Christopher Newport University

2024 - Fifth Year - Closed out his tenure as one of the top relievers for CNU and ranked second on the team in appearances with 16 ... Had a 1-1 record with a 2.95 ERA ... Struck out 17 batters in 18.1 innings pitched ... Allowed just six earned runs ... Logged six straight scoreless appearances from March 19-April 14 and had ten total appearances without giving up a run ... Helped combine for a shutout at William Peace on April 14 ... Struck out six batters in three appearances during the NCAA Regional Championship in 3.2 innings pitching including 2.0 versus nationally-ranked N.C. Wesleyan in the decisive championship game, striking out three ... Finished career ranked in the top-five all-time in total appearances with 68

2023 - Senior - Continued his standout career out of the bullpen for the Captains, appearing in 20 games to rank second on the team in outings ... Finished season with a 1-1 overall record and a 2.17 ERA ... Struck out 31 batters in 29.0 innings pitched while issuing just nine walks ... Held opponents to a .215 batting average against ... Notched three saves including two perfect innings against Lynchburg on March 7 that saw him retire the side in order in the 8th and 9th innings ... Added saves against N.C. Wesleyan twice, with two strikeouts in each appearance without allowing a run ... Logged 14 appearances without surrendering a run including a stretch of six straight ... Improved to 5-1 overall with a 3.49 ERA in 52 career relief appearances for the Captains ... Selected to the C2C All-Academic Team for the third consecutive season

2022 - Junior - Ranked third on the team in total pitching appearances seeing action in 16 games during his second year at CNU ... Posted a 3-0 record with one save with a 3.98 ERA ... Struck out 27 batters in 20.1 innings pitched ... Earned back-to-back wins in relief at Bridgewater on April 14 and versus Washington and Lee on April 19 ... Named C2C Pitcher of the Week ... Picked up a three-inning save against Kalamazoo in the NCAA Tournament, striking out two ... Punched out a career-high four batters in four innings of work on March 13 ... Selected to C2C All-Academic Team for the second straight year

2021 - Sophomore - One of the top bullpen arms for the Captains during his first season in Newport News ... Appeared in 16 games, ranking second on the team, including eight scoreless outings in his last 10 appearances ... Picked up a win in relief against Southern Virginia on May 1, striking out one over 1.1 innings of work ... Struck out a season-high three batters twice, against Hampden-Sydney (March 9) and N.C. Wesleyan (April 14) ... Pitched 20.1 innings of relief and finished the year 1-0 with a 4.87 ERA ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

Before CNU -- Made five appearances for Roanoke College before the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Struck out nine batters in 14.0 innings pitched with a 1-1 record and a 1.29 ERA ... Tossed 7.1 innings of a combined shutout during his first career start against nationally-ranked Cortland

At Robinson -- Earned first team All-Conference and second team All-Region honors in 2019 ... Finished year with a 4-1 record and 1.25 ERA over 39 innings pitched while striking out 55.

Personal -- Daniel Stevens Checkosky was born in Fairfax, Va. and goes by the nickname Danny ... Son of Dan and Blake Checkosky ... Has two sisters, Katie and Anna ... Mother played soccer at UVa and sister, Katie, is currently a women's lacrosse athlete at James Madison ... Favorite athlete is Tyler Glasnow ... Most impressive person met is his father ... Dream vacation is a trip to Aruba ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite movie is Superbad and favorite TV show is Money Heist ... Favorite musician is 21 Savage ... Majoring in Finance.