Wayne State University Athletics

Career Notes: Ended his collegiate career ranked third all-time at Wayne State in victories (21), second in strikeout/walk ratio (3.38), tied for third in winning percentage (.700), fourth in strikeouts (206), seventh in starts (33), eighth in innings pitched (213.0), and tied for 10th in complete games (14).

2008: Voted WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... named to the Rawlings/ABCA All-America First Team and the NCBWA All-America Third Team, joining Adam Kaminski (Daktronics, Inc. honorable mention) as the first WSU baseball All-Americans since 1978 ... was also selected to the Daktronics, Inc. and Rawlings/ABCA All-Region First Teams, earning Pitcher of the Year honors from the latter organization as well as a Gold Glove for outstanding defense ... named GLIAC Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC ... voted as WSU's Most Valuable Player and Top Pitcher ... made 14 appearances (12 starts) and went 10-3 with a 2.10 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 85. 2 innings ... tied the single-season school record for victories and totaled the fourth-most strikeouts and fifth-most innings in WSU history ... had seven complete games and two shutouts ... earned a victory in 10 straight appearances March 21-May 15 ... fanned a career-high 13 (most by a WSU pitcher since 1999) in a complete-game win March 21 at Gannon ... named GLIAC Pitcher of the Week (March 31) after tossing a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts March 29 at Mercyhurst ... collected two victories against Hillsdale, one in a start April 5 and another in relief the next day ... named GLIAC Pitcher of the Week again April 15 following a complete game shutout April 12 at Findlay, taking a perfect game into the fifth inning and allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out 11 Oilers ... tossed a complete game and earned his sixth win of the year April 19 as the Warriors snapped an 11-game losing streak against Grand Valley State dating back to 2005 ... had consecutive scoreless outings April 26 against Northwood and April 30 at Saginaw Valley State ... posted back-to-back complete game postseason victories May 8 against Findlay in the GLIAC Tournament and May 15 versus St. Joseph's in the first round of the NCAA Regional ... took the loss in the championship game against Ashland despite striking out 10 Eagles and not surrendering an earned run in 8.1 innings ... was named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ... served as team co-captain ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2007: Named to the All-GLIAC First Team as a starting pitcher ... led the Warrior pitching staff (and tied for GLIAC lead) with eight victories and finished second in the GLIAC in innings pitched (77.1) and sixth in strikeouts (64) during the regular season ... his 3.38 earned run average was third-best in the conference ... also made a team-high 15 appearances and posted five complete games ... named the team's co-Top Pitcher with senior Kyle Hill ... won his first two starts of the season Feb. 23 against Northern Kentucky and March 10 against Seton Hill ... recorded a season-high nine strikeouts and surrendered just four hits and two unearned runs in a no-decision March 24 versus Mercyhurst ... earned victories in back-to-back starts March 31 at Hillsdale and April 6 against Findlay ... won three straight starts in April, including a complete game victory April 29 at #19 Ashland ... pitched five shutout innings and allowed just two hits in his final start of the season, a victory May 6 against Gannon ... lasted at least five innings in each of his 12 starts ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2006: Made 11 appearances on the mound (nine starts) ... finished 3-3 with a 4.68 ERA ... had a 2.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio, third-best on the team ... also finished third on the team in innings pitched (50.0) while leading the squad with 42 strikeouts ... made his WSU debut as a pinch-runner Feb. 17 at Tusculum, scoring a run ... earned his first career save with a scoreless inning March 25 at Gannon ... struck out a season-high 11 batters the following day to earn his first collegiate victory ... recorded two complete-game victories (April 15 at Findlay and April 29 versus Northwood) ... worked at least five innings in seven of his nine starts ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Trenton ... earned two varsity letters for the Trojans under former WSU Tartar Vic Bechard (1977-78) ... struck out 19 batters against Belleville on April 25, 2005, to break J.J. Putz's (Seattle Mariners) Trenton High School record for strikeouts in a game ... went 10-3 in 82.1 innings pitched as a senior ... also recorded five saves and had 132 strikeouts for the season (10 away from Putz's school record) ... finished the year with a 1.51 ERA ... selected to the all-region, all-district, all-conference, All-Downriver Dream Team and all-metro teams in 2005 ... played in the 2005 East vs. West All-Star game at Comerica Park on June 23, 2005 ... THS advanced to the regional finals, losing to the eventual state champions ... selected to the All-Downriver Honorable Mention team with a 4-0 record on the mound as a junior ... also recorded a 1.23 ERA and 30 strikeouts while leading THS to the 2004 Mega Red title ... was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name--Anthony E. Bass ... born in Dearborn ... son of Ed and Linda Bass ... has one brother, David, and two sisters, BethAnn and Amy ... is a business finance major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2008 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2007 ... serves on the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC).