Jan 26, 2018 2 min read

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As the 2018 season creeps closer, the Wild Things’ spring-training roster is taking shape with the signing of left-handed pitcher Mike Castellani to his first professional contract. Castellani is a 2017 graduate of Bucknell University, where he had a successful four-year career, and is currently playing in the California Winter League.

Castellani was 15-6 over the course of four years for the Bison, and sported a career earned-run average of 3.64. The 15 wins are good for 7th all-time at Bucknell, while the ERA is ranked 11th in the school’s history. His 56 appearances, in which he totaled 222.2 innings, are good for 8th in program history.

Over his four-year career, Castellani struck out 136 batters and walked no more than 19 in any season. He also pitched three summers in collegiate baseball leagues, with his best two coming in his final two with the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League. He was 10-5 over two seasons with the Sharks, and had an ERA of 2.62 over 39 appearances (14 starts, 11 in 2016) to go along with 87 strikeouts and 27 walks in 117 innings. He started the 2016 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game.

Robert Morris tops Sacred Heart

Dachon Burke scored 15 points to help Robert Morris beat Sacred Heart 64-56 and the Colonials stayed tied atop the Northeast Conference on Friday night.

Robert Morris (13-9, 7-2) rallied in the second half with a 19-2 run that included 15 straight points. Leondre Washington scored back-to-back on a layup and a 3 and Burke added a jumper to cap the run at 61-48 with 2:07 left.

Sacred Heart (7-15, 2-7) trailed for most of the second half but stayed close early in the period and briefly took the lead at 46-42 after an 8-0 run. Once the Colonials retook the lead and pulled away, the Pioneers got the deficit no closer than the final score.

Washington had 11 points and Koby Thomas had eight points and 11 rebounds for Robert Morris.

Sean Hoehn led Sacred Heart with 17 points and Kinnon LaRose added 10.