University of Maryland Athletics

• 2022 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2022 NCBWA Third Team All-American
• 2022 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region East Team
• 2022 D1Baseball Second Team All-American
• 2022 Baseball America Second Team All-American
• 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• 3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/10/21, 3/24/21, 5/11/21)
• 2021 Baseball America Big Ten Preseason Newcomer of the Year

Career Record Book

• No. 12 in wins (15)

Single Season Record Book

• No. 4 in innings pitched (107.2)
• No. 4 in strikeouts (123)
• No. 5 in wins (8)

As a Junior (2023):

• Struck out nine hitters in seven innings of work, giving up just one earned run over 102 pitches vs. Ole Miss (2/24). 
• Struck out six in six innings of work vs. Maine (3/10).
• Threw seven shutout innings, allowing just four hhits and striking out seven to earn his third win of the season vs. Albany (3/17).
• Struck out a season high 10 batters in six innings vs. UCF (3/24).

As a Sophomore (2022): 

• Struck out a career-best 10 batters in win against Campbell (2/26).
• Opened the season with six strikeouts over eight innings in win at Baylor.
• Struck out 5 batters in 6 innings against Dallas Baptist (3/27).
• Struck out a career high 14 batters and gave up no runs in 7 innings pitched against Siena (3/20).
• Struck out 13 and gave up 1 run in 7 innings of work to help defeat Penn State (4/3).
• Struck out 7, gave up no runs and let up 3 hits in 7 innings in a win vs. Ohio State (4/17). 
• Performed well against Illinois, going eight innings and striking out nine batters (4/23).
• Notched nine strikeouts in seven innings against Northwestern (4/30).
• Struck out seven across six innings against Michigan (5/13).
• Went seven innings and struck out seven against Purdue (5/19).
• Struck out eight batters against Indiana in 6.2 innings in the Big Ten Tournament (5/26).
• Struck out five against UConn in the College Park Regional (6/4).
• Appeared in relief against UConn and pitched two scoreless innings (6/6).

As a Freshman (2021):

• Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
• Led the team and tied for the Big Ten lead in pitching victories with seven.
• Led the team in innings pitched (75.1) and led the team in complete games (2).
• Ranked second on the team in strikeouts with 52.
• Tossed a nine-inning complete game in his collegiate debut, allowing just two runs to Michigan State (3/7).
• Became the first Maryland freshman to toss an eight or nine-inning complete game since 2002. 
• Tossed 5 2/3 innings, striking out six, and earning the win against Rutgers (3/14).
• Spun another complete game in his third college start, tossing nine innings of one-run ball while allowing just five hits at Penn State (3/22).
• Became the only freshman among Power Five conference teams to toss multiple complete games as a freshman since 2015. 
• Threw five innings allowing three runs and earned his fourth-consecutive win at Ohio State (3/29).
• Got the start in a win against #25 Michigan (4/5).
• Tossed 6 2/3 innings and struck out seven, earning the win against Ohio State (4/18).
• Pitched 4 1/3 innings in a win against Northwestern (4/25).
• Tossed six innings of two-run ball in a win against Minnesota (5/1).
• Went 8 1/3 innings at Illinois, allowing three runs while striking out a career-best seven (5/8).
• Tossed six innings of one-run ball against Purdue (5/15).
• Started Maryland’s NCAA Tournament opener against Charlotte (6/4).

Before Maryland:

• Starred at Charles W. Baker HS lead the Bees to a 16-6 record in 2018 and a 20-4 record in 2019
• Aamassed a 17-3 career record on the mound at Baker with 11 complete games, four shutouts, two saves, and one no-hitter.
• Tossed a career 156 innings with an ERA of 1.34.
• Career strikeout to walk ratio was 245/48.
• Named the 2019-20 New York State Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.
• Earned First Team Perfect Game All-American honors in 2018 and 2019.
• Received First Team Preseason All-American honors via Under Armour, Baseball America, and Perfect Game in 2018 and 2019.
• Invited to MLB and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline League, where he led the league in strikeouts and K’s/9.
• Selected for the American All-Star Game and invited to the USA Team Trials.
• Named to 20-man roster for Team USA 18U National Team.
• Won two Perfect Game National Championships with Canes National 17U.
• Participated in the 2019 All-American All-Star Game.
• Pitched at MLB Showcases East Coast Pro and the Area Code Games, where he was named to the First Team and All-Area Code Team.
• Second-ranked pitching prospect and overall player in the state of New York per Perfect Game.
• Ranked the No. 19 right-handed pitching prospect in the nation per Perfect Game

Personal: 

• Nicknamed 'The Doctor'
• Son of Christoper and Deborah Savacool.
• Has a brother, Josh, and a sister, Victoria.
• Brother plays baseball at Ithaca College.
• Father played college baseball at Wake Forest and Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Member of the National Honor Society and Junior Honors Society.
• Member of the math league and leadership team at Baker.
• Volunteered with NHS, community cleanup events, and with the NEGU foundation.
• Chose the number 45 because he was inspired by Gerritt Cole.
• Sports hero is Mike Mussina.