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2021 Baseball Roster

Profile

  • LHP
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Thunder Bay, Ontario
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 215
    Weight
  • St. Patrick H.S.
    High School
  • Indian Hills C.C.
    Previous School
DJ DePiero 2020
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DJ DePiero
LHP
Position
Senior
Class
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Hometown

Season Stats

Season:
2021
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Career Stats

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Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
NJCAA All-Region 11: 2018 (honorable mention)
NJCAA Academic All-Region 11:  2018 (2nd Team)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award:  2020
MVC Honor Roll (2):  2019, 2020
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (min. 3.30 semester GPA; 4): Fall ‘18, Fall '19, Spring '20, Fall '20, Spring '21

AT BRADLEY (2019-21)
•    A first-year transfer from Indian Hill C.C., DePiero appeared in seven games, all from the bullpen, during the 2019 campaign at Bradley.
•    Appeared in two games during the 2019 season-opening series at Central Arkansas, helping the Braves nail down a 4-3 win in his Bradley debut Feb. 16 by retiring the only batter he faced.
•    Began the abbreviated 2020 season as a weekend starter. 
•    Did not pitch during the 2021 season.

AT INDIAN HILLS C.C. • 2017-2018
•    During his second year at Indian Hills, DePiero earned honorable mention all-region honors by posting a 7-4 record with one save and a 4.11 ERA.
•    Averaged 10.91 strikeouts per nine innings during his sophomore campaign.
•    Helped the Falcons to the Region 11 championship as a freshman in 2017.

AT ST. PATRICK H.S.
•    Played three sports at St. Patrick, also competing in volleyball and track, as well as baseball.
•    Coached both minor league hockey and baseball during his high school days.

PERSONAL
•    The son of Ken and Tami DePiero, DJ was born Oct. 12, 1997 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
•    Younger brother, Jaden.
•    The fifth player in Bradley Baseball history from Canada:  Craig Hawkins (Burlington, Ontario); Eitan Barbalat (Thornhill, Ontario); James Kottaras (Markham, Ontario); and Jean-Francois Garon (Terrebone, Quebec).