Expected to be a key reliever in his second season of college baseball.

Coach Callahan's comment: "Spiro will be our right-handed closer out of the bullpen and he has the ability to take the mound every day."

2007: As a freshman, ranked second on the team with a 5.51 ERA. ... Posted a 2-2 record with one save, striking out 19 batters in 32.1 innings of work ... 2006: Medical redshirt.

Prior to NJIT: All-league, all-North Jersey, all-parochial, all-county and second team all-state for coach Leon Matthews at Don Bosco Prep ... played for Frank DiLorenzo on Bergen Saints ... also a member of the soccer team.

Personal: Spiro Joseph Molfetas ... majoring in finance. ... name is pronounced "SPEAR-o mall-FAY-tus" ... born 8/3/87 in Hackensack, NJ.