Monmouth University Athletics

Named to 2012 NJCBA All-Rookie Team

2015: A dual threat for the Hawks making 10 appearances on the mound and 24 at first base and DH… Finished the season with a 1-1 record and 4.62 ERA while collecting eight hits and four RBI’s… Earned his lone win on the season pitching six scoreless innings while striking out seven vs Saint Joseph’s (4/29)… Collected three hits to go along with two RBI’s, three runs scored, and a home run vs Saint Peter’s (5/10).   

2014: Made 10 appearances with one start… Pitched 12.1 innings with an ERA of 7.30 and 10 strikeouts… Made only start at Towson, allowing three runs, two earned in four innings, striking out five… Fired a scoreless frame at Lafayette with two K’s (4/23)… Added another scoreless stanza against Iona (5/10). 

2013: Had a 4-2 record with a 3.71 ERA in 12 appearances, including six starts, covering 34.0 innings… Hurled one complete game and struck out 22 batters, holding opponents to a .258 batting average… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at Delaware (Mar. 3)… Pitched three scoreless innings of relief at East Carolina (Mar. 8), allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out two to earn his first win of the season… Made his first start of the season at Virginia Commonwealth (Mar. 17), allowing just one earned run on four hits and five walks while striking out two to earn the victory… Went the distance against Quinnipiac (Mar. 24) in a seven-inning game, allowing just one earned run on four hits and a walk, striking out four to move to 3-0 on the year… Allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks in four innings against Central Connecticut (Mar. 29), striking out four… Won his fourth-straight decision at Mount St. Mary’s (April 6), allowing one earned run on five hits and four walks in 5.2 innings, striking out a season-high five batters… Pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief in his final two outings of the season at Bryant (May 11) and against LIU Brooklyn (May 18)… Pitched two innings of one-hit ball against the Blackbirds in the final appearance.

2012: Selected to the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association All-Rookie Team… One of the Hawks’ most reliable relievers, posting a 4.00 ERA with three saves in 18 appearances out of the bullpen… Struck out 20 batters compared to 11 walks in 18.0 innings pitched… Surrendered just three extra-base hits… Limited opponents to a .247 batting average… Recorded a strikeout in 14 of 18 appearances, including one in each of his first seven collegiate appearances… Did not allow an earned run in his first eight appearances… Held Youngstown State (Feb. 18), Virginia (Feb. 25) and Troy (Mar. 11) off the scoreboard in his first three appearances, covering two innings… Picked up his first-career save against Troy (Mar. 11)… Surrendered an unearned run on two hits and a walk in one inning to Fairleigh Dickinson (Mar. 18)… Kept Massachusetts (Mar. 21), Wagner (Mar. 24), Saint Peter’s (Mar. 27) and Temple (Mar. 30) off the scoreboard in short relief stints… Pitched a clean inning with one strikeout to earn his second save of the year against CCSU (Apr. 14)… Limited Mount St. Mary’s (Apr. 21 to one run on five hits and a walk in 3.1 innings pitched, his longest outing of the year… Struck out the side without allowing a hit or walk in one inning of work to pick up his third save of the year at LIU Brooklyn (Apr. 28)… Pitched a clean inning against Bryant (May 4), keeping the Bulldogs off the bases… Matched his season-high in innings with 3.1 scoreless against Bryant, scattering three hits and a walk, while striking out a season-high four batters… Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against Sacred Heart (May 11), allowing a hit and a walk, while striking out one.

High School: Three-year letter at Manheim Township High School... Tabbed to the Lancaster Lebanon League Section I and All-League All-Star squads three times... Named to the PIAA AAAA All-State Team in 2011... Recipient of the PIAA E. Jerry Brooks for Academic Excellence Award... Earned the Lancaster Lebanon League Coaches All-Academic Award... Compiled 20 wins with 10 complete games in over 160 innings of action with 179 strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA in his varsity career.

Personal: Son of Michael and Pamela Yunginger... Majoring in business.

Yunginger’s Game-Highs
IP (Starter): 7.0 vs. Quinnipiac (3/24/13)
IP (Relief): 3.1, two times; last vs. Bryant (5/6/12)
Strikeouts: 5, twice; last at Towson (3/20/14)
Runs Allowed: 7 vs. Seton Hall (4/23/13)
Earned Runs Allowed: 3, six times; last at Canisius (5/15/14)
Walks Allowed: 7 vs. Seton Hall (4/23/13)