The University of Akron Athletics
2013 Baseball

Samuel Trecaso
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Vincent-St. Mary HS
as a Senior (2013): Appeared in 23 games out ofthe bullpen, primarily as the team’s closer … owned arecord of 4-1 and four saves with a 0.74 ERA over 36.1 inningspitched … led the team in ERA (0.74) and wins (4) …registered 22 strikeouts and eight walks … started theseason with 17.1 scoreless innings pitched … went a singlegame high 5.0 innings in the 17-inning affair against Kent State(May 16) … recorded outings with two or more innings pitchedin seven games.
as a Junior (2012): Played in 52 games,starting 51 as the primary first baseman ... hit .271 on the seasonwith a team-high tying 24 RBI ... collected 51 hits, including sixdoubles and a triple ... had two hits and drove in three againstPittsburgh (Mar. 10) ... was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIagainst Chicago State (Mar. 17) ... had three hits and three RBIagainst Canisius (Apr. 24) ... also made an appearance on themound against West Virginia (May 9), throwing 3.2 innings ofrelief.
as a Sophomore (2011): Started 42 games atdesignated hitter, first base and third base ... batted .272 with16 RBIs ... hit three triples on the season ... did not make anerror on 150 chances in the field ... batted 3-for-5 with a homerand two RBIs at Eastern Michigan (April 16) ... was 3-for-4 withthree runs scored at Malone (April 20) ... drove in two on 3-for-4at the plate at Buffalo (April 30) ... drove in eight runs in aseven game stretch from April 15 - May 1, batting 13-for-28 (.464)during that span.
as a Freshman (2010): Batted .313 in 42 gamesand 39 starts at thirdbase ... drove in 22 runs and added sevendoubles, one triple, and one home run ... scored 18 runs and stoletwo bases in three attempts ... recorded first career hit at NewMexico State (Feb. 27) ... drove in a career-high five runs, on3-for-5 hitting with a home run and a double against Dartmouth(March 18) ... drove in a pair of runs against Duquesne (March 24)and again at Western Michigan (March 27) ... batted 3-for-4 andscored a run against Eastern Michigan (April 16) ... was 3-for-5 inthe win over Ohio State (April 21) ... collected a pair of doublesand score twice against Cleveland State (May 4) ... drove in a pairof runs at Pitt (May 5) ... had a season-long 10-game hittingstreak from May 1 to May 18.
at St. Vincent-St. Mary HS: Batted .427career-clip, tallying 96 hits including 22 doubles, six triples andfour home runs ... drove in 96 runs with a career .522 on basepercentage ... as a senior garnered Rawlings/Perfect Game CentralRegion All High School Senior Team Honorable Mention ... wasCuyahoga River Baseball Conference Offensive Player of the Year inaddition to receiving a spot on the CRBC First Team ... recievedAll-Ohio Honorable Mention as a senior ... closed out season as aNEOBCA All-Star Game participant, playing at Progressive Field ...named to the Cuyahoga River Baseball Conference First team as ajunior ... named to CRBC First team as a sophomore, picking upCuyahoga River Baseball Conference of the Year Accolade ... firstTeam All-City as established by the Akron Beacon Journal as asophomore ... also lettered in wrestling as a sophomore andjunior.
Personal: Son of Ralph and Joan … has twosiblings, Lauren and Andrew … enjoys following Clevelandprofessional sports, especially the Indians … enjoys movies,boating, good food and XBOX ... majoring in finance.