Adam Skelton

Adam Skelton

Player Profile

Hometown:
Taos, N.M.

High School:
Taos

Last College:
Colby CC

Position:
RHP

Birthdate:
09/16/1985

Experience:
2L

B/T:
R/R

Senior ('08): Tossed 30.2 innings in 15 relief appearances...amassed an ERA of 6.16 and a 2-0 record...notched first save of the season on March 29 against Vermont...tossed a season-high 4.1 innings at BYU on May 2...pitched a perfect 1.1 innings over Utah on April 19, striking out two...finished with 18 strikeouts.

Junior ('07): Struck out the only batter he faced at Arizona (2/9) ... fanned two in 1.2 innings, closing out his second game in a non-save situation ... tossed a one-hit inning with two strikeouts vs. Illinois State (2/17) ... closed out the Texas State game (2/25), striking out one in 1.0 scoreless inning ... set the Lobos up for a win vs. Texas Tech (2/27), throwing 5.0 innings in relief with a strikeout ... threw 2.0 hitless innings with a strikeout at Texas A&M (3/4) ... fanned two in a scoreless inning of work vs. Rhode Island (3/9) ... surrendered just one hit in 2.0 innings of relief vs. Rhode Island (3/11) ... one of just three pitchers out of the nine used in the three-game series at UC-Irvine to hold the Anteaters scoreless, allowing three hits in 1.1 innings (3/18) ... snapped his 6.1 scoreless innings streak vs. New Mexico State (3/20), allowing two in 1.1 innings ... clinched the win vs. SDSU (3/31), throwing 1.2 hitless, scoreless innings of relief ... made his first start of the season at San Diego State (4/7), going a season-high 5.1 innings ... went 5 innings in his second start (4/15 at AFA), striking out two ... earned his first win as a Lobo, allowing just two runs on eight hits and three walks in 6 innings vs. Hawaii-Hilo (4/28) ... struck out two in 2.0 innings vs. BYU (5/5) ... fanned four at Texas Tech (5/14) ... earned UNM's first win over TCU in it's last 10 attempts, allowing just three hits and a run in 3.1 innings (5/19).

Colby CC ('05-'06): Played two season at Colby (Kan.) Community College for coach Ryan Carter ... named to the all-Kansas Jayhawk West team as a pitcher.

High School: Five-time letterwinner in baseball at Taos High School under coach Mark Valerio ... three-time all-state honoree (2002-04) ... named to the all-district team three straight seasons (2002-04).

Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1985 in Boulder, Colo. to Steve Skelton and Joyce Starr ... lists his hobbies as baseball, golf and video games ... likes pizza ... favorite athlete is former New York Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez ... says his greatest thrill while playing in sports was being one game away from the junior college world series ... History major.