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Alex Pracher Bio


04/25/2013

Baseball Travels to Massachusetts for Three-Game Weekend Set

Series Begins Friday at 3:00 p.m.

04/18/2013

Baseball Heads to Richmond for Key Atlantic 10 Series

Three-Game Set Begins on Friday at 3:00 p.m.

02/12/2013

Baseball to Open 2013 Season at Stetson on Friday

Hawks Will Look to Build Off of Outstanding 2012 Campaign; Open at Stetson on Friday

08/30/2012

Baseball Adds Trio of Assistant Coaches

Allison, Werman, and Pracher Join Hawk Coaching Staff for 2013 Season

07/11/2012

Saint Joseph's Places 93 Student-Athletes on Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

05/23/2012

Baseball: Saint Joseph's 3, Rhode Island 0

Alex Pracher and Brian O'Keefe discuss the Hawks' 3-0 win over Rhode Island on the first day of the 2012 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship

05/16/2012

Take Five with Alex Pracher

Saint Joseph's baseball graduate student Alex Pracher is the final guest on "Take Five" for the 2011-12 academic year. He discusses why he chose to finish his career as a Hawk and whether or not he is superstitious, among other things, and then shows how well he can close during the "Rapid Fire" pop quiz.

05/09/2012

Hawk Hill Roundup: May 9, 2012

This week's guests on HHR: Atlantic 10 men's 10,000m champion Kevin McDonnell and Atlantic 10 and Big 5 Baseball Co-Pitcher of the Week Alex Pracher

03/17/2012

Baseball: Saint Joseph's 5, Buffalo 2

Alex Pracher tossed a complete game as the Saint Joseph's baseball team came from behind to notch a 5-2 victory over Buffalo on March 17.

A familiar name to Hawk fans, Alex Pracher returns to Hawk Hill as a volunteer assistant for the 2013 season. Pracher spent three seasons as an undergrad at Stanford before pitching for the Hawks as a graduate student in 2012. With the Cardinal, Pracher ranked second on the team in appearances in 2008 as Stanford reached the College World Series. In 2010, he was the squad's closer, going 6-4 with a 3.15 earned run average, helping lead the Cardinal to the NCAA Regionals.

Pracher, a native of Marlton, N.J., returned to the Philadelphia area to pitch for head coach Fritz Hamburg and the Hawks in 2012. He posted the second-highest single-season innings total in SJU history as a key cog in a starting rotation that helped lead Saint Joseph's to its first-ever berth in the Atlantic 10 Championship. In the Hawks' first postseason contest in 38 years, Pracher tossed a five-hit shutout as SJU topped Rhode Island, 3-0; for his efforts, Pracher was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.

"Alex's transition from player to coach is a great benefit for not only the players but our coaching staff as well," explained Hamburg. "Last summer, I was really excited that he chose Saint Joseph's to further his education and use his final year of collegiate eligibility. He was a major contributor to the progress we made this past season. His preparation throughout the year was always top-notch and that certainly left a very strong impression on his teammates and me. Alex is going to be an outstanding coach and I'm very happy that he is beginning his coaching career on Hawk Hill."

Pracher will assist with the Hawk pitching staff and will serve as the first base coach. He will also assist with the administration of camps and lessons.

Collegiate Playing Career

2012: Joined the Hawk pitching staff for his graduate season...Made 16 appearances, 14 of them starts, and notched five wins...Posted a 3.79 earned run average as a weekend starter...Led the team with four complete games, including two shutouts...Tossed a two-hitter in blanking George Washington, 4-0, on May 5...Took the ball for SJU's first-ever Atlantic 10 Championship appearance and held Rhode Island to five hits in a 3-0 win on May 23...His 95 innings pitched surpassed a 47-year-old school record and now rank as the second-highest single-season total in school history...Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team...Earned A-10 Pitcher of the Week honors on April 7, and was named the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Pitcher of the Week on April 10 and May 8.

2008-10 (at Stanford): Served as the closer for Stanford in 2010, posting a 6-4 record with four saves and a 3.15 earned run average...Helped the Cardinal reach the NCAA Regionals that year...Also ranked second on the team in appearances in 2008 and 2009...Member of the Cardinal's 2008 College World Series squad...Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team in 2010.

High School: Four-time All-South Jersey honoree (2004-07)...Cherokee reached the playoffs in each of his four years, including a 2005 South Jersey Group 4 title...Notched 16 career wins and a school record nine career saves...Named the 2007 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award winner...Played for the Tri-State Arsenal AAU squad, winning a national championship in 2004.

Personal: Earned a degree in political science from Stanford University and is pursuing a graduate degree in criminal justice at Saint Joseph's...Born on December 15, 1988 to Bob and Tina Pracher.

Alex Pracher
Position:
Assistant Coach - 1st Year

Alma Mater:
Stanford '11

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