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Player Bio: Pat Cassa



2004 (Freshman): Appeared in 21 games with five starts as a freshman in 2004... went 3-1 with one save and a 5.48 ERA... struck out 38 and allowed 25 walks in 47.2 innings... was 2-1 as a starter with a 2.42 ERA, compared to 1-0 and a 9.14 ERA as a reliever... earned the win over New Mexico (5/18) striking out six in 6.1 innings... had solid outing against New Mexico State (5/4) in which he got a strikeout and a double play after inheriting a pair of runners with no outs... career-high nine strikeouts and gave up only one hit in six innings to pick up win over Memphis (2/21)... didn't give up an earned run and struck out four in 4.1 innings in start against Oklahoma State (3/16)... allowed only six of 25 inherited runners to score... retired 10 of 16 first batters faced out of the bullpen... transferred to UC Riverside following the 2004 season... played for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaskan Summer League... went 3-2 with a 5.73 ERA in nine games (six starts) for the Oilers... transferred to UC Riverside following his freshman season at ASU.

High School: A 2003 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, Calif... earned three varsity letters in baseball under head coach Chris Pascal... played in the Junior Olympics and two AAU National Championships... first-team all-league as a pitcher during his senior year... hit .321 (27-for-84) with six doubles and 17 RBI as a junior... as a senior in 2003 he went 6-4 with a 1.86 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 71.2 innings... finished ninth in the county in ERA... hit .244 at the plate, but came on strong later in the season hitting .344 in league play... played for Southern California in the 2002 Junior All-State game... best performance was when he went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI and threw 6.1 innings of shutout baseball with 10 strikeouts in the same game.

Personal: Undeclared on a major at ASU... parents are Patrick and Katherine Cassa of Cypress, Calif... has two brothers, Jeffery (13) and Blake (1)... favorite team is the Oakland Athletics... played in the 1998 Little League World Series on the West Region team... enjoys skim boarding, playing cards and watching college football and baseball... lists signing with ASU as one of his most exciting moments in sports... full name is Patrick William Cassa... born August 16, 1985 in Anaheim, Calif.

Career Stats at ASU:

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA
2004....  5.48   3-1    21   5   0   0/1     1   47.2   53   34   29   25   38   5   3   8   220   .279   1   2   0   3
TOTAL...  5.48   3-1    21   5   0   0/1     1   47.2   53   34   29   25   38   5   3   8   220   .279   1   2   0   3

Career Highs:

Innings - 6.1 (New Mexico; 5/18)
Runs Allowed - 4 (Wichita State; 4/27)
ER Allowed - 4 (Wichita State; 4/27)
K's - 9 (Memphis; 2/21)
BB - 3 (UConn; 2/28)
Hits Allowed - 10 (New Mexico; 5/18)
WP - 1 (New Mexico; 5/18)
HBP - 1 (STAN; 5/30)
Pitches - 119 (New Mexico; 5/18)

