Coach Taps Says: "David came on strong over the second half of the year in 2024 and emerged as one of our top pitchers. We expect a role-transition this upcoming spring as we seek out key innings at the end of games from David. He has all the tools to be one of the top pitchers in the country."
2026:
2025: Second Team ABCA All-Region … Third Team d3baseball.com All-Region … MAC Freedom Pitcher of the Year … First Team All-MAC Freedom … Academic All-MAC ... Appeared in 17 games, all out of the bullpen and posted a 3-2 record with an E.R.A. of 3.70 … Posted 36 strikeouts over 24.1 innings of work and limited batters to a tidy .228 batting average-against … Led team in saves (5) … Third on the squad in earned run average (factoring in a minimum of 24.0 innings pitched) and appearances … Earned the win in relief (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, BB) vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/4) … An inning of relief (H, 0 R, K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. NR/RV Middlebury (3/9) … Scoreless inning (0 H, K, 2 BB) vs. NR/RV Ramapo (3/11) … Picked up a save (1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 3 K, 2 BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/15) … Dominant inning of relief (0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. Belhaven (3/19) … Inning of relief (0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 2 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Earned the win in relief in a gutsy outing (2.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 3 K, BB) vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/25) … Picked up a gritty win in relief (2.0 IP, H, R, 0 ER, K, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (3/28) … Credited with the save (1.1 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/4) … Earned the save (1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/5) … Picked up a save (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/14) … Scoreless inning of relief (H, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/22) … Earned the save (1.1 IP, H, R, ER, K, BB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/29) … No decision (3.1 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 6 K, BB) in a relief outing in Game Two of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10).
2024: All-MAC Freedom Honorable Mention … Appeared in 9 games and made 4 starts, posting a 2-2 record over 29.1 innings pitched … Limited hitters to a .284 batting average … 3rd in strikeouts (30) … Tied for 3rd in wins … Scoreless inning (H, K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/11) … Strong outing in relief (3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K, 0 BB) vs. No. 3 Baldwin Wallace (3/8) … Started and went four solid innings (4 H, 2 ER, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB) vs. USMMA (3/13) … Earned the win (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 3 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30) … Picked up the win in relief (2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB) vs. Mt. St. Vincent (4/16) … 2.1 innings of relief (3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/22) … Tough luck loss (6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. No. 16/No. 21 Misericordia (4/26).
High School: James C. Parker Award … Co-President of Rho Khappa … Member of National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Science National Honor Society … AP Scholar … Competed for Coach Daniel Peck at Brentwood High School … First Team All-District … All-Tournament Team in District Tournament … 1.86 E.R.A to go along with 57 strikeouts in 45.1 innings pitched … Also batted .386 and swatted four home runs and 16 doubles …Helped lead team to runner-up finish in District Tournament and Regional Tournament berth … Played summer ball for Coach Judd Granzow and Coach Harrison Whiteside of the MAD Mavericks and Nashville Select, respectively … Attended Showball Camp.
Personal: Son of Andrew and Deborah Finch … Has one brother, Michael, who plays college baseball at Massachusetts Institute of Technology … Mom played softball, soccer, and basketball at Union College (N.Y.) … Majoring in Business & Technology and minoring in Accounting and Analytics … Picked Stevens for its balance of academics and athletics, his strong relationship with the coaching staff, and the opportunity to develop as a scholar-athlete … Favorite book and movie are The Hobbit and Inception … Top MLB team and player are the Kansas City Royals and Shohei Ohtani … Also competed in Taekwondo and achieved a black belt … Enjoys watching movies, listening to music, lifting, and spending time with his friends and family.
Summer Collegiate Baseball:Â Competed for the Forest City Owls of the prestigious Coastal Plain League in summers 2025 and 2026.
