2011: Close pitched in 11 games while starting all 11 of them for the Greyhounds ... He was named a First Team All-American by D3baseball.com ... He had a 1.00 ERA in 80.2 innings pitched ... He struck out 100 batters while only walking five ... He had a 10-0 record, seven complete games and four shutouts ... He only allowed opponents to hit .176 off of him ... He was named the ECAC Division III South Pitcher of the Year.

2010: Close pitched in ten games while starting in nine of them for the Greyhounds ... He had a 3.32 ERA in 57 innings pitched ... He struck out 54 on his way to a 5-1 record ... He had four complete games and one shutout ... He only allowed opponents to hit .235 off of him.

2009: Close pitched in 11 games while starting ten of them for the Greyhounds ... He had a 3.34 ERA in 64.2 innings pitched ... He struck out 78 on his way to a 7-2 record ... He threw four complete games and two shutouts ... He only allowed opponents to hit .226 off of him.