Charlie Linfante (2008) - FDU Hall of Fame

FDU Hall of Fame

Charlie Linfante

Class

1962
Induction

2008
Sport(s)

Baseball

Charlie Linfante defined the term "Ace" as shown by his statistics. Linfante compiled a 10-7 overall career record (.588 winning percentage) with a 1.69 ERA. As a senior he posted a 5-2 mark with a 1.04 ERA, allowing nine earned runs in a team-leading 77.2 innings of work. Linfante also racked up a then-record 61 strikeouts while allowing just 12 walks. As a junior, he again led the staff with 62.2 innings of work, posting a 4-3 record and a 2.55 ERA. He currently ranks among the program's single season leaders in ERA (3^rd: 1.04, 1962) and innings pitched (7^th: 77.2, 1962). Upon graduating, Linfante boasted a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, ringing up 134 batters while yielding just 45 walks in 155 innings of work. In his first year of eligibility, he helped the team achieve a single season record for lowest ERA of 1.84 in 1961.

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