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As a Junior (2003)
Led the Tar Heels with a 2.81 ERA out of the bullpen • Finished second on the squad with 32 appearances and two saves • Also posted a 2-1 record • Fanned 45 batters in 48.0 innings • Held opposing batters to a .246 average, which was second-best on the team • Worked a perfect two innings with three strikeouts against St. John's on March 1 • Tossed 4.1 scoreless innings in the Wake Forest series • Made three scoreless appearances against NC State (April 25-27) • Struck out a career-best six batters against Princeton on March 18 • Worked two shutout innings against Mississippi State in the NCAA Regional clinching win on June 1 • Longest outing of his career came with 4.2 scoreless innings against South Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional on June 6. Summer 2003: Went 2-2 with a 0.52 ERA for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League • Also struck out 31 batters.
As a Sophomore (2002)
Appeared in 18 games out of the bullpen • Led all pitchers with a 2.08 ERA • Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief while striking out two batters in opening day victory over Seton Hall on Feb. 15 • Recorded his only save of the season against High Point on March 13 • Pitched a scoreless seventh inning and struck out two batters versus Towson on March 26.
As a Freshman (2001)
Compiled a 2-1 record in 18 appearances, 16 out of the bullpen • Held opponents without an earned run in 10 of 16 relief appearances • Struggled in back-to-back starts to open the year, but fared better out of the bullpen • Struck out two Seton Hall batters in one scoreless inning for his first win on Feb. 25 • Improved to 2-1 two days later with a stellar 3.1 innings of scoreless and hitless relief against Davidson (Feb. 27); struck out a season-high five batters and walked just one against the Wildcats • Struck out four UNC Wilmington batters on April 24 • Had a clutch, two-out, pinch hit single against in the eighth inning of the 4-0 win at Clemson on April 29; it was just his second at bat all season and his only hit, but helped set up a dramatic finish at Clemson against Tiger ace Steve Reba. Summer 2001: Played for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League and was named a CPL All-Star • Was 3-3 with a 2.63 ERA in 10 starts for the Sharks • Pitched three complete games and struck out 48 batters.
Hoggard High School
Played football and baseball at Hoggard High School • Three-time all-conference • Two-time conference player of the year • Two-time all-state • Three-time team MVP • 1998 State Games of North Carolina Male Athlete of the Year • Selected to the East Coast Professional Showcase in 1999 • American Legion Region 2 Player of the Year as a junior • Honorable mention All-America and nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior • Received Heart of a Champion Award in 2000 • MVP of East-West Games as a senior • Won school's Ray A. Crock Award • Scholar athlete • earned Brian Betts Scholarship for good citizenship. Summer 2000: Played with the Pleasure Island Post 129 team • Missed much of the summer with an injured wrist.
Personal
Scott Steven Senatore is the son of Joe and Anita Senatore • Born Nov. 18, 1981 • Majoring in journalism and mass communication • Cousin, Tina Murphy, played four years of soccer at Carolina (1997-2000) • Favorite movie is The Usual Suspects • Active in Athletes in Action at Carolina • Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter.