#26 Pat Cassa -- 2004 Game-by-Game

Date            Opponent               GS    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO    2B  3B  HR    WP  BK HBP  DP IBB   Score    W-L  SV    ERA
Feb 07, 2004    Florida State               2.0   1   1   1   1   2     0   0   1     0   0   0   0   0   10-9     0-0   0   4.50
Feb 15, 2004 vs Oklahoma                *   5.1   5   3   3   1   2     0   1   0     0   0   0   0   0    0-6     0-1   0   4.91
Feb 21, 2004 vs Memphis                 *   6.0   1   0   0   2   9     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    7-0     1-1   0   2.70
Feb 28, 2004    Connecticut             *   4.0   5   3   1   3   4     2   0   0     0   0   0   0   0   16-5     1-1   0   2.60
Mar 07, 2004    East Carolina               3.1   4   2   2   0   2     0   0   1     0   0   1   0   0    7-5     1-1   1   3.05
Mar 13, 2004    Tulane                      0.2   3   2   2   0   0     0   1   0     0   0   0   0   0   11-3     1-1   1   3.80
Mar 16, 2004    Oklahoma State          *   4.1   4   2   0   2   4     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    3-2     1-1   1   3.16
Mar 20, 2004    California                  0.1   1   3   2   2   0     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    8-20    1-1   1   3.81
Mar 28, 2004    Washington                  2.0   0   0   0   1   0     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    6-8     1-1   1   3.54
Apr 02, 2004    USC                         0.2   1   0   0   0   0     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0   10-3     1-1   1   3.45
Apr 03, 2004    USC                         1.2   2   2   2   2   0     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    5-14    1-1   1   3.86
Apr 08, 2004    Oral Roberts                1.2   1   0   0   0   2     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    7-9     1-1   1   3.66
Apr 10, 2004    Oral Roberts                1.2   4   2   2   1   2     0   0   1     0   0   0   0   0    5-6     1-1   1   4.01
Apr 12, 2004    Arizona                     1.2   0   0   0   0   3     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    9-5     2-1   1   3.82
Apr 18, 2004 at UCLA                        1.1   3   4   4   1   1     1   0   2     0   0   0   0   0   10-11    2-1   1   4.66
Apr 27, 2004 at Wichita State               0.0   2   4   4   2   0     0   0   1     0   0   0   0   0   10-9     2-1   1   5.65
May 04, 2004    New Mexico State            1.0   0   0   0   0   1     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    6-2     2-1   1   5.50
May 16, 2004    Oregon State                1.2   4   1   1   0   0     0   0   1     0   0   0   0   0    8-4     2-1   1   5.49
May 18, 2004 at New Mexico              *   6.1  10   3   3   2   6     2   1   1     1   1   0   0   0   22-4     3-1   1   5.32
May 23, 2004 at Arizona                     1.2   2   2   2   3   0     0   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    7-13    3-1   1   5.51
May 30, 2004 at Stanford                    0.1   0   0   0   2   0     0   0   0     0   0   1   0   0   15-5     3-1   1   5.48
Totals                                  5  47.2  53  34  29  25  38     5   3   8     1   1   2   0   0  182-143   3-1   1   5.48

Situation B/Avg AB H BF BB SO 2B 3B HR HBP WP BK SH SF GDP Fly Gnd BB/G SO/G vs left............. .304 46 14 57 10 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 13 8.4 6.8 vs right............ .271 144 39 163 15 30 4 2 8 1 1 0 3 0 2 40 34 3.6 7.3 vs leadoff.......... .256 43 11 50 5 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 4.2 6.8 with runners........ .289 90 26 106 13 16 1 2 5 0 1 1 3 0 3 26 20 5.0 6.2 w/runners & 2-out... .325 40 13 45 5 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 5.0 6.0 rnrs in scoring pos. .309 55 17 64 8 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 11 5.1 5.8 scoring pos & 2-out. .259 27 7 31 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 5.4 5.4 bases empty......... .270 100 27 114 12 22 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 27 4.4 8.1 bases loaded........ .286 7 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.0 4.5

Inning ERA IP H R ER BB SO AB BF B/Avg 2B 3B HR HB WP BK SH SF GDP BB/G SO/G 1st................. 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 1 4 17 18 .118 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.8 7.2 2nd................. 4.70 7.2 7 4 4 5 11 29 34 .241 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 12.9 3rd................. 6.23 8.2 8 8 6 7 5 36 43 .222 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 5.2 4th................. 6.00 6.0 4 4 4 4 3 22 27 .182 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.0 4.5 5th................. 4.50 6.0 10 6 3 5 3 24 32 .417 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 7.5 4.5 6th................. 7.11 6.1 6 5 5 2 8 25 27 .240 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.8 11.4 7th................. 8.31 4.1 9 4 4 1 4 21 22 .429 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.1 8.3 8th................. 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 8 9 .375 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9th................. 5.40 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 8 8 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0

  Pat Cassa
Pat Cassa
Player Profile
Hometown:
Cypress, Calif.

High School:
Kennedy

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 160

Position:
LHP

Experience:
1V (2004)

Bats/Throws:
Left/Left