Region XIX Pitcher of the Year
Aryed Garcia earns Region XIX DIII Pitcher of the Year with a spectacular freshman season.
Paramus, NJ- Bergen Bulldogs baseball team continues to set records and this time with a personal accolade. Bulldogs Freshman ace, Aryed Garcia (Paterson,NJ/Eastside HS) took home the prestigious award of 2018 Region XIX Pitcher of The Year. Aryed put up phenomenal numbers this season finishing with a record of 7-3 with 5 complete games. One of those wins was against the #1 team in the country. He also, held the nation's top offense to only 2 runs and had 7 or more strikeouts in 8 of his 10 appearances. Aryed broke the single season strike out record for Bergen CC with 80 Strikeouts. Aryed finished in the top 10 in the country in all major pitching categories. His final stat line of the year was:
ERA - 1.96 (6th in country min 30IP, 1st in Region)
Strikeouts- 80 (5th in country, 2nd in Region) Innings - 64 Record - 7-3 (3rd most wins in country, 2nd in Region) Complete Games - 5 (3rd most in country, 1st in Region)
Aryed Garcia voted to 1st Team All Region, led the Bulldogs to a 30-15 record (most wins in school history). The Bulldogs spent 5 weeks ranked in top 10 in the country but fell short in the first round of the regional tournament.
Written by Steven Mimms