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2007 (Senior): Ranks eighth in UCF history with 63 career appearances, and fifth with 62 relief apperances...Made a career-high 22 appearances and struck out 30 in 36.0 innings...Grabbed the win in an inning of work at Stetson (May 8), striking out one...Worked 1.2 innings vs. Southern Miss (April 7)...Made first career start in game two at UAB (March 31), striking out two in 3.0 innings...Set a career-high by pitching 5.2 innings out of the pen against Houston (March 24), giving up just one run on two hits and striking out three...Went 2.2 solid innings vs. Rutgers (March 17), striking out four while not allowing a run on just two hits...Did not allow a run on just one hit and struck out a batter vs. UMass (March 9)...Pitched 0.2 scoreless innings of relief vs. Michigan State (March 6)...Struck out three in 2.1 innings vs. Monmouth (March 3)...Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out one vs. Michigan (Feb. 27)...Fanned five batters while allowing just one run in 3.1 innings against TCU (Feb. 10)...Saw just one batter, but got two outs on a double-play ball against TCU (Feb. 9)...Pitched 0.2 innings of scoreless relief vs. FIU (Feb. 3).
2006 (Junior): Went 3-3 on the season, making 20 relief appearances...Struck out 42 batters in 40.1 innings pitched en route to a 6.69 ERA...Captured first victory of the season in relief vs. Stony Brook (Feb. 25), tossing four innings and struck out four in the win...Pitched well in relief vs. Michigan (March 1), logging 3.2 innings vs. the Wolverines with two strikeouts...Struck out both batters faced vs. Monmouth (March 4)...At Stetson (March 7), went 3.2 innings of one-run baseball with a career-high seven strikeouts...Went 2.2 innings of shutout relief with four strikeouts vs. Wagner (March 12)...Won second game of the season with four strong innings of relief at Bethune-Cookman (March 21), posting three strikeouts and allowing just one hit vs. the Wildcats...Pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief at TCU (March 24)...Collected third win of the season in relief at Marshall (April 1), yielding one run on three hits with four strikeouts in three innings.
2005 (Sophomore): Posted a 1-0 mark with a 5.60 ERA in 14 appearances out of the bullpen...Had two saves, 12 strikeouts and 11 walks in 17.2 innings...Performed well in first appearance of the season vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 8), pitching 3.0 innings of shutout relief with just one hit allowed and one strikeout...Earned first collegiate save at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 22), going 1.2 innings and yielding one hit with two strikeouts...Needed just nine pitches for second save in second-consecutive appearance vs. Monmouth (Feb. 26)...Tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief vs. Columbia (March 16) and vs. Gardner-Webb (March 19)...Pitched a perfect inning of relief at No. 11 Florida (March 22)...Earned the win in relief vs. Jacksonville (March 26), working 0.2 innings with one strikeout for the extra-inning win.
2004 (Freshman): Had a 4.97 ERA in seven appearances, posting a 1-0 record and eight strikeouts in 12.2 innings...Made collegiate debut vs. No. 2 LSU (Feb. 14), going 2.0 innings and yielding three earned runs on five hits with one strikeout...Earned first collegiate victory vs. Wagner (March 17), tossing 4.2 innings of relief and giving up one run on five hits with two strikeouts...Went one perfect inning of relief with one strikeout vs. USF (April 20)...Saw time vs. No. 16 Florida State in the NCAA Championships (June 6).
Prior to UCF: Two-year letterwinner at Timber Creek High School...Coached by Scott Grove...Had a 13-5 career record with a 2.80 ERA...Totaled 135 strikeouts in 100 innings, allowing just 82 hits...Was the team[apos]s pitcher of the year in 2002...Was a first team all-metro selection as a junior, and a second team all-Central Florida pick by the Orlando Sentinel as a senior...Also earned three letters in basketball.
Personal: Derek Thomas Abriola was born in Pittsburgh, Pa....Son of Dennis and Debbie Abriola...A business major.