Robby Howell Season 2016

Career
• Tied for the program record with 50 career starts
• Fifth all-time at UCF with 317.1 innings pitched
• Sixth in Knights history with 236 career strikeouts
• 26 career wins are the fourth most in program history

Senior (2017)
• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper/Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American
• American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
• The American First Team All-Conference
• With 10 wins, was sixth in UCF record books for victories in a single season
• Finished 10-1 in 16 starts
• Held and ERA of 3.32 with two complete games and one shutout
• Totaled 94 strikeouts and 42 walks in 103.0 innings pitched
• Opponents hit .235 against
• Struck out nine over five innings to notch the win in the season opener vs. Siena (2/17)
• Picked up second win with six strikeouts over six innings vs. Manhattan (2/24)
• Tossed seven innings and fanned four to earn the victory vs. CMU (3/10)
• Took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and delivered a complete game threehit shutout with seven strikeouts vs. Jacksonville (3/17)
• Opened conference play with fifth victory by striking out three over six innings vs. Houston (3/31)
• Struck out a career-high 11 and a four-hit complete game vs. UConn (4/21)
• Notched six strikeouts over six inning to notch seventh win vs. Memphis (4/28)
• Fanned nine in 6.2 frames at Tulane (5/5)
• Recorded three strikeouts in seven innings to tally ninth victory at Cincinnati (5/12)
• Tallied 10 strikeouts over eight innings to secure 10th win of campaign vs. Tulane (5/25) in The American Championship

Junior (2016)
• Made 14 starts as a pitcher and registered a quality start in all but three outings
• 2016 The American All-Conference Second Team (P)
• Two-time American Pitcher of the Week (3/7, 4/18)
• Named to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List
• Won his first seven games as a Saturday starter and was a part of three shutouts
• Compiled a 7-4 mark with a .196 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 101.0 innings of work
• Notched a victory with six strikeouts in 5.2 innings against Siena (2/20) -Tossed six shutout innings against Texas State (2/27) and tallied four strikeouts -Registered 7.1 shutout inning with three strikeouts and only allowed four hits in a win at Rice (3/5)
• Fanned five over 7.1 frames with five strikeouts and only allowing one earned run in a victory vs. LIU (3/12)
• Went eight innings and fanned four, while yielding two earned runs on seven hits to move to 4-0 vs. Brown (3/19)
• Struck out six batters over 7.2 innings in a win over Cornell (3/26)
• Logged eight innings and fanned four while not allowing an earned run at Memphis (4/2)
• Only gave up two earned runs over 6.1 innings at No. 25 Houston (4/9), while striking out three
• Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning vs. rival USF (4/15) and finished with seven frames of work and a career-high seven strikeouts
• Fanned six in 6.2 innings against Tulane, but yielded four runs against Tulane (4/22)
• Tossed seven innings and gave up five hits and two earned runs in a no-decision at UConn (5/13)
• Struck out six in six innings against East Carolina (5/19), while only allowing two earned runs on six hits
• A 6.2-innings performance was recorded vs. Tulane (5/24) in The American Championship, while only givign up two earned runs and fanning three

Sophomore (2015)
• Made 15 starts along with two relief appearances
• Posted a 5-9 mark with 5.69 ERA, while fanning 58 in 80.2 innings of work
• Opened season with a victory over Siena (2/14) with seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings
• Earned the win at South Alabama (2/22) by tossing 6.1 innings with two strikeouts and only allowing two earned runs
• Struck out five in seven innings of work and allowed one run against Columbia (3/8)
• Tossed five innings and fanned four to improve to 4-0 against Fairfield (3/14)
• Logged seven innings and four strikeouts against No. 15 Houston (3/28), while allowing three runs
• Yielding one run over eight innings on nine hits and three strikeouts against Memphis (5/10)

Freshman (2014)
• Appeared in 13 games with four starts
• Finished the year with a record of 4-1 with 19 strikeouts and just 11 walks in 32.2 innings
• Became the first freshman since D.J. Hicks in 2009 to make a start on Opening Weekend after tossing four innings and striking out two vs. Siena (2/16)
• Only gave up two hits and threw one strikeout against The Citadel (2/23)
• Had a five-game scoreless appearance streak from 3/26 vs. B-CU to 5/13 at Florida State
• Allowed no hits in three straight relief outings (3.2 ip) vs. Presbyterian (5/9, 5/11) and at Florida State (5/13)
• Finished the season, allowing one run with four strikeouts and no walks in a 7.1-inning start in AAC Tournament win vs. Temple (5/22)

Prior to UCF
• A four-year letterwinner on the Fort White baseball team under head coach Mike Rizzi
• Shined in the classroom as a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Phi Theta Kappa
• A two-year captain, named to the all-area second team while tossing three no-hitters in his junior season, including two in back-to-back starts
• Played basketball his first two years at Fort White
• As a senior, compiled a 7-3 record with a 1.59 ERA on the mound in 14 appearances with four complete games

Personal
• Born in Gainesville, Fla.
• Son of Bobby and Jeanne Howell
• Brother, Matthew, and Sister, Ashley
• Majoring in Psychology