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Senior
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| Hometown:
Barrington, IL
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| High School:
Barrington HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 217
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| Position:
RHP
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| Experience:
3 Letters
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| Major:
Business Management
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At Miami
Vince Bongiovanni will compete for one of three spots in the Hurricanes' weekend rotation and could also see action in mid-week starts ... a tall right-hander with an explosive fastball ... made seven starts in 2004 ... posted a 3-2 record with a 5.40 ERA ... pitched out of the No. 2 spot in the Hurricanes rotation in 2003 ... finished toe 2003 campaign with an 8-4 record and a 4.00 ERA ... as a freshman in 2002, Bongiovanni made four spot starts for the Hurricanes and 14 appearances ... despite a 1-4 record and 6.23 ERA he struck out 39 with 19 walks ... ended his freshman season strong with his best outing of the year against FIU in the 2002 NCAA Gainesville Regional opener ... spent the past two summers in the Cape Cod League pitching for the Bourne Braves ... compiled a 3-2 record with a 2.89 ERA in 2003 and a 0-1 record with a 0.48 ERA in 18.2 ... struck out 47 hitters in just 46.2 innings of work for Bourne over two years.
Junior (2004)
Bongiovanni struggled with his control and was moved to the bullpen in late March ... posted a 3-2 record in seven starts ... complied a 5.40 ERA in 38.1 innings of work with 36 strikeouts and 27 walks ... was outstanding in on the opening weekend of the year against Florida ... turned in one of the best performances of his career, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning agaisnt the Gators ... ran into trouble in that inning, allowing three hits and one run before being relieved by Alex Blanco ... last 5.2 innings and struck out seven ... pitched four innings against Tennessee earning the no decision ... allowed four runs (two earned) while striking out three and walking four ... allowed six earned runs on seven hits while walking four in a no decision against FIU at Homestead on Feb. 27 ... pitched six innings aganinst Maine, allowing three runs on four hits ... struck out seven and walked two in a no decision ... earned his second win with six innings of work against South Florida ... did not walk a batter and struck out for ... allowed four hits and one run ... took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits over five innings ... walked three and struck out six ... suffered his first loss of the season at South Florida ... allowed four runs (four earned) on five hits while walking three and striking out six ... turned in the worst outing of his career against FIU on March 24 ... gave up four runs (three earned) on five hit in just one-third of an inning ... made his first relief appearance since May 31, 2002, with one inning of work against Penn State on March 28 ... allowed one hit and struck out one ... made two relief appearances against Florida State in Coral Gables ... pitched three combined innings ... allowed one run on three hits ... two innings came in UM's 10-0 win on April 16 ... held the Noles without a hit and stuck out four ... pitched an inning against Virginia, walking two and striking out one ... pitched two-third of an inning on May 2 against Coastal Carolina ... recorded the final out of the eighth inning to get UM out of trouble ... continued to struggle with his control ... walked five in just 1.1 innings of work against FAU ... gave up two hits and two runs to Florida Atlantic, May 19 ... did not see action in the postseason for Miami.
Sophomore (2003)
Bongiovanni spent most of the season as the Hurricanes' No. 2 starter ... the right-hander has an explosive fastball but missed four starts toward the end of the season with a strained right forearm ... finished with a 8-4 record in 72 innings with a 4.00 ERA ... had a better than 2-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio (69 to 34) ... struck out a career-high 10 batters against Campbell ... pitched 6.0 innings while allowing no runs and only one hit ... allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits in 5.2 innings of work in his first loss of the season against Florida on Feb. 15 ... gave up one run on three hits over 5.2 innings of work against San Diego State to earn the win ... allowed only one run, while surrendering five hits and striking out five ... went 6.0 innings earning a no decision at Tennessee ... allowed four runs (three earned) and struck out four ... pitched a career-high 7.1 innings in a 6-1 UM win ... earned his second no-decision of the 2003 season with six innings of work ... gave up two runs on four hits and walked five, while striking out six ... worked 5.1 innings against Boston College, allowing six hits and three runs, while striking out six and walking four ... lasted only 1.2 innings against Oral Roberts, allowing four hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks ... missed a scheduled start against Virginia with a strained forearm ... came back against FSU, but re-injured the forearm after giving up four runs on five hits in 2.1 innings ... returned to the UM rotation after missing three starts ... allowed two runs on four hits and struck out nine batters to improve to 6-3 ... threw four innings at Long Beach State, allowing seven hits and four runs to fall to 6-4 on the season. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Pitched six strong innings to pick up his seventh win of the season against Bethune-Cookman ... allowed seven hits and two runs, while striking out two. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: His spot in the rotation never came up as the Hurricanes closed out North Carolina State in two games. 2003 College World Series: Bongiovanni earned Miami's only win in the College World Series with a 7-5 decision over Southwest Missouri State...the tall right-hander pitched six of his strongest innings of the year, allowing nine hits and two runs (one earned), while striking out four and walking only one.
Freshman (2002)
Made 14 appearances in his first collegiate season, including four starts...made starts vs. Ball State, Elon, Long Beach State and North Carolina...had eight strikeouts vs. Elon and six at Florida State in back-to-back outings...had a 1.80 ERA over his last three outings (10.0 IP)...struck out four against Tennessee in his collegiate debut (2.2 IP) on Feb. 2...longest outing of the season was 5.1 innings vs. Elon where he took the loss giving up just two runs with eight strikeouts...lasted more than one inning in 13 of his 14 appearances. 2002 NCAA Gainesville Regional: His best outing of the season came against FIU in the opener going 5.0 innings with two hits, one earned run, two walks and four strikeouts...did not appear in the Super Regional.
Barrington High School
Coached by Jim Hawysko...four-year letterwinner...also was a two-year letterman on the basketball team...was also a pitcher and first baseman in American Legion play...holds his schools' strikeout record. Senior year, 2001: Was named to the All-State, All-Area and All-Conference teams...led the state in hitting...tossed 87 strikeouts in 68 innings...had an 18-strikeout performance in one game...batted .401 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI. Junior year, 2000: Threw one no-hitter and three one-hitters...had 11 home runs and 44 RBI. Sophomore year, 1999: Threw a no-hitter against Buffalo Grove in the state playoffs.
Personal
Born January 11, 1983...full name is Vincent P. Bongiovanni II...son of Carl and Valerie...has one sister, Alicia (21)...majoring in business...is a relative of the late New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio.
Bongiovanni's Bests
Innings Pitched: 7.1 vs. The Citadel, 3/1/03
Hits: 9 vs. Southwest Missouri State, 6/16/03
Earned Runs: 6, vs. Florida International, 2/27/04
Walks: 5 (twice), last vs. Rutgers, 3/16/03
Strikeouts: 10 vs. Campbell, 2/6/03
