Baseball

2008:
Allowed just two hits while pitching seven scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season against Central Connecticut on March 7... Struck out five batters in seven innings and gave up just one run in a 4-1 victory at Dayton on March 28... Pitched seven innings while recording three strike outs to earn his third win of the season against Duquesne on April 5... Earned the win in his next outing, striking out four batters in a 3-1 victory over Saint Louis on April 11... Recorded his fifth win of the season striking out six batters in six innings of work in a 8-3 win over Richmond on April 18... Struck out five batters in 6.1 innings of work at La Salle on April 25... Allowed just fou hits over 6.2 innings to earn the win against UMass on May 10... Pitched 8 innings allowing only one earned run while striking out four to earn his seventh victory against Temple in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament on May 21... Was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team... Finished with a team-high seven victories. 2007:
Led the team in wins with 6 as well as strikeouts compiling 67 in the 2007 season. Also finished with 82.2 innings which was third on the team... Earned his first victory, pitching 7.2 innings and allowing just two runs on three hits while striking out three, against Duquesne on March 31... Earned his second win of the season, pitching six innings allowing just three runs while striking out five batters, in a 5-4 victory over St. Bonaventure on April 21... Picked up his third win of the season, throwing 6.1 innings and allowing two earned runs while striking out six batters in a 7-4 victory over Xavier on April 28... Earned his fourth win of the year pitching eight innings, allowing zero earned runs on five hits, while striking out nine batters in a 5-1 victory over George Washington on May 4... Earned his fifth win of the season, pitching six innings, striking out nine batters and allowing just three earned runs on eight hits, in a 6-5 victory over Saint Joseph's on May 17... Threw 6.2 innings and struck out four batters to earn his sixth victory of the season in URI's 4-3 win over Xavier in the opening game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on May 23.

2006:
Went 3-4 and picked up four saves with a 4.05 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 2006 ... Earned a save after pitching two and two-thirds innings against Xavier on March 25... Picked up the win against George Washington after giving up just one run on two hits and striking out seven in five innings on April 1... Picked up the save against Brown on April 12... Got the win after pitching four scoreless innings in relief and giving up just one hit while striking out six against Temple on April 16... Picked up the save against Dayton on April 28.

High School:
Played football and baseball at Nashua High School... Was an All-State selection his junior and senior years... Posted an 8-2 record with a 1.17 ERA and only four walks as a junior... As a senior, compiled a 4-1 record and a 1.13 ERA... Was selected to both the Lowell Sun and Nashua Telegraph All-Star teams.

Personal:
Born December 24, 1985... Son of Patricia and Dean Palanski... Majoring in Environmental Horticulture & Turfgrass Management.