The University of Akron Athletics
2012 Baseball

Danny Fawcett
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hilliard, Ohio
- High School:
- Hilliard Davidson
as a Senior (2012): Tied for the team lead with 18 appearances out of the pen ... had a 2-2 record with a 4.18 ERA ... had 12 strikeouts in 23.2 innings ... picked up both his wins against Youngstown State (March 3 and March 28) ... threw a season-high 2.2 innings against Buffalo and had two strikeouts (April 14) ... preserved the shutout against Central Michigan, pitching the final two innings (April 27) ... had two strikeouts against Kent State (May 18).
as a Junior (2011): Made two appearances out of the bullpen ... pitched an inning of scoreless relief in the loss to Dartmouth (March 17) ... Allowed one run in an inning of work in the win over West Virginia (May 10).
as a Redshirt Sophomore (2010): Appeared out of the bullpen 11 times, finishing the season with a record of 1-0 ... picked up lone victory on the year against Dartmout (Mar. 18), pitching an inning of scoreless relief ... pitched an inning of scoreless relief in three other contests, at New Mexico State (Feb. 27), vs. Toledo (April 3), and at Youngstown State (April 14) ... pitched a total of 10.1 innings on the season.
as a Sophomore (2009): Fawcett compiled a perfect 2-0 record with a 9.24 ERA in 10 appearances on the year … registered 10 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched on the year … first career victory came against Duquesne (Mar. 25) as the Zips defeated the Dukes, 6-2 … earned the win over MAC rival Kent State in the third annual Diamond Classic for Kids (May 5) as the Zips downed the Golden Flashes, 12-5…Tallied two strikeouts on four separate occasions.
as a Redshirt Freshman (2008): Made three appearances before having season cut short due to injury... In three games compiled a 1-0 record with an ERA of 3.86...In 4.2 innings pitched, Fawcett allowed five hits and two earned runs while fanning four batters...Pitched 1.2 innings against New York Tech (March 8), registering two strikeouts and surrendering just one earned run to record first career win.
as a Freshman (2007): Redshirted.
at Hilliard Davidson High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner ... member of district-champion team in 2003 ... second-team all-conference and honorable mention all-district as a junior ... had Tommy John surgery his senior year ... three-sport scholar athlete ... also was a varsity letterwinner as a member of the golf team and starting power forward of the basketball team as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Son of Dan and Bev Fawcett ... instructor at Salvation Army Summer Camp ... enjoys playing the drums and racing speed bikes ... majoring in communications.
FAWCETT'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||
YEAR | ERA | W-L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2007 | Redshirted - Did Not Play | |||||||||||||
2008 | 3.86 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
2009 | 9.24 | 2-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
2010 | 12.19 | 1-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
2011 | 4.50 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 4.18 | 2-2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.2 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
Totals | 6.92 | 6-2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53.1 | 70 | 46 | 41 | 27 | 33 |