Yough closes his Gannon career tied for fifth in program history in victories (13), tied for sixth in saves (4) and third in career appearances (61) at the time of his graduation.Â
2019 (Sr.): Led the squad with 19 appearances on the mound as a reliever in the back-end of the bullpen… Notched a pair of saves and finished with a 5-0 record and 3.24 ERA… Fired 18 strikeouts… Allowed 20 hits in 25.0 innings pitched…  Logged multiple innings in four outings… Fanned three and allowed one hit in season debut against Glenville State (2/22/19)… Did not allow a run in four straight appearances spanning from 3/4/19-3/23/19… Had multiple strikeouts in six games… Allowed just one run and three hits in 6-4 home victory against Mercyhurst (5/4/19)… Pitched in the PSAC Tournament against West Chester (5/10/18) and in the NCAA Atlantic Regional against Charleston (W. Va.) (5/18/19).
Game-by-Game Stats
2018 (Jr.): One of Gannon’s key contributors out of the bullpen… Led the team with 21 appearances… Pitched 30.2 innings and struck out 21 batters… Allowed 27 hits… Earned a 4-3 record with a 4.40 ERA… Recorded saves against Pitt-Johnstown (4/14/18) and Mercyhurst (4/27/18)… Had six appearances span at least two innings… Had two four strikeout performances against Wayne State (2/27/18) and Clarion (3/25/18).
2017: Came out of the bullpen seven times … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … logged 9 2/3 innings … allowed one run on two hits in two innings of relief work against Tiffin at the Russ-Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida … struck out two Dragons in the process … followed with two shutout innings during a victory against West Virginia Wesleyan at the Russ-Matt Invitational … ended the season with consecutive relief appearances against Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock, allowing only one run in both outings … tossed a season-high 2 1/3 innings against Mercyhurst.
2016: Made 14 appearances, starting two … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … finished 4-1 with a 1.98 earned run average in 27 1/3 innings as a true freshman … recorded the 11th-lowest single-season ERA in program history among pitchers with at least 20 innings … limited the opposition to a .258 average (8-31) with two outs … made his collegiate debut during a 16-12 victory at Limestone on opening day, allowing one run in 1 1/3 innings while earning his first career win … tossed 2 1/3 scoreless relief innings during 9-2 victory against Notre Dame (Ohio) in his next outing at the Russ-Matt Invitational, recording his first two career strikeouts in the process … produced five consecutive scoreless relief appearances that included 7 1/3 innings from March 19-April 10 … started the streak with 2 1/3 scoreless innings during a 4-0 victory at Indiana (Pa.), striking out three en route to his first career save … picked up his second victory after allowing only one run in five relief innings of a 12-5 win against Findlay at the Russ-Matt Invitational … made his first career start during a 7-2 win at Slippery Rock, surrendering one run on four hits through five innings … held the opposition scoreless during eight of 12 relief appearances.
High School: Played for head coach Randy Collins at Karns City (Pa.) High School … produced a .475 batting average … was a three-time all-conference first-team selection, being named as an infielder twice and designated hitter once … earned all-conference honors three times as a pitcher, being named to the second team once and third team twice … served as a team captain … helped Karns City advance to the district championship three times, capturing the title twice … was a member of the high honor roll … named National Honor Society President … graduated as Karns City’s valedictorian.
Personal: Biomedical Engineering major … is the son of Georgia and Matthew … has one brother … is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society at Gannon.
