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Team co-captain in 2007...tough-minded fourth-year junior and righthander who will compete for a spot in the weekend rotation in 2007...has a good breaking ball...has a 7-0 career record, 3.14 ERA, and one save in 25 appearances (10 starts)...in 80.1 innings pitched, he has allowed 78 hits and 34 walks with 76 strikeouts.
Head Coach Jack Leggett on Zocchi: "P.J. has a chance to be one of our top pitchers. He's a great competitor and throws strikes. He has an excellent breaking ball and good changeup. He pitched some great games last year and pitched well in Omaha. He is one of our team captains and has excellent leadership qualities. He's a player that everyone looks up to. He's unselfish and is very coachable. He's ready to make a significant push to be one of the better pitchers in our conference."
2006: Had a 6-0 record, 2.81 ERA, and one save in 18 appearances (seven starts)...in 67.1 innings pitched, he allowed 65 hits and 26 walks with 66 strikeouts...Clemson had a 6-1 record in his seven starts...allowed just one stolen base in five attempts...only allowed five of 16 inherited baserunners to score, including none of the last seven...in his last eight appearances, which included three starts, he had a 3-0 record with a save and a 1.24 ERA in 36.1 innings pitched; he also allowed just 28 hits, five runs, and nine walks with 32 strikeouts...held righthanded batters to a .212 batting average...had a 5-0 record and 2.75 ERA in seven starts...had a 3-0 record and team-best 1.72 ERA in 15.2 innings pitched on opponents' home fields...did not hit a batter...had a team-high three pickoffs...had a 1.64 ERA in 22.0 innings pitched in April and 0.55 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched in May, both team-bests...had a 2.45 ERA in two NCAA Tournament appearances and 2.08 ERA in four postseason appearances, both team-bests...struck out three in 1.0 scoreless inning pitched in relief against James Madison on Feb. 19...pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief against Mercer on Feb. 24...in his first career start on the road, he pitched 6.0 innings to earn the win at College of Charleston on Mar. 3; he allowed five hits, no runs, and two walks with four strikeouts...earned the victory despite allowing six runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings pitched against #19 Georgia on Mar. 29; he also struck out six against only one walk in a starting role...pitched 5.0 innings in relief, allowing five hits, one run, and no walks with seven strikeouts against Western Carolina on Apr. 4...pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and no earned runs to earn the win at Western Carolina on Apr. 11...pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run, and two walks with six strikeouts in a no-decision against Furman on Apr. 19...pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits and one walk with four strikeouts against Virginia Tech on Apr. 29...pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Duke on May 8...pitched 8.2 scoreless innings in a starting role, allowing five hits and one walk with eight strikeouts to earn the win against #21 College of Charleston on May 16; in two starts against the Cougars, he pitched 14.2 scoreless innings, allowing 10 hits and three walks with 12 strikeouts, and won both games...pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run, and one walk with three strikeouts to earn the win against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament on May 24; it was his first career postseason appearance...struck out the only batter he faced to pick up his first career save against #25 N.C. State in the ACC Tournament on May 28; therefore he started Clemson's first game of the tourney and ended the last in the Tigers' run to the tourney title...pitched 5.0 innings in relief, allowing six hits, one run, and one walk with three strikeouts against #14 Oral Roberts in the Clemson Super Regional on Jun. 9...pitched 6.0 innings in relief, allowing seven hits, two runs, and two walks with five strikeouts against #2 Cal State Fullerton in the College World Series on Jun. 20...played for Harwich in the Cape Code League in the summer, where he was 0-2 with a 2.87 ERA in 37.2 innings pitched over seven appearances (six starts); he also allowed 36 hits and 18 walks with 33 strikeouts.
2005: Had a 1-0 record and 5.14 ERA in four appearances (two starts)...had a .231 opponents' batting average in 7.0 innings pitched...held righthanded batters to a .176 batting average...had a 1.42 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched at home...in a scheduled short start, he pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball to earn the win against Western Carolina on Apr. 19...in his first career outing against an ACC team, he pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against #6 Georgia Tech on May 1...played for Keene in the NECBL in the summer, where he was 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA in 43.0 innings pitched (eight starts).
2004: Made two relief appearances and one start before his season came to an end with an arm injury against Gardner-Webb on Mar. 3...he figured to be one of the team's most reliable righthanders out of the bullpen...in 6.0 innings pitched over three appearances, he allowed seven hits, three runs, and two walks while striking out seven...in two relief appearances, he allowed no runs, two hits, and no walks while striking out five in 4.0 innings pitched...pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in relief, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out five against Georgia Southern at Greenville, NC on Feb. 29.
BEFORE CLEMSON: Had a 25-0 career record and 0.63 ERA at Iona Prep School...named the New York NewsDay Athlete/Player-of-the-Year as a senior...First-Team New York City and First-Team Westchester during his senior season...received the Westchester Scholastic Sports Award as a senior...named MVP of the Goodwill Games in 1999...led Iona Prep School to a 28-2 record during his senior year...lettered four times in baseball...coached by Fred Gallo.
PERSONAL: Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll...his mother Susan played basketball at Dominican...pronounced ZAH-chee...majoring in financial management...born Peter James Zocchi on Jun. 19, 1985 in Bronx, NY.
| Zocchi's Overall Stats | ||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2004 | 4.50 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5.14 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2.81 | 6-0 | 18-7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 65 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 66 |
| Total | 3.14 | 7-0 | 25-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80.1 | 78 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 76 |
| Zocchi's ACC Regular-Season Stats | ||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2005 | 13.50 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4.05 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Total | 6.23 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Zocchi's ACC Tournament Stats | ||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2006 | 1.42 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Zocchi's NCAA Tournament Stats | ||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2006 | 2.45 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
