2016 Baseball
Roster
Richie Lacell
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
2016: Appeared in 25 games in relief...Went 0-4 with a team-leading six saves...Struck out 34 batters in 32.1 innings...Threw a season-high five innings of relief at Kentucky (March 12) with four strikeouts... Earned the save in Upstate''s win at Lipscomb (April 8).
2015: Made 15 appearances and two starts on the mound...Went 1-1 with a team-leading three saves...Posted a 5.80 ERA in 35.2 innings pitched...Tied for fifth on the team with 31 strikeouts...Struck out a season-high five batters against Army (Feb. 14), Connecticut (March 14) and at Florida Gulf Coast (April 3).
2014: Made 12 appearances and two starts on the mound in his first season at Upstate … Finished the season with an 0-2 record and a 7.66 earned run average in 24.2 innings pitched … Ranked second on the team with a .282 opponent batting average … Ended the year with 18 strikeouts … Tallied a career-high six strikeouts against Dayton (Feb. 16) … Registered four strikeouts against Presbyterian (Feb. 21).
Before USC Upstate: Four-year letterwinner at Cypress Lake High School under head coach John Corr … Compiled a 20-4 career record with a 1.89 earned run average on the mound for the Panthers … Had a career .370 batting average to go along with five home runs … Named the 2013 5H Region Player of the Year … Led the district with 79 strikeouts in just 54 innings on the mound in 2012 … Hit .417 and the district in doubles, which included a five-game stretch where he hit seven doubles and a home run … Helped lead his U17 squad to the 2012 WWBA National Championship … Ranked in the top 1,000 players in the nation by Perfect Game.
Personal: Born on April 5, 1995 in Syracuse, N.Y. … Son of Rich and Kristie Lacell … Majoring in teaching education with a minor in history … Has two older sisters … Favorite food is Waffle House … Favorite movie is “Moneyball” … Favorite TV show is “Cheers” … Favorite actor is Will Smith … Favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence... Favorite music groups are Brantley Gilbert and Florida Georgia Line … Favorite song is “Tip it Back” … Favorite season is baseball season … Favorite sports figure is Derek Jeter … His hero growing up was his mother … He most admires his parents … His favorite quote is “The only easy day was yesterday” … Dream job is to become a Division I head baseball coach.
