AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Appeared in 13 games, making two starts, both at designated hitter...Hit .214 (3-for-14) with one run scored and one RBI...Also saw action in five games on mound...In MAC play, batted .200 (1-for 5) with one run scored...Batted 1-for-1 Â with one RBI vs. Belmont (Feb. 14)...Scored one run against Western Michigan (April 11)...Struck out two against Miami (May 7)...Struck out one and did not give up run in one inning of work against Cincinnati (March 15)...Pitched season high 1.2 innings at Dayton (March 18)...Struck out two against Miami (May 7).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)Â
Appeared in 17 games, making five starts at designated hitter...Batted .179 (5-for-28) with four runs scored and two RBI...Hit safely in three games, including two multi-hit efforts...Drew walk and scored run vs.. Ball State on Saturday (April 12)...Went 2-for-5 with one RBI at The Citadel (March 5)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored at nationally ranked College of Charleston (March 4)...Hit-by-pitch with bases loaded vs.. Xavier to collect first collegiate RBI in season opener at First Pitch Invitational (Feb. 15)...Also saw action in one contest at pitcher in relief role...Sported 11.57 ERA with no decisions...Logged career-high 2.1 frames vs.. Dayton with collegiate-best two punchouts (April 23).
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013)Â
Appeared in one game in relief role...Sported 6.75 ERA with no decisions...Tossed 1.1 innings vs.. Youngstown State in collegiate debut on mound (April 17)...Also saw action in two contests as position player in relief duty...Collected pinch hit single at nationally ranked Virginia in series opener in first collegiate plate appearance (Feb. 22).Â
AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Sat out season as redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of St. Ignatius High School...Two-year letterwinner in baseball...Rated 98th-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout...Finished 2-2 on mound as senior...Also batted .360 with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI...Led team to sectional championship as junior...Played for Lake Erie Bulldogs in Summer of 2010 and went 1-1 with two saves on hill...Also hit .316 (25-for-79) with 14 runs scored, five doubles, two triples, one home run and 11 RBI for Bulldogs. Â
PERSONAL
Born Cory Alan Finkler on Aug. 29, 1992...Parents are Timothy and Billie Finkler...Has one brother, Tyler, who is junior baseball player at MAC-member Ohio...Majoring in criminal justice.
FINKLER’S PERSONAL BESTS
Hits
   2 at The Citadel (March 5, 2014)
   2 at College of Charleston (March 4, 2014)
   1 on five occasions
Runs
   2 at College of Charleston (March 4, 2014)
   1 on three occastions
RBI
   1 at Belmont (Feb. 14, 2015)
   1 at The Citadel (March 5, 2014)
   1 vs. Xavier (Feb. 15, 2014)
Innings Pitched
   2.1 vs. Dayton (April 23, 2014)
   1.2 at Dayton (March 18, 2015)
Strikeouts
   2 vs. Dayton (April 23, 2014)
Fewest Hits Allowed (Min. 5.0 IP)
   N/A