Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Nowatnick, Mark

Jersey Number 5
Mark Nowatnick
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pompano Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
- Major:
- Public Safety Administration
- Birthday:
- 6/1/95
Bio
2018 (Senior)
- Finished his four-year FAU career with 18 appearances (with four starts) and 42 1/3 innings, going up and over 100 career IP
- Ranks third all-time among FAU pitching with a 2.78 ERA, and fifth at 2.19 walks per nine innings
- Went 4-3 his senior year with a 2.98 ERA
- As a starter, was 2-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.65
- All four of his starts were three innings or more; had three relief outings of at least that length
- Had a career-high six strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of relief versus UNF
- Batters hit only .225 against him on the year, just .208 in his 14 relief appearances
- Key member of the Owls' bullpen moved into the rotation before his season ended due to injury
- In 15 relief appearances, gave up just 11 hits, posted a 1.74 ERA, and a 4-0 record
- Struck out 25 batters against only two walks in relief in 20 2/3 innings, with batters hitting just .211 against him
- Six times in relief, had three or more strikeouts, with highs of four against Bethune-Cookman (March 7) and Charlotte (April 8)
- His relief wins came against Illinois (March 3), Bethune-Cookman (April 4), Charlotte (April 8) and Marshall (April 15)
- Posted a key win on the road in his first collegiate start, at UTSA, going five scoreless innings and allowing just four hits
- Led the team with a 1.07 WHIP
- Ended his sophomore campaign with a 1-1 record
- Appeared in 13 games and drew a start at Ohio State
- Tallied 21.1 innings of work
- Struokout 14 and walked five
- Posted a 3.38 ERA
- Boasted 2.08 ERA over 10Â appearances
- Dealt nine strikeouts over 13 innings
- Held batters to an average of just .204
- Faced career-high nine batters against UCF on May 6
- Attended Cardinal Gibbons High School, playing for coach Jason HamiltonÂ
- Dealt one of the most impressive performances in the nation as a senior, striking out 18 batters in a complete-game shutout in the 5A regional quarterfinal on April 30Â
- Named a Preseason All-Region player in 2014 by Perfect Game and earned All-County at the end of the year
- Also played for Hyanniss Harbor Hawks for coach Chad Gassman
- Son of John and Beatrice Nowatnick
- Majoring in public safety administration
- Favorite pro teams are the Mets and the Cowboys
- Favorite pro athlete is Mike Tyson
- Likes listening to country music
- Last book he read was Captain Underpants
- Enjoys fishing and hunting
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