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2020-21 USCI Baseball

18 Hiro Mizutani

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Paramus, N.J.
  • High School St. Joseph's Regional

Biography

Career Honors

Dean’s List Honors

 

Career-Highs (Entering 2021)

IP: 7.0 (2x)

Ks: 9 (vs. Ashland, 3/6/19)

 

2021 (Game-by-Game):

  • Had a no-hitter through 3.1 frames, surrendering just one earned while striking out seven in 5.1 innings against defending CACC Tournament champion Wilmington (3/27)
  • Surrendered just two hits in 6.1 innings, a home run with one out in the first and a single with one out in the seventh, of win at Bloomfield. Struck out a career-high 10, including seven straight at one point by sitting down the side in both the second and the third. He also recorded a third 1-2-3 frame in the fifth, as the only runner to reach during the stretch was on a one-out walk in the fourth (4/3)
  • Improved to 2-1, scattering seven hits and four earned in six innings as USciences won at CACC South leader Goldey-Beacom (4/23)

2020 (Game-by-Game): Mizutani’s three starts and four appearances were third and tied for fourth on the team, respectively, in the shortened 2020 season. His 15 strikeouts were third on USciences while his 14.1 innings pitched were fourth, with his 9.42 K/9 ranking first amongst pitchers to throw at least 4.0 innings. Mizutani finished 0-1 with a 7.53 ERA.

  • Produced quality start in which he gave up three earned on six hits versus Minnesota-Crookston (3/5)
  • Carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and urrendered just the one hit, while striking out seven, in five innings against Saint Anselm (2/23)

2019 (Game-by-Game): Mizutani finished tied for second on the team with 10 starts his sophomore season, which ranked tied for fifth in the program’s recorded single-season history (since 2005). He was also second with 38 strikeouts, as well as third with 46.0 innings pitched in 12 appearances. He was one of three Devils to throw a complete game. Mizutani finished with one win, while pitching to a 7.24 ERA.

  • Limited CACC regular season champion Felician to just a first-inning run on three hits in a complete game effort (5/1)
  • Sturck out a career-high nine in seven innings of work against regionally-ranked Ashland (3/6)

2018 (Game-by-Game): Mizutani led USciences with 11 apperances, 10 starts, two wins, 49.0 innings pitched and 48 strikeouts as a freshman in 2018. He was also fourth with a 8.82 K/9 and fifth with a 6.80 ERA. Also had two hits and a walk in eight at-bats, driving in two runs and scoring another. 

  • Match his season-high with six strikeouts as he turned in a quality start at Wilmington, surrendering two earned run on seven hits and three walks (4/11) 
  • Did not allow an earned run in six innings in win at Goldey-Beacom, as he surrendered six hits and two walks, with five strikeouts (3/28)
  • Came one strike away from a complete-game shutout, instead settling for his first career win against Saint Anselm. The freshman threw 6.2 innings, surrendering three earned runs on eight hits. He struck out six and walked three (2/25)

Prior to USciences:

  • 2017 Second Team All-League
  • 2015 WWBA Champion
  • 2014 and 2015 PG Super 25 Champion

Personal:

  • Son of Kayo and Shugo Mizutani

Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017-18Freshman

    RHP
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2018-19Sophomore

    RHP
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2019-20Junior

    RHP
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18