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2008: Appeared in 23 games out of the bullpen as a true freshman...earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors after posting 4-1 record, a 3.60 ERA and a .271 opponent batting average in 35.0 innings of work...earned victories against Southeastern Louisiana (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER on Feb. 26), Northwestern State (2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K on March 11), at East Carolina (3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K on May 10), and against Florida in game one of the NCAA Regionals (2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K on May 30)...held opponents without a hit seven times and without an earned run on 17 occasions...posted eight multiple-strikeout performances, including a career-high four punches in a season-long 5.1 innings against UC Irvine...added three strikeouts in a scoreless inning at Memphis (April 25) and two Ks vs. TCU, at Nicholls State, at East Carolina and vs. Rice...played a vital role in 14 of Tulane's 36 wins in 2008. High School: Three-year letterman at Katy High for coach Tom McPherson...helped lead the Tigers to a combined 77-7 record his final two prep seasons, including a 39-2 mark as a junior when Katy advanced to the Texas 5A State Championship Game...named to All-District 18-5A Team as a junior and senior and claimed first-team all-state honors as a senior... posted a 6-0 record with a 0.32 ERA as a senior...off the diamond, was a member of Young Republicans and was an honors graduate. Personal: Born Nicholas Joseph Pepitone on Jan. 19, 1989 in Houston, Texas...son of Jody and Lisa Pepitone...has one brother, Ryan Mader, who played baseball at Southwestern University...cousin, Joe Pepitone, played 12 years in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves...proposed major is business. Pepitone's Stats:
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