Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born July 27th, 1992... Majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Education... Aspires to teach Math and Coach Baseball... Chose PBA because it is a good program and a very Christ-filled environment... Favorite bible verse is Psalm 37:5... Favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears... Favorite athlete is Kyle Hendricks... Son of Ken and Tara Silvestri... Has two siblings: Joe and Lacey.

2015 (Redshirt Senior)
Became the PBA midweek starter after a month into the season and responded well, going 4-2 on the year and finishing with a 6.79 ERA... Tied for the PBA lead in complete games with two on the season, picking them up in his final two starts of his career... Struck out 32 batters on the season while walking 14... His first win of the season came against Wilmington University on March 4th when he picked up one of four quality starts on the season, going six and one-third innings and allowing just one earned run while striking out three... Saved his best performances for the most important games of the season, throwing a seven inning shutout with six strikeouts and no walks against Toccoa Falls on May 9th in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Region Championship... Came back against the same Toccoa Falls team on May 22nd in an elimination game of the NCCAA World Series and threw an eight inning complete game, allowing three runs while striking out a career-best eight batters.

2014 (Redshirt Junior)
Worked his way from a bullpen role in his previous two season to becoming a mainstay in the starting rotation as a junior... Made a team-high 13 starts on the season in a total of 15 appearances... Topped the team in innings pitched with 76.1, averaging nearly six innings per start... Struck out 47 and only walked 14 on the year... Became the Friday night starter at the beginning of the season, picking up victories over teams like Delta State, Philadelphia University, and Barry University... Finished the season with a 4-4 record and a 6.84 earned run average... Also had four "quality starts" of at least six innings of work and less than three runs scored... Struck out a season-high six over 5.1 innings of work against St. Thomas University on March 8th... Went eight innings allowing four runs in a winning effort against Assumption College on March 13th... Helped defeat Barry at home with a seven inning, six-hit performance in which he allowed just three runs on April 11th.

2013 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Spent most of the season working out of the bullpen, making two spot starts along the way... Finished the season with a record of 0-1 and an earned-run average of 6.98 in 19 1/3 innings... Struck out 11 batters compared to five walks... Made his first career start against Northwood on April 16th, picking up a quality start of six innings and three earned runs allowed in a losing effort.

2012 (Redshirt Freshman)
Utilized as a long reliever in his first season with the team as a redshirt freshman... Appeared in six games, all out of the bullpen... Logged five innings of work with a 0-0 record and a 5.40 earned-run average... Struck out three batters and did not walk anyone... Struck out two batters in a one inning appearance versus Nova Southeastern University on March 21st, 2012.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE
Spent one redshirt season at Pensacola Community College.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended John Paul II Cahtolic High School where he competed for coaches Gary Burns and Ken Silvestri... Chosen as Team MVP in 2009 and 2010... Named to the All-Big Bend 1st-Team in 2010... Graduated Cum Laude.