2005: Led the team in opposing batting percentage (.264) and strikeouts (46) ... Pitched a complete game in Penn's 3-1 victory against Princeton, surrendering only 4 hits and fanning 9 batters (April 16) ... Had four strikeouts in 3.2 innings of work against Harvard (April 5) ... Threw one and one-third scoreless innings with a pair of strike outs against Villanova (March 30) ... Earned Ivy League Pitcher of the Week with his 13-strike out performance against Columbia ... Fanned a career-high 13 batters, five in a row and seven looking, in Penn's 7-2 Ivy-opening win against Columbia (March 25) ... Worked 5.2 innings and struck out six batters on 97 pitches against Hartford (March 19) ... Fanned four batters in three innings against Monmouth (March 12) ... Struck out a pair of Dons in first start of season against San Francisco (March 7).
2004: Made 10 appearances and for the Quakers this season ... Appell moved into the roll of a starter in 2004, making seven starts for the Red and Blue ... Took the hill for his first career start against Eckerd (March 8), going six innings, giving up one earned run on two hits and striking out five batters ... Came out in second start and added to his strikeout total by fanning a season-high seven Hoyas in 6.1 innings of work against Georgetown (March 13) ... Picked first win as a starter against Columbia, working 5.1 innings, not allowing a hit and punching out four would-be hitters ... Appell had a two-start, three-appearance span of 8.0 innings without surrendering a hit ... Gave up just two hits in seven innings of work against Yale (April 3) to give Penn a 1-0 victory and earn his second win of the season ... Was named to the Ivy League weekly honor roll (April 5) ... Struck out five and gave up just three hits in 5.1 innings on the mound against Cornell (April 18) ... Sat down six batters in his final start of the season, a 5.2-inning effort at Temple (April 21) ... Led the team in ERA (5.48), innings pitched (46.0), a career-high, and strikeouts (39), second in the Ivy League ... He held the opposition to a miniscule .208 batting average against, ranked first in the Ivy League ... Even more impressive is the face that Appell's batting average against in Ancient Eight contests dropped 18 points to .190, still best in the League ... Received the Andy Muhlstock Most Outstanding Pitcher Award.
2003: Led team in pitching appearances during 2003 season (16) ... His 16 appearances were the 2nd-most in program history, and good for third in the Ivy League ... Did not allow a HR in 33.1 IP, the highest total among Ivy League pitchers who did not give up any homers ... Averaged 11.9 Ks/9 IP, the third-best ratio in the Ivy League ... Surrendered just 19 hits, holding opposing hitters to a miniscule .178 batting average ... Did not allow a hit over four consecutive appearances, a span of 6.2 IP (March 23-31) ... Pitched five innings, giving up three hits and one walk, striking out seven against Brown (April 13) ... Second on team in saves (two), wins (three), and strikeouts (44) ... Third in earned run average (3.51).
2002: Went 1-0 in four appearances ... Struck out six batters in 3.1 innings of work ... Pitched one perfect inning, striking out three batters against Saint Joseph's (March 27).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball and soccer ... Named All-Division, All-Conference and All-County in baseball all four years ... Named All-Conference and All-County in soccer in 1999 and 2000 ... All-Division, All-County pitcher and centerfielder ... Set school record with 0.83 ERA in 2000 and most strikeouts in a game (16) ... Had an 8-1 record in 2000, 5-0 in 200l ... Two-year letterwinner in football ... Member of 1999 Nassau County championship team (8-3 record).
Penn Football: Unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection in 2004 ... Received honorable mention at punter in 2002 ... Member of the 2002 and 2003 Ivy League Championship football teams.
Personal: Son of Andrew and Judy Appell ... Born June 23, 1983 in Woodmere, N.Y ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
