Alvarez on Hallam: “Scuba Steve” is what they call this guy; I like it when they call him “Everyday Steve” better. That’s just what he is, a reliever that can come out everyday and produce groundball after groundball consistently. Steve is our leading reliever from last year and that’s just what we will look for him to do again. An All-State Rookie selection, he looks to come back even better this year.”
2009 Highlights: (3/6 vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Tossed 2.0 innings of relief, fanning two while allowing just two hits...(3/7 vs. St. Vincent College): Was near flawless in 2.2 innings of relief, allowing a lone hit and one walk...(3/11 vs. Curry College at Russ Matt College Invitational): Pitched two innings of relief in the seventh and eighth, allowing just one hit and one walk, to earn the win (1-0)...In 7.1 innings this year, he has allowed only five hits and has a 0.00 ERA...(3/13 vs. Thomas More College at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Allowed two runs and three hits with two K's and a walk in the final three frames...(3/22 vs. St. Joseph's College- Maine): Did his job as the eighth-inning set up man, allowing just one hit...(3/28 vs. Richard Stockton College): Earned his second career save with 2.0 innings of brilliant relief, with one strikeout and only one hit against...(4/8 vs. College of Staten Island): Pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning...(4/19 at Rowan University): Improved to 2-1 with his second win of the year in 2.2 innings of relief, allowing two runs on four hits...(4/24 vs. Montclair State University): Pitched 2.0 innings of relief and extended his career school record by finishing his 16th game...He struck out five, walked one and allowed just one unearned run and two hits in relief...(4/27 at Centenary College): Extended his own single-season record by making his 22nd pitching appearance of the year...
2008 Highlights: (03/06 vs. Muhlenberg College at Russ Matt College Spring Break Invitational): Combined for five hitless innings of relief, without needing a strikeout from the pitching effort. Individually he was solid in 0.2 innings, walked two but didn’t allow a hit in another two-thirds of an inning... (03/07 vs. Aurora College): Threw a perfect 1.1 innings... (03/12 vs. Coe College): Allowed just one run and two hits in two innings of relief... (03/13 vs. Penn State Altoona): Pitched for the third day in a row and the seventh time in the first 10 games of the year out of the bullpen, allowed just one hit in 2.2 innings of work, fanning three with one walk over 35 pitches... (03/15 vs. Staten Island): Pitched well in 2.2 innings of relief, allowing only one hit without an earned runs, walking only one. However, he took the loss after the ninth inning error... (03/27 vs. Rutgers-Newark): Allowed the lead run, was charged with the loss (1-3) in 0.2 innings... (04/01 vs. John Jay College): Pitched a no-hit in the final three innings versus the Bloodhounds...(04/03 vs. Manhattanville): Pitched the final two-thirds of an inning, making his 14th appearance of the year to tie six pitchers for third place in single-season history. He only trails Jack Nagurka’s 18 appearances in 1985 and Anthony Principato’s 17 in 1986 on the all-time list...(04/04 at #3/10 Kean University): Pitched the final two-thirds of an inning, making his 15th appearance of the year—third most in single-season history, he allowed just one hit in 2.0 innings... (04/19 at Ramapo College): Pitched the final 1.1 innings, allowing just one hit. It was his 17th appearance of the year, one shy of matching the single-season record... (04/25 at Rutgers-Newark): Pitched 2.2 innings, with three strikeouts. It was his 18th appearance of the year, matching the single-season record first achieved by Jack Nagurka in 1985... (05/03 at The College of Staten Island): Earned his first career save in the opener, and in doing so, made his 20th appearance of the season to regain the single-season record. Pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn the save. He entered with one on in the sixth and pitched NJCU out of trouble. He did not allow a hit in his relief appearance... (05/07): Named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his career, after earning his first career save in the opening game of a season-ending doubleheader on May 2. The award is for week 11 of the 2008 season. As an honor student with a 3.448 grade point average, is the second NJCU pitcher to receive the honor this season he led the team with a 3.67 ERA. In 27.0 innings over 20 relief appearances, he was 2-3 with 19 strikeouts versus 16 walks, and only allowed 11 earned runs and 23 hits. Only four of the hits he allowed were for extra bases, including no homeruns and opponents could only muster a .228 average against him. In the NJAC, led the league in relief appearances, and had the lowest opposing batting average against leadoff hitters in the conference by 67 points—.227 overall—and the best opposing average of any pitcher with two outs, a meager .121. Hallam had a substantial NJAC lead in ground/fly out ratio at 6.13, averaging 16.33 ground outs/game. The next closest pitcher in the NJAC was a 2.81. He ranked tied for No. 2 in the conference in total appearances, eighth in opposing batting average and games finished (9), and 14th in ERA. He was also tied for No. 1 in fewest homeruns allowed and fifth in fewest doubles allowed. His opposing batting average against right-handed hitters was .220—10th in the NJAC...
