Hokie Club26 - Josh BiberPosition: Pitcher
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 220 lbs.
High School: Roxbury
Hometown: Succasunna, N.J.
Is being counted on for a big senior season ... Was on his way to an outstanding season in 2003 before being slowed by a sore elbow ... Underwent successful surgery during the summer ... Threw in the fall and is back to 100 percent for the upcoming season ... Will battle for the top spot in the pitching rotation, which he held for the first half of last season ... Has worked hard to improve during his Tech career ... Combines size with experience and a good arm ... Has gained a good command of his pitches ... Should be one of the Hokies' leaders in 2004 ... 2002-03: Got off to a great start, posting a 5-0 mark over his first six starts ... Pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just four hits in a victory at High Point ... Gave up just one run and five hits in 7.2 innings for a win at Seton Hall ... Also picked up wins agianst Kent State, Cornell and Georgetown ... Suffered his first loss in a 3-1 decision to Boston College ... Developed a sore elbow and lasted just two-thirds of an inning in a loss at West Virginia ... Was limited two a pair of brief relief appearances over the final five weeks of the season ... Finished the season with a 5-3 record and a 4.89 earned run average ... Saw action in a total of 10 games, pitching 49.2 innings ...
2001-02: Worked a total of 29 innings ... Saw action in 12 games, three as a starter ... Posted a 2-1 record ... Pitched 4.2 innings of relief at Richmond, but was not involved in the decision ... Earned a win with two shutout innings of relief at St. John's ... Started and pitched six innings against VMI for another victory ... Registered a personal-best six strikeouts in that game ... Lost to Richmond as a starter in his last appearance of the season ... Finished the year with 24 strikeouts and 16 walks ...
2000-01: Pitched in eight games, including one as a starter ... Worked a total of 15 innings and finished the season with an 0-1 record and a 3.60 earned run average ... Five of the six runs he allowed came in his lone start at Virginia ... Pitched 3.1 innings in that game and took the loss ... Posted a 0.77 ERA in his seven relief outings, yielding just one run in 11.2 innings ... Hurled 5.2 innings of shutout relief in a game at Radford, but did not get a decision ...
High School: Lettered four years as a pitcher for Coach Greg Trotter at Roxbury High ... Was 2-4 as a senior, striking out 75 batters in 44 innings ... Posted a 2.18 earned run average and earned all-conference honors ... Fanned 88 batters in 70.1 innings as a junior ... Carried a 2-6 record with a 3.40 ERA ... Helped team win county championships his first two seasons ... An all-state quarterback in football who led his team to its only state championship in 1998 ...
Personal: Joshua Edward Biber ... Born 12/11/81 in Manassas, VA ... Son of Marcia Hastings and Jeff Biber ... Enrolled in math education.
| Year | W-L | IP | H | R-ER | ERA | BB | SO | G | S | CG | SHO | SV |
| 2001 | 0-1 | 15.0 | 19 | 6-6 | 3.60 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2-1 | 29.0 | 41 | 28-26 | 8.07 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5-3 | 49.2 | 61 | 31-27 | 4.89 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7-5 | 93.2 | 121 | 65-59 | 5.67 | 33 | 55 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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