Paul Kosanovich Season 2021-22

#33
ClassGraduate Student
PositionRHP
Height6-4
Weight240 lbs
HometownSan Gabriel, Calif.
High SchoolTemple City
B/TR/R

CAREER
• Finished his UVA career with a 9-1 record. His .900 winning percentage is tied for the third-highest in program history (min. 10 decisions).

2022
• Appeared in 15 games out of the bullpen, seven outings were two or more innings.
• Went 4-0 with a 3.29 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched.
• Three of his four wins came against ACC opponents – Georgia Tech (April 2), North Carolina (April 23), VCU (May 4) and Clemson (May 15).
• Did not allow a run in 11 of his 15 appearances on the season.
• On April 20 against Georgetown, pitched a 1-2-3 inning and struck out a batter to record his first career save.
• Struck out four batters in a season-high 3.1 innings pitched in the series finale against Clemson on May 15.
• Only three of his 12 inherited runners came around to score.
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021
• Made 11 appearances, all out of the bullpen
• Totaled 15.2 innings pitched, allowed eight earned runs and struck out 11 batters on the season
• Inherited seven runners on the season, only one scored
• Was second on the staff with three holds (2/19 vs. UConn, 2/21 vs. UConn & 2/28 at UNC)
• Worked four-straight outings where he did not surrender a hit or a run, a span of 3.2 innings
• Earned the win after pitching three scoreless innings against Towson on March 17
• Season cut short due to injury and made his last appearance on April 1 at Georgia Tech

2020
• Appeared in five games, all out of the bullpen
• Struck out eight batters in 8.1 innings of work while allowing only two earned runs
• Struck out the final two batters of the bottom of the fifth against then-No. 7 NC State to leave the bases loaded and preserve a 7-2 UVA lead
• Did not allow an earned run in four of his five outings

2019
• Appeared in 16 games on the mound, 15 came in relief
• Went 4-0 with wins over Villanova (Feb. 24), Duke (March 9), UConn (March 20) and Pittsburgh (March 24)
• Missed a month of action due to illness
• Worked three scoreless outings after his return, including 1.2 innings in two games against then-No. 15 North Carolina
• Tied for the team lead with two holds: on April 24 vs. James Madison (2.0 IP, 0 ER) & on April 26 at UNC (1.0 IP, 0 ER)

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA
• Played one year of football (tight end) at New Mexico Highlands in the fall of 2016
• Transferred to East Los Angeles College prior to the spring of the 2017 to play baseball.
• At ELAC he earned First Team All-State and Pacific Association Southern California All-Region Second Team honors in 2018.
• As a starting pitcher, went 6-4 with a 3.58 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched at ELAC.

TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-sport athlete, playing football and baseball at Temple City
• Threw a pair of no-hitters in high school, including one to clinch a Temple City playoff berth in the final game of the regular season.
• Went 5-0 with a 2.77 ERA in 30.1 innings pitched his senior year.
• Played quarterback on the football team where he was a two-year letterwinner. Also served as the team captain, earned All-League honors and was named 2015 Offensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL
• Son of Norman and Anne Kosanovich
• Born in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
• Has two younger brothers, Andrew and Daniel
• His grandfather, Bronco Kosanovich played was a center on the Penn State football team and later played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His cousins Michael and Eli Kosanovich both play football at North Central College.

Paul Kosanovich

Graduate Student
2020-21

RHP
6-4 / 245 lbs
Paul Kosanovich

Senior
2019-20

RHP
6-4 / 238 lbs
Paul Kosanovich

Junior
2018-19

RHP
6-4 / 210 lbs