2011: Named the Big South Conference Crons Brand Pitcher of the
Week on 2/22… Started in all 13 appearances and posted the lowest earned run
average among PC starting pitchers and the second lowest overall (4.44)… Threw
three complete games, ranking second in the Big South… Earned the first win of
the season against VCU (3/5), allowing two runs and striking out four in nine
innings… Allowed one run in his first start, a seven-inning, nine-strikeout
outing against Navy (2/20)… Struck out five against NC Central (3/13) and
Gardner-Webb (2/23)… Allowed zero earned runs in a complete game loss to
Radford (4/3).
2010: Made a team-high 30 appearances for the Blue Hose, starting four games and compiling a 1-3 record… Struck out 21 in 42.1 innings of work… Picked up a win in his first game of the season, scattering three hits and two runs over seven innings of work against USC Upstate (3/21), striking out three… Earned a save with one pitch against USC Upstate (4/7).Made a team-high 30 appearances for the Blue Hose, starting four games and compiling a 1-3 record… Struck out 21 in 42.1 innings of work… Picked up a win in his first game of the season, scattering three hits and two runs over seven innings of work against USC Upstate (3/21), striking out three… Earned a save with one pitch against USC Upstate (4/7).
2009:
Saw time in 23 games on the mound ... Worked a
season-long four innings to go along with a season-high five strikeouts against
Wofford ... Threw two innings of one-run ball at Charlotte ... Forced the only
batter he faced into an out against Duke and UNC Asheville ... Recorded 3.1
innings of work in the weekend series against No. 10 Georgia Tech.
High School: Played for Tom Hatley at James Island Charter H.S. ... Notched an eye-popping .456 batting average with 12 doubles and two homeruns as a senior ... Also pitched 47.2 innings while striking out 39 ... Compiled a 1.66 ERA ... Two-time all-region selection ... Named to the North-South 1A team ... Team MVP ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Robert Jordan Pace was born December 26, 1989 in Macon, Ga. ... Son of Alvin and Lisa Pace ... Has an older brother, A.J. ... Intends to major in business management and Spanish.
