Greg Farone

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B/T:
L/L
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 245
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Schenectady, N.Y.
High School:
Schenectady
Prev School:
Herkimer College

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team

2023: Made 21 appearances on the mound with six starts in his first season at UofL ... Finished 1-4 with a 4.80 ERA ... Struck out 65 batters in 50.2 innings ... Made his Louisville debut on Feb. 19 against Bucknell, striking out eight and allowing just one run in three innings ... Recorded the final five outs for his first save against Bowling Green on Feb. 24 ... Allowed just one run on two hits over seven innings of work with nine strikeouts in a win over No. 10 TCU at Minute Maid Park on March 4 ... Threw 3.2 scoreless out of the bullpen against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 15 ... Struck out six across 3.1 innings with just one run allowed against Florida State on May 19.

Prior to UofL: Played two years at Herkimer College…Boasted 1.83 ERA for his career with 213 strikeouts…2022 NJCAA Division III Player of the Year… 2022 NJCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year…2022 NJCAA Division III World Series Most Valuable Player…2022 NJCAA Division III First Team All-American…Led team to first NJCAA Division III national championship title in school history…2021 NJCAA Division III Second Team All-American…Set program record for strikeouts in a season with 139 across 60 innings pitched in 2022.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Schenectady High School.

Personal: Parents are Jess and Tony Farone…Brother is Scott…Major is criminal justice…Chose Louisville over Mississippi State and Clemson…Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his athletic career…Favorite TV show is Breaking Bad…Favorite teams are the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics…Favorite athlete is Randy Johnson.