Stony Brook University Athletics

2016: Appeared in 14 games with 11 starts as a position player...Made 13 appearances on the mound as well...Batted .243 with eight hits...Also walked eight times...Had three multi-hit games, including two hits against Baylor (Feb. 28) in his first collegiate game...Drove in a pair of runs in the win over Villanova (March 12)...Recorded a 3.74 ERA in 21.2 innings of work...Struckout 14 batters and walked just four...Earned a win against Sacred Heart (March 22) after allowing just one baserunner in 2.0 innings in relief.

High School: Graduated from Hazelton Area High School in 2015...Played outfield and pitched for coach Gino Cara...Earned three letters in baseball and was the co-captain as a senior...Posted a career .440 batting averager and a 12-3 record on the mound with 123 strike outs...Named first team all-conference as a junior and senior...Named the Citizens Voice Player of the Year in 2014...Also lettered two years in golf.

Personal: Born Joseph Tyler Baran in 1996 in Kingston, Pa....Son of Joe Baran and Kelly Chippi...Has two sisters: Haley and Hunter...Is a cousin of Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon.