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2019 Baseball Roster

John Byrne

28 Josh Congress

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oakland, Calif.
  • High School Consumnes College

Biography

NEVADA
2019 (Jr.): Made 18 appearances and one start in his first season with the Wolf Pack after transferring … Tossed 25.1 innings, only allowing 13 earned runs for a 4.62 earned run average … Struck out 24 batter … Made his first-career start for Nevada against Saint Mary’s (3/19) where he tossed 3.1 innings and allowed five runs on three hits in a 6-5 Wolf Pack win … Struck out a career-high six batters against UNLV (4/19) … Lettered for the first time.

PRIOR TO NEVADA
College:

Pitched two seasons at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, Calif. … Threw 69.1 innings with 88 strikeouts … Boasted a 2.47 ERA and seven victories in his junior college career.

High School:
Lettered three years in baseball at Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, Calif. … In the Metro Conference League, was named the unanimous MVP his senior season as well as all-state … Named the league Pitcher of the Year his junior and senior season … His team won the Metro Conference League his junior and senior season … Pitched 72.2 innings and recorded 98 strikeouts with a 1.35 ERA his senior season.

PERSONAL
Majoring in human development and family studies … Son of Scott Congress and Alena Canavesio … In his free time, enjoys going to movies, eating sushi, attending Raider games,  wearing LuLu Lemon, and is a big Kanye West fan … Chose to play at Nevada because of its great academics and athletics and wants to contribute to a winning program like Nevada … Sports hero is Pedro Martinez.

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