2012 Baseball

3 Anthony Vacca

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Fonthill, Ontario

Biography

2012: Received a redshirt, did not see any action.

2011: Appeared in a total of 33 games and made 30 starts as a rookie… Served primarily as the designated hitter, while making four starts in the outfield… Finished season with a .266 batting average, 17 runs and 14 RBI… Earned 25 free passes on the season (23 BB, 2 HBP)… Total of 23 walks ranked second on the team Made collegiate debut at the College of Charleston (Mar. 8)… Collected first collegiate RBI and scored first career run at Charleston Southern (Mar. 9)… First collegiate hit came at Jacksonville (Mar. 11)… Was 2-for-3 with two runs against Charleston Southern (Mar. 16)… Totaled four hits, three runs and one RBI during three-game series against North Florida (Mar. 18-19)… Finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a career-best four RBI against Wofford (Mar. 29)… Tallied first career home run against Gardner-Webb (Apr. 6)… Was 2-for-4 with three RBI against Belmont (Apr. 8)… Collected two hits and scored one run against the College of Charleston (Apr. 20)… Finished 2-for-4 at the plate with one run and one RBI against Mercer (May 15)… A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USC Upstate: Played short-season baseball at E. L. Crossley High School in Ontario, Canada... Batted .500 as a senior and finished with a .727 on-base percentage... Scored 12 runs, had seven RBI to go along with five doubles and five triples... Also stole five bases... Was named the team MVP as a senior and was the winner of the physical education award... Standout in the classroom, was named to the honor roll ever semester while at E. L. Crossley... Was a gold medalist at the school for getting a grade of 85 or higher in every class as a junior and a senior.

Personal: Born on Apr. 20, 1992 in Ontario, Canada... Son of Dean and Angie Fournier... Majoring in business administration... Enjoys playing ping pong ... Favorite movie is "Inception"... Favorite TV show is "How I Met Your Mother"... Favorite food is tuna... Favorite song is "If today was your last day" by Nickelback... Favorite season is spring... Favorite book is "Mind Gym"... Favorite sports figure is Derek Jeter... Most admires his parents... Favorite quote is "Follow me, I''m right behind you"... Aspires to play professional baseball.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2011Freshman

    OF
    6'1" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2012Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3