2020: Played in two out of seven games for the Privateers and was off to an impressive start on the season with five innings pitched and no earned runs allowed. He threw three innings in the team's win against Plattsburgh St. and two innings against Elizabethtown where he allowed just one hit.
2019: Appeared in nine games for the Privateers and started in seven of them. In 39 innings pitched he went 4-2 on the year with an impressive 3.69 ERA. He struck out 22 batters and held opponents to a .260 batting average. He earned wins against Lehman, Mount Saint Mary, St. Joseph's LI and Purchase. His season was also highlighted by a start in the team's playoff game against Old Westbury where he threw six innings and only allowed two earned runs.
2018: Started in five games on the hill for the Privateers as a sophomore and made six appearances overall…finished the season with a 3.54 earned run average while posting two wins on the year…struck out 18 batters over his 28 innings worth of work…made his first start of the season and tossed five innings with two strikeouts against John Jay (2/24)…made his next start and went four innings with three strikeouts without allowing a run as he picked up the win against Southern Vermont (3/3)…tossed five innings and struck out a season-high five batters against Scranton (3/10)…pitched two innings of relief versus Ramapo (3/20)…pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings while tying a season-high with five strikeouts as he picked up the win against Purchase (3/24)…went the first 4 1/3 innings against Merchant Marine and struck out a pair (4/8).
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2017: Named ECAC Rookie of the Year and also garnered ECAC All-Metro Honorable Mention Accolades…was chosen as the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year and was a Skyline All-Conference First Team selection…finished the season with team-best eight victories...was second on the team with 61 innings pitched and third on the staff with a 4.13 earned run average…was second on the team with 42 strikeouts and also led the team with four complete games…held opponents to a .280 batting average against which was third best among qualifying pitchers…made his collegiate debut and struck out three batters as he did not allow a hit over two innings against Southern Vermont (3/5)…made his first career start and struck out three batters over six innings to earn his second win of the year over Monmouth (Ill.) (3/9)…notched his third win of the season with a one-run performance over seven innings in non-league action over Staten Island (3/19)…tossed his first complete game of the season and struck out eight batters in his first conference win of the year over Old Westbury (3/26)…allowed just one run over seven innings of work with four strikeouts against Merchant Marine (4/2)…recorded his sixth win of the season as he went 6 2/3 innings on the road against St. Joseph’s (Bklyn) (4/9)…threw seven shutout innings and struck out seven batters in a 1-0 shutout victory over Farmingdale (4/29)…picked up his eighth win of the year after allowing just two earned runs over six innings of work in the Skyline Conference Championship against St. Joseph’s (LI) (5/7)…made the start for the Privateers in their final game of the season in the NCAA Tournament against Elizabethtown (5/19)…played in the Hamptons Collegiate League with the Southampton Breakers in the Summer of 2017.
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High School: Graduated from Connetquot High School in Bohemia, N.Y. in 2015 … was a four-year member of the Thunderbird baseball team … was a member of the 2015 championship team that won the league, county and Long Island Championships … pitched 81 innings as a senior with a program-record 13 wins as a senior with 91 strikeouts … was a First Team All-State, All-Long Island, All-County and All-League player as a senior … named a Suffolk County All Star and was a Gold Glove recipient as a senior … was named the Most Valuable Player of the Suffolk County playoffs … was an All-League selection in Suffolk County as a junior … also played club baseball for the Body Armor Titans.
Personal: Son of Laura and James Bruinsma … has three siblings; James, Melissa, and Matthew … plans to graduate from Maritime with a degree in Marine Transportation while earning his U.S. Coast Guard Deck License.
