and struck out six to beat Michigan in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional • Yielded one run on three hits over a season-high 8.2 innings at Pitt • That capped a run of three consecutive starts in which he allowed one run that also included wins over NC State and Boston College • K’d seven and allowed one earned run 8.0 innings at Georgia Tech in his first road start • Pitched into the ninth against Virginia in his first ACC start, allowing one earned run in 8.1 innings • Punched out 15 and did not issue a walk in eight innings in beating Radford • Became the first Tar Heel to strike out 15 batters in a game since Matt Harvey in 2010 • Earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance • Earned the victory in his collegiate debut, going seven innings to complete a sweep of Kentucky • Was a member of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team during the summer • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Christian Brothers Academy
Selected in the 40th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies • Ranked the No. 3 right-handed pitcher and the No. 5 player in New Jersey by Perfect Game • 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game third-team All-America • 2015 PG Underclass second-team All-America (second team) • MaxPreps Underclass All-America • Three-time all-state performer who led his team to a state title in 2015 • Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey • Compiled a 30-0 record over his final three seasons, including a 10-0 mark as a senior when he struck out 118 and issued only four walks • Coached by Marty Kenny
Personal
Gianluca Dalatri is the son of Richard and Elvira Dalatri • His father played professional football and coached in the NBA for 30 years and was the first full-time strength and conditioning coach in the association • His mother played professional basketball • Born on April 4, 1998 • Majoring in exercise and sports science.
