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Jersey Number 25
Trevor Casanova
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, CA
- High School:
- Centennial HS
- B/T:
- L/R
Bio
2018 All-Big West Conference Second Team
2018 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist
2018 Season (Junior)
Casanova competed in 57 games, making 56 starts including 50 at catcher ... Named Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Earned All-Big West Second Team honors and collected a Field Player of the Week nod on Feb. 26 ... Led the Big West in doubles (18) while finishing second in hits (77) and batting average (345), and seventh in on-base percentage (.405) ... 77 hits are the most by a Matador since 2009 ... Finished fifth in the Big West in runs (39) and seventh in on-base percentage (.405) ... Also drove in 32 runs, hit four homers and slugged .480 ... Finished tops on the Matadors with 22 multiple-hit games and also posted 21-game hit streak ... Hit .358 with 10 RBI in Big West play ... Threw out 23-of-49 base runners (46.9 percent) including 16-of-25 (64.0 percent) in Big West play ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a homer vs. BYU (2/19/18) ... Finished 4-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Manhattan (2/23/18) ... Knocked in three runs and homered against Manhattan (2/24/18) ... Posted two runs, two doubles and two RBI at Ohio State (3/18/18) ... Drove in three runs and collected three hits vs. CSU Bakersfield (3/27/18) ... Brought home two runs at Cal State Fullerton (5/20/18) ... Selected in the 13th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
El Camino College (Sophomore)
Hit .390 with eight home runs, eight stolen bases, 40 RBI, 66 runs and a .492 on-base percentage ...Finished first in the state in runs scored, second with 82 hits and fourth with seven triples ... Threw out 44.2 percent of would be base stealers on the year ... Guided the Warriors to the California College State Championships Final Four as he batted .455 with a home run, 15 runs scored and 20 hits in the postseason ... Earned a host of awards include Pacific Association Division National Player of the Year, ABCA Southern California Position Player of the Year, South Coast Conference South Division Player of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team ... Drafted in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners following the season.
Lane Community College (Freshman)
Played his freshman season in Eugene, OR ... Collected 43 hits, 33 RBI, nine doubles, two home runs while batting .277.
Centennial High School
Prepped with the Huskies and earned all-league second team honors as a senior ... Graduated in 2014.
Personal
Born on June 22, 1996 ... Parents are Hiraldo Casanova and Sherre Bishop ... Has two brothers, Nick and Jarrad, and one sister, Savannah. His brother, Nick, was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft ... Favorites include the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Derek Jeter, Josh Donaldson, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, "Ballers," "Shooter," Mumford and Sons and Jason Aldean ... Favorite food is sushi ... Chose CSUN because of the "great people, great program and because the program gave me an opportunity" ... Lists going to the state finals with his junior college team as his greatest sports moment ... Says creating a brotherhood with teammates and grinding together are the best things about being an athlete ... Played against the Baltimore Orioles' Chance Sisco ... The best advice he has received was "never give up and work hard" ... His advice to young people is "stay focused, don't get distracted and work hard" ... Lists his mom as his greatest hero.
2018 Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist
2018 Season (Junior)
Casanova competed in 57 games, making 56 starts including 50 at catcher ... Named Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... Earned All-Big West Second Team honors and collected a Field Player of the Week nod on Feb. 26 ... Led the Big West in doubles (18) while finishing second in hits (77) and batting average (345), and seventh in on-base percentage (.405) ... 77 hits are the most by a Matador since 2009 ... Finished fifth in the Big West in runs (39) and seventh in on-base percentage (.405) ... Also drove in 32 runs, hit four homers and slugged .480 ... Finished tops on the Matadors with 22 multiple-hit games and also posted 21-game hit streak ... Hit .358 with 10 RBI in Big West play ... Threw out 23-of-49 base runners (46.9 percent) including 16-of-25 (64.0 percent) in Big West play ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a homer vs. BYU (2/19/18) ... Finished 4-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Manhattan (2/23/18) ... Knocked in three runs and homered against Manhattan (2/24/18) ... Posted two runs, two doubles and two RBI at Ohio State (3/18/18) ... Drove in three runs and collected three hits vs. CSU Bakersfield (3/27/18) ... Brought home two runs at Cal State Fullerton (5/20/18) ... Selected in the 13th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
El Camino College (Sophomore)
Hit .390 with eight home runs, eight stolen bases, 40 RBI, 66 runs and a .492 on-base percentage ...Finished first in the state in runs scored, second with 82 hits and fourth with seven triples ... Threw out 44.2 percent of would be base stealers on the year ... Guided the Warriors to the California College State Championships Final Four as he batted .455 with a home run, 15 runs scored and 20 hits in the postseason ... Earned a host of awards include Pacific Association Division National Player of the Year, ABCA Southern California Position Player of the Year, South Coast Conference South Division Player of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team ... Drafted in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners following the season.
Lane Community College (Freshman)
Played his freshman season in Eugene, OR ... Collected 43 hits, 33 RBI, nine doubles, two home runs while batting .277.
Centennial High School
Prepped with the Huskies and earned all-league second team honors as a senior ... Graduated in 2014.
Personal
Born on June 22, 1996 ... Parents are Hiraldo Casanova and Sherre Bishop ... Has two brothers, Nick and Jarrad, and one sister, Savannah. His brother, Nick, was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft ... Favorites include the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Derek Jeter, Josh Donaldson, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, "Ballers," "Shooter," Mumford and Sons and Jason Aldean ... Favorite food is sushi ... Chose CSUN because of the "great people, great program and because the program gave me an opportunity" ... Lists going to the state finals with his junior college team as his greatest sports moment ... Says creating a brotherhood with teammates and grinding together are the best things about being an athlete ... Played against the Baltimore Orioles' Chance Sisco ... The best advice he has received was "never give up and work hard" ... His advice to young people is "stay focused, don't get distracted and work hard" ... Lists his mom as his greatest hero.
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