Pittsburg State Gorillas

First-year player… transferred to Pitt State from Ole Miss… a talented right-handed pitcher who will look to make an immediate impact for the Gorillas this spring… At Ole Miss: Spent two seasons at Oxford… posted an 8-2 record with one save and a 3.31 ERA in 49.0 innings as a freshman in 2016, earning Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball… posted a 2-1 record with a 3.31 ERA in 13 relief appearances in 2017… In High School: A four-time Arkansas Class 7A All-State performer at Fayetteville High School… finished his high school career with a 33-4 record, 0.95 ERA and 344 strikeouts in 267.3 innings of work… named a 2015 Louisville Slugger High School first-team All-America by Baseball America… tabbed as the 2015 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year and the All-Arkansas Preps Player of the Year after a senior season in which he went 9-1 with a 0.68 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 74 innings… named 2015 honorable mention All-America and first-team All-Region (Southeast) by Perfect Game… Personal: Born September 16, 1996… son of Tom and Colleen Pagnozzi… a general studies major.