2015 Completed his career with a strong senior season as a weekday starter and key reliever … Appeared in nine games, including making four starts … Finished third on the team with 32 innings pitched … Went 2-3 with a 5.62 earned run average … Struck out 19 batters, versus 10 walks … Allowed opponent’s to hit .338 … Opened the season by allowing just two hits and no runs over 2.2 innings of scoreless relief against Muskingum University on March 14 … Picked up his first win of the season April 6, by striking out four and allowing just six hits and no runs over five innings in a 7-5 win over Framingham State … Held nationally-ranked Southern Maine to five hits and one run in three innings of work on April 14 … Went a season-high seven innings and allowed just four hits and one run to earn the win April 19 over Lasell College … Closed out his career by going 2.1 innings and allowing three hits and one earned run against UMass Dartmouth in the Little East Conference Tournament.
2014 Appeared in 11 games for the Beacons pitching staff … Earned the start in five games and went a complete 28 innings during his junior season … Struck out 12 batters and finished the year with a 2-3 record … Had a career day in front of his hometown crowd when he struck out seven and allowed just three runs and one walk in the non-conference win over Worcester State University on April 4 … Allowed just two runs on two hits in five complete innings at Wheaton College (Mass.) on April 29.
2013 Built upon his freshman season to provide a steady presence out of the Beacons bullpen … Registered 11 appearances and 13 total innings out of the pen … Finished the year with a 1-1 record and 4.85 ERA … Allowed 17 hits and seven earned runs … Recorded nine strikeouts and six walks … Pitched a career-high 2.2 innings March 21, allowing two hits and one earned run in a loss to William Patterson College … Struck out a career-high four batters and allowed just one run over 2.1 innings against Westfield State University … Recorded his first career victory April 18 by pitching 1.1 scoreless innings in a 4-3 win over Framingham State University … Threw a season-high two scoreless innings April 21 at Keene State College.
2012 Totaled six relief appearances in his freshman campaign … Finished the season with a 9.82 ERA in 7.1 innings pitched … Tallied seven strikeouts and just four walks … Allowed one run on hit and one walk in his first career appearance March 14 against McDaniel College … Earned his first scoreless appearance of the season April 13 with a two strikeout inning against Framingham State … Recorded a career-high three strikeout in a season-high 1.2 innings pitched against Endicott College April 29 ... Pitched with the Worcester team in American Legion baseball over the summer.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from St. Peter-Marian High School in 2011, where he was a member of the baseball team ... Named a two-time Central Massachusetts Conference All-Star ... Received the Coaches' Award and the Unsung Hero Award ... Named to the Central Mass. Senior All-Star Game ... Named team captain ... Earned three varsity letters with the baseball program ... Member of his high school's Honor Roll ... Son of Steve and Sue Roche ... Has one sister, Kellie ... Member of the UMass Boston Honors Program ... Majoring in criminal justice.
