Sophomore left-hander is looking for consistency as his college career progresses.

Coach Callahan's comment: "We're looking for him to build on his last performance of last season. He can be a key lefty out of the bullpen."

2007: Appeared in seven games, with eight strikeouts in 9.1 innings ... gave NJIT a needed six innings after trailed, 14-3, through three innings with two games left in the final two days of the season-ending Division I Independent Tournament.

Prior to NJIT: Group 4 all-state 2nd team honoree in the Star-Ledger as a senior. ... 1st-team all-Union County (2006); second-team all-county (2005); Group 4 Section Champions for coach Ray Korn at Elizabeth. ... In 2006, Gio won his last six decisions, including three in the state tournament.

Personal: Giorbis Bermudez ... civil engineering major. ... name is pronounced "GEE-o ber-MEW-dez" ... born 1/20/88 in Santa Clara, Cuba.