2022: Appeared in eight games out of the bullpen in his first season with the Patriots… Posted a 0-0 record with a 13.14 ERA (12.1 IP, 14 H, 18 R, 18 ER, 19 BB, 13 SO, 1-2B, 0-3B, 3-HR, 4 WP, 3 HBP, 0 BK)… Made two appearances against Atlantic 10 opponents with a 0-0 record and 27.00 ERA (1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO, 0-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 2 WP, 2 HBP, 0 BK)… Made five appearances on the road and four at home… At home, posted a 0-1 record with a 12.27 ERA (3.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 7 BB, 4 SO, 0-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 2 WP, 1 HBP, 0 BK)… On the road, tallied a 0-1 record with a 13.50 ERA (8.2 IP, 11 H, 13 R, 13 ER, 12 BB, 9 SO, 1-2B, 0-3B, 3-HR, 2 WP, 2 HBP, 0 BK)… at Wofford (2/19): Made his NCAA debut and pitched 2.0 innings… Allowed one earned run on three hits… Recorded his first two collegiate strikeouts and walked one in Mason’s 12-4 loss to the Terriers… vs Navy (3/2): Tossed 2.0 innings of one-hit ball with two strikeouts and three walks, and threw 38 pitches in the Patriots 7-6 loss to the Midshipmen… vs. Monmouth (3/5): Allowed two earned runs, walked two batters and threw 13 pitches in 0.1 inning in 9-7 setback to the Hawks… at William & Mary (3/18): Surrendered three earned runs on three hits, walked three batters and threw 26 pitches in 0.2 inning in 9-3 loss to the Tribe… vs. VCU (4/3): Gave up three earned runs on two hits in 1.1 innings of work… Walked two and struck out two, and threw 38 pitches in Mason’s 15-5 loss to the Rams… at Maryland (4/5): Allowed three earned runs on two hits in 2.0 innings… Walked two and threw 38 pitches in the Patriots 8-5 loss to the Terrapins… at Saint Joseph’s (4/10): Gave up one earned run on one hit and two walks and didn’t retire a batter in the outing in Mason’s 14-2 loss to the Hawks… at Mount St. Mary’s (5/4): Pitched a season-high 4.0 innings in the Patriots 11-10 loss to the Mountaineers… Allowed a season-high five earned runs on two hits… Struck out a season-best seven batters with four walks and threw a season-high 67 pitches in his outing. Â
PREP: Four-year baseball letterwinner and two-year football letterwinner at Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Va.… Selected First Team All-Region shortstop and First Team All-Region wide receiver… Recorded 45 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched.
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PERSONAL: Full name is Diego Barrett… Son of Belinda and Chuck… Has three siblings, Marcel, Antonio, and Danee… Brother, Marcel, played baseball at WVU Potomac State College in West Virginia from 2014-2016 (54 games with a .245 batting average with 10 HR and nine RBI) and pitched at the University of Mary Washington from 2018-2019 (nine games with four starts)… Brother, Antonio, played baseball at Norfolk State University… Hobbies include jet skiing... Was also recruited by East Carolina, James Madison, Virginia Tech, U.M.B.C. (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), UNC-Ashville, and V.M.I. (Virginia Military Institute)… Plans to major in criminal justice.
