2005: Appeared in 13 games, starting one vs. Bradley (4/13) ... Earned first collegiate victory vs. Vermont (3/25) in Bradenton, Fla. ... Pitched three innings of no-run baseball vs. Michigan State (5/20) to earn second victory in come-from-behind 15-10 win ... Threw career-high five innings at Illinois (5/6) ... Struck out career high three one two separate occasions ... Struck out at least one batter in 12-of-13 appearances ... Ended season with second lowest ERA of all relievers with at least 10 appearances.
2004: Competed in three games, including one conference game vs. Minnesota (4/23).
High School: Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner ... Two for football ... First-team all-conference ... Third-team all-state (parochial division) ... Second-team All-Bergen County ... Hit .340 senior year with eight doubles and two home runs as designated hitter ... Batted .390 as junior with 12 doubles and four home runs ... On the mound as a senior, went 5-2, both one-run losses, with a 2.19 ERA in 46 innings of work ... As a junior, went 7-0 and posted 2.21 ERA in 42 innings ... Struck out a combined 155 batters in 88 innings ... Pitched team to back-to-back Bergen County tournament titles ... Tied state record with 20 strikeouts in one game ... Team was a national quarterfinalist of the 18 and under AABC ... Quarterback of state football champion high school team (Parochial Group III) ... Member of No. 11-ranked football team (USA Today) junior year ... National Honor Society ... Honor roll.
Personal: Born Robert Anthony Ferla ... Son of Robert and Diane Ferla ... Communication studies major.
Ferla's Pitching Stats
Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA2004 99.00 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 7 4 4 0 2 1 0 10 .667 1 0 0 02005 4.03 2 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 22.1 22 16 10 20 20 3 0 2 108 .262 3 2 2 02006 21.00 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 8 7 5 5 2 1 0 24 .294 2 2 0 0TOTAL 7.46 2 2 19 1 0 0 0 0 25.1 31 31 21 29 25 7 2 2 142 .290 6 4 2 0