Pace Pitcher Picked By Brewers In 2019 MLB Draft

From Thompson-Bender: With the 763rd pick (25th round) of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft, the Milwaukee Brewers selected left-handed pitcher Dan Wirchansky (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland/RCC) of the Pace University baseball team.

Wirchansky, who graduated in May, becomes the 12th player under head coach Hank Manning to be selected in the MLB Draft—the first since 2016.

"This is well deserved for Danny," said Manning. "He had a great career here at Pace, and his numbers prove that. He can not only pitch at an extremely high level, but he is also an excellent competitor—both good attributes when you get into professional baseball. Brewers got a good one."

Wirchansky finished out his career earlier this spring as one of the best pitchers in Setters' program history. His dominance was especially prevalent over the last two seasons, which began with him tossing a perfect game in Pace's season opener in 2018. He followed that up by going 5-1 as a junior, and leading the entire nation in ERA (0.71).

This past season, Wirchansky put together a 6-2 record with a 1.38 ERA (second in the NE10). He ranked third in the nation with a WHIP of 0.86. Wirchansky struck out 102 batters in 78.1 innings—a mark that not only led the NE10, but also shattered Pace's single-season record.

Wirchansky struck out nearly 13 batters per nine innings in NE10 play, while allowing one or fewer runs in nine of his 12 outings. He was named to Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team, in addition to being selected to D2CCA, NCBWA and ABCA All-Region squads.

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About Pace University Athletics

Pace University is an NCAA Division II member of the Northeast-10 Conference that sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, cheer and dance teams and a Pep Band. In 2017-18, Pace student-athletes earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.26 during both the fall and spring semesters. 302 Setters earned recognition on NE10 Commissioner's Honor Rolls during the 2017-18 academic year. In addition, five Setter teams—women's cross country, field hockey, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, and women's swimming and diving —earned NE10 Academic Excellence Awards in recognition of achieving the highest GPA in their respective sports. In competition, Pace teams have made 15 NCAA appearances since 2011. In 2015-16, the department unveiled a multi-million dollar facility upgrade that includes two new turf fields. In addition, the new state-of-the-art 14,010 square foot Ianniello Field House recently opened with new locker rooms, new strength and conditioning facilities and a sports medicine component. To learn more about supporting Pace athletics, please visit www.paceuathletics.com/settersclub.

About Pace University

Pace University has a proud history of preparing its diverse student body for a lifetime of professional success as a result of its unique program that combines rigorous academics and real-world experiences. Pace is ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, evidence of thetransformative education the University provides.

From its beginnings as an accounting school in 1906, Pace has grown to three campuses, enrolling 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 150 majors and programs, across a range of disciplines: arts, sciences, business, health care, technology, law, education, and more. The university also has one of the most competitive performing arts programs in the country. Pace has a signature, newly renovated campus in New York City, located in the heart of vibrant Lower Manhattan, next to Wall Street and City Hall, and two campuses in Westchester County, New York: a 200-acre picturesque Pleasantville Campus and a Law School in White Plains. www.pace.edu