2004: Started seven games on the mound as a true freshman, finishing fourth on the team in ERA at 3.54 ... had the fifth lowest opponents' batting average at .281 ... struck out 32 and walked 15 in 40.2 innings ... picked up first win against Boston College on March 6, pitching six innings of two-hit relief, allowingone run on a solo homer ... in his first collegiate start, earned his second win with seven shutout innings, striking out seven against an Eastern Kentucky team that entered the game averaging 13 runs per game and had reached double-figures in runs for nine straight games ... earned Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week once.

High School: Played for coach Dave Mollica...went 29-5 in his career as a pitcher with an 0.85 earned run average ... was a South Shore League all-star as a sophomore and junior ... a Tri-Valley League all-star and player of the year as a senior ... named all-scholastic by the Boston Herald as a senior ... won the Bay State Games gold medal as a junior ... captain of his high school team and the American Legion Post 93 team in Foxboro, Mass. as a senior ... school won its league championship his sophomore, junior and senior year ... team was the division three-time runner-up in Massachusetts his junior year in which he was named the state-championship MVP ... also played football as a quarterback.

Personal: James Patrick Norcott Jr. is the son of Michelle and James Norcott Sr ... born on June 11, 1986 in Boston, Mass. ... majoring in ocean engineering.