| Career Highlights |
| • Two-time All-PSAC West honoree |
| • 2023 Consensus All-American (NCBWA / D2CCA / ABCA) |
| • 2023 1st Team All-Region (NCBWA / D2CCA / ABCA) |
| • 2023 PSAC West Athlete of the Year |
| • 3rd in SRU History in Innings Pitched |
| • 3rd in SRU History in Strikeouts |
| • 6th in SRU History in Starts (Pitching) |
| • 8th in SRU History in Wins |
| • 9th in SRU History in Home Runs |
| • 11th in SRU History in Doubles |
| • 13th in SRU History in Games Played |
| • 16th in SRU History in Games Started |
Personal: Son of Jim Trueman and Tamara Groden ... A Secondary Education major.
2023: Started 41 of 42 games played in the field while making 11 starts on the mound … Served as SRU’s primary right fielder when not pitching … Earned consensus All-America and All-Atlantic Region honors by the ABCA, D2CCA and NCBWA … Named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year and a first team all-conference honoree … Batted .381 with 27 runs, 11 home runs and 35 RBI while slugging .403 with a .748 on-base percentage … Produced 19 doubles … Hit .349 (15-for-43) with runners in scoring position … Registered 19 multi-hit games while tallying multiple RBI seven times … Season-long hitting streak was 10 games … Went 7-3 on the mound with a 1.98 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 77.1 innings pitched … Tossed six complete games, three shutouts and recorded a .227 opponent batting average … Ranked third in the nation in complete games, 12th in ERA, 18th in WHIP and 25th in slugging percentage … Also ranked second in the PSAC in home runs, third in doubles, third in OPS (1.151) and fifth in batting average in addition to recording team-bests in total hits (56) and RBI … Went 3-for-5 with two runs, one home run and three RBI at Mercyhurst … Drove in five runs at Clarion … Pitched at least six innings in 10 of 11 starts … Threw complete-game shutouts against IUP and Clarion … Recorded 10 strikeouts vs. California … Allowed two runs or less in eight starts …
Game-by-Game Statistics
2022: One of the top two-way players in the Atlantic Region … A second team All-PSAC West honoree … Made 35 starts in right field while starting 11 games on the mound … Hit .293 with 27 runs, nine home runs and 28 RBI … Slugged .560 with a .379 on-base percentage … Was also part of The Rock’s starting rotation, going 5-5 with a 4.15 ERA over 65 innings pitched … Totaled 73 strikeouts while walking just 12 batters … Pitched four complete games … Had two double-digit strikeout performances … Allowed three runs or less in seven starts … Ranked 16th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.08) … Ranked third in the PSAC in walks allowed … Also ranked 10th in program single-season history in strikeouts … Scored three runs in a game twice against Mercyhurst and Saint Anselm … Drove in four runs vs. IUP … Belted two home runs at Mercyhurst … Won first three starts of the year, allowing just four total runs over his first 19.2 innings pitched … Had 11 strikeouts and just one run allowed in a complete-game victory against Saint Anselm … Fourth win came by way of a nine-strikeout, one-run complete-game effort at home against California … Struck out a season-high 11 batters and pitched 7.2 innings in The Rock’s extra-inning victory against Seton Hill … Final victory of season was a complete-game, two-run allowed effort at Clarion ... PSAC Scholar Athlete …
Game-by-Game Statistics
2021: Served as Slippery Rock’s No. 1 starting pitcher and primary right fielder … Started 26 games as a position player while making eight starts as SRU’s ace … Hit .333 (27-for-81) with 18 runs scored, three home runs and 14 RBI … Slugged .531 with a .368 on-base percentage … seven of 27 hits on the year came by way of doubles … Went 4-3 with a 3.60 ERA over 45 innings … Held opponents to a batting average of just .239 … Registered 48 strikeouts while walking only eight batters … Led SRU in innings pitched … Recorded seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … Held a nine-game hitting streak … Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and one home run March 12 vs. IUP … Belted one home run and had two RBI March 27 vs. Cal U … Had three hits May 4 vs. Seton Hill … Struck out eight batters over six innings in a win March 26 vs. Cal U … Finished season with back-to-back complete game victories vs. Mercyhurst (eight strikeouts, two runs) and Indiana (seven strikeouts, one run) … PSAC Scholar Athlete ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2020: Started eight games in right field while making two starts on the mound … Went 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA and four strikeouts over 10.2 innings pitched … Held a .279 batting average against … As a hitter, batted .200 with six runs scored, one home run and three RBI … Was 2-for-3 with two walks at Dominican … Earned first win of the season on the mound at West Virginia State … Scattered one run over five innings pitched while striking out two batters against Saint Rose … Pitched a perfect inning of relief in season finale against Kutztown … PSAC Scholar Athlete ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2019: Saw time as both a position player and pitcher … Appeared in 33 games in the field, making 31 starts as SRU’s primary right fielder … Also made nine pitching appearances … Hit .333 with 19 runs scored and 17 RBI … 11 of 34 hits went for doubles … Slugged .441 with a .398 on-base percentage … Also stole a pair of bases … Had 12 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests … Season-long hitting streak of five games … Was 0-3 with 9.61 ERA over 19.2 innings pitched … Went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI against Franklin Pierce … registered a 3-for-4 performance at Seton Hill … Was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and two doubles against Cal U … PSAC Scholar Athlete ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
High School: Lettered twice in football and twice in baseball at North Allegheny ... An honorable mention all-conference selection at punter and quarterback ... Received first team all-section as an outfielder in 2017 and in the infield in 2018.
| Top Performances |
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| 3/8/19 |
Franklin Pierce |
2-5, 1 Run, 3 RBI, 2 2B |
| 3/27/21 |
Cal U |
2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI |
| 4/30/21 |
Mercyhurst |
Complete Game, 8 Strikeouts, Win |
| 5/7/21 |
Indiana |
Complete Game, 7 Strikeouts, Win |
| 3/19/22 |
Saint Anselm |
Complete Game, 10 Strikeouts, Win |
| 4/3/22 |
Cal U |
Complete Game, 9 Strikeouts, Win |
| 4/15/22 |
Seton Hill |
7.2 IP, 11 Strikeouts |
| 5/6/22 |
Mercyhurst |
2-4, 3 R, 2 HR |
| 3/12/23 |
West Va. State |
7.2 IP, 9 Strikeouts, Win |
| 3/18/23 |
Wilmington |
7 IP, 9 Strikeouts, Win |
| 3/26/23 |
Mercyhurst |
9 IP, 8 Strikeouts, 1 Run |
| 3/28/23 |
Mercyhurst |
3-5, 2 Runs, 1 HR, 3 RBI |
| 4/3/23 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Complete Game Shutout, 5 Strikeouts |
| 4/8/23 |
California (Pa) |
Complete Game, 10 Strikeouts, Win |
| 4/29/23 |
Clarion |
CG Win, 7 K, Grand Slam, 5 RBI |
| 5/5/23 |
Pitt-Johnstown |
CG Win, 3-4, 1 RBI, 2 2B |
