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Joel Piñeiro Season 2025

Pos.RHP
Weight202 lbs
Height6-1
YearRedshirt Junior
HometownMiami, FL
Previous SchoolFlorida International
B/TR/R

2025: CSC Academic All-District…Appeared in 19 games, making six starts…Debuted on Opening Day at Duke, earning the win with four scoreless innings out of the bullpen (Feb. 14)…Struck out season-high four in three scoreless innings in relief appearance at UNLC (Feb. 21)…Made first start at home vs. Toledo (March 4)…Started series finales vs. Canisius (March 9) and at Arizona (March 16)…Two punchouts in 1.2 scoreless frames vs. BYU (March 21)…Turned in a scoreless relief appearance vs. Arizona State, striking out two in 2.0 shutout innings (April 12)…Started at Xavier on April 22…Logged 3.2 innings in relief vs. Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament (June 1).

2024 (FIU): Made 16 appearances, while starting in 15 games on the bump....struck out 53 batters in 57.2 innings with two wins...threw a career-high of 6.2 innings, allowing one earned run and struck out five in the win vs Seton Hall (March 3)...pitched five no-hit innings with six strikeouts in a 10-5 victory vs Notre Dame (Feb. 24)...struck out a career-high of eight batters at Jacksonville State (April 6)...pitched a scoreless frame in relief in the 9-7 win at Miami (May 8)...posted six innings of work, giving up one earned run with four strikeouts vs Dallas Baptist (April 27)...made his season debut vs Long Island (Feb. 17), allowing one earned run in three innings.

2023 (FIU): Made four starts for the Panthers...Pitched 7.1 innings, striking out nine batters and only walking two...Threw three innings against No. 11 Miami (May 16), striking out three...Started and threw two scoreless innings and struck out three batters at No. 11 Miami (May 10)...Pitched two scoreless innings and struck three in a, 7-6, road win against Bethune-Cookman (May 3)... Made his return from injury and FIU debut against Florida Gulf Coast (March 22).
 
2022 (FIU): Did not appear for the Panthers due to injury.

High School: Played at Westminster Christian Academy… Ranked the 239th best overall player in the state of Florida and the 76th best right-hander pitcher in the state by Perfect Game…Threw a no-hitter in the semifinals of the state tournament as a senior, helping lead Westminster Christian to a runner-up finish.
 
Personal: Son of Shirley and Joel Pinerio…Father, Joel, played 12 years in Major League Baseball with the Mariners, Red Sox, Cardinals and Angels.

Joel Pineiro

Redshirt Senior
2026

RHP
6-1 / 202 lbs