Before PSU
Pitched two seasons at St. Joseph’s in 2023 and 2024…Made 28 appearances (25 starts) at St. Joseph’s…Went 8-3 with two complete games and one shutout, while posting a 3.84 ERA in 133.2 innings. Tallied 162 strikeouts and 66 walks, while holding opponents to a .188 average. 2024: Named College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District…Earned Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team honors…Tabbed All-Atlantic 10 second team…Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week on May 13…Ranked among the Top 10 in the Atlantic 10 in complete games (2; 1st, 12th nationally), hits allowed per nine innings (6.48; 2nd, 25th nationally), opponent batting average (.196; 2nd), strikeouts (88; 4th), strikeouts per nine innings (10.56; 4th), WHIP (1.19; 4th), ERA (3.72; 5th) and innings pitched (75; 8th)…Went 4-2 with a 3.72 ERA in 14 starts, while tallying two complete games and one shutout. In 75 innings, recorded 88 strikeouts and held opponents to a .196 average…Went 5+ innings and allowed 1 or less earned run in eight of 14 starts…Took a No-Hitter into the ninth against George Mason (5/12), going 8.1 innings and allowing one hit and one run, while striking out nine. In the Atlantic-10 Tournament, fired nine shutout innings and struck out 12 against Saint Louis (5/23). 2023: Earned Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team honors…Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team…Tabbed Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week on March 8…Led the Atlantic-10 in hits allowed per nine innings (5.83; 8th nationally) and WHIP (1.18), while ranking third in strikeouts per nine innings (11.35) and fifth in ERA (3.99)…Went 4-1 with a 3.99 ERA in 14 appearances (11 starts) and 74 strikeouts in 58.2 innings. Held opponents to a .178 average…Had seven appearances going 4+ innings and allowing one or less runs.
High School
Played at Tuscarora High School for head coach Mike O’Brien…Earned first-team All-Conference honors…Tossed two no-hitters…As a senior, recorded a 1.10 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 38 innings…Played for American Legion Post 11 and helped win the 2022 Maryland State Championship…Also played basketball.
Personal
Son of Niki and Jeff DeSanto…Has a twin brother, Drew, and a sister, Olivia…Brother, Drew, plays baseball at St. Joseph’s…Father, Jeff, played baseball at UMBC and Mary Washington…Uncle, Rob DeSanto, played baseball at Frostburg State…Intends to major in business.