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Jersey Number 30
Donovan Casey
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Outfield/Right-Hand Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Stratford, N.J.
- High School:
- Sterling
Bio
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Batting
Hits: 5 vs. North Dakota State (2/28/15)
Runs: 4 vs. Massachusetts (3/29/17)
RBIs: 4 (2x) last vs. Massachusetts (3/29/17)
Hit Streak: 12 games (5/9/15 – 2/27/16)
Pitching
Innings: 2.2 at Virginia Tech (4/2/17)
Strikeouts: 4 vs. Harvard (4/11/17)
NOTES
Drafted in the 20th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 MLB First-Year Players Draft … six career saves tied for ninth in BC record books … five saves in 2017 tied for eight on BC’s single-season list … hit for the cycle on March 29, 2017, the first Eagle to do so since 2003.
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Started all 53 games … one of two players to do so … started 52 games in right field and one as the designated hitter … named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second Team … earned Eagle of the Week honors three times on the season … HITTING: Led the Eagles with 39 runs and 18 multiple-hit games and tied for a team-high 12 stolen bases … second on the team with 57 hits and 72 total bases, third with a .286 batting average, a .370 on-base percentage and 24 walks and fourth with a .362 slugging percentage … also logged seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 20 RBIs … tallied a .436 clip as the lead-off hitter … one of four BC players to record a team season-high four hits in a game … logged five multiple-RBI games … drove in the game-winning run twice and scored it twice … notched a 13-game on-base streak, tied for the third-longest of the season … recorded 30 hits, 20 runs, two doubles, 12 RBIs, 15 walks and five stolen bases in ACC action … ranked 10th in the ACC with 0.23 stolen bases per game … went 1-for-3 with a walk and stolen base in the ACC Tournament game against NC State (5/23) … batted .417 with five hits and four runs in the three-game sweep against Notre Dame … went 2-for-3 with two runs, a double and two walks in the series finale against the Irish (5/20) … turned in a 3-for-7 performance with three runs and a double in the doubleheader victory against Quinnipiac (5/13) … walked three times in the series finale at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/7) … went 2-for-4 with a double, run and stolen base against Miami (4/29) … scored a run in a 1-for-2 performance in the 3-2, five-inning victory over Harvard in the Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park (4/19) … led the Eagles with a .500 batting average, .583 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage in the three-game series at Duke … went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs, a double, walk and stolen base in the game-two, 15-6 victory against the Blue Devils (4/15) … launched a lead-off, solo home run in the first-round Beanpot game at Northeastern (4/5) to start the game … finished the day going 2-for-4 with a walk … batted .462 with six hits, four runs and two RBIs in the series at Virginia Tech, logging multiple hits in all three games against the Hokies … hit for the cycle against Massachusetts (3/29), starting with a triple, following with a lead-off home run, then singling and finally hitting a double to start the game 4-for-4 … scored four time in the Eagles’ victory over the Minutemen, career and team season highs … the 10 total bases against UMass tied for a team season high .. went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the series opener against No. 6 Clemson (3/24) … had a 2-for-3 night with a run, two RBIs and two walks in the series-opening win at No. 2 Florida State (3/10) … tallied two hits in five straight games, from Feb. 19 to March 3 … FIELDING: Eight regular-season outfield assists tied for third in the nation … PITCHING: Registered a 2.84 ERA, first among Eagles relievers, with a 5-2 record and five saves in 23 appearances … led the BC staff in appearances, games finished (19), saves, and tied for the lead in wins … fourth on the team with 32 strikeouts … inherited 21 runners and allowed just eight to score … allowed 21 hits – including just six doubles and two home runs – 10 runs - all earned – and 13 walks in 31.2 innings pitched … in 23 appearances, allowed runs just four times … opponents batted just .196 against … did not allow a run in the final eight appearances – 11.2 innings … combined in one shutout … ranked ninth in the conference with 19 games finished in the regular season … three saves in ACC games tied for seventh … threw two innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one walk with one strikeout in the ACC Tournament matchup against No. 2 North Carolina (5/25) … earned back-to-back wins against Notre Dame, throwing two innings in each performance and entering when the game was tied … allowed just one hit, one walk and struck out one in the series finale (5/20) and walked two and struck out two in the game-two win (5/19) … came into the game against Maine (5/16) with BC trailing and threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits and struck out one to earn a victory … struck out three in two innings of work at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/7) … collected a save in the first win of a doubleheader victory against NC State (4/23), throwing a perfect ninth with one K … earned the save in the Beanpot Championship game against Harvard at Fenway Park (4/19), allowing one hit and striking out the final batter of the game … earned a two-inning save at Duke (4/14) as part of a one-hit shutout, striking out one … recorded a career-high four Ks in the first meeting with the Crimson (4/11), picking up a win and allowing one hit and one walk over two innings … earned a save at Northeastern (3/21), collecting the final two outs of the game … got the save at No. 2 Florida State to open ACC play, throwing the ninth and striking out one … picked up first career win in a 1.2-inning relief appearance, allowing three hits, one run and one walk against Toledo (3/7).
AS A SOPOMORE (2016)
Made 32 starts on the season, 29 in right field, one in center and two as the designated hitter … named to the Oxford All-Regional Team … Started 26 games before an injury kept him out of the lineup and off the mound for almost a month … returned to mound on May 4 and to the lineup on June 3 for the NCAA Tournament ... also made eight appearance on the hill, all in relief … recorded a .968 fielding percentage with two errors in 59 chances and two outfield assists … HITTING: Recorded a .273 batting average in 121 at bats with 33 hits, 23 runs, six doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBIs, 13 walks, two sac flies, two sac hits and four stolen bases … started season on a six-game hit streak to record a career-long, 12-game hit streak, tied for 11th in BC record books … recorded 11 multiple-hit games … scored four game-winning runs and drove in three … 9-for 11 with a runner on third and less and two outs one of six BC players to record a team season-high three runs in a game … played in 13 ACC games before the injury, logging a .240 batting clip, 12 hits, including three doubles, and four RBIs … went 4-for-12 with four RBIs in the Miami Super Regional … batted 2-for-5 with three RBIs in the season finale against the Canes (6/12) … hit a lead-off home run and walked in the victory over Miami (6/11) … scored twice on a 1-for-4 day with a walk in the opener in Coral Gables (6/10) … drove in the game-winning run in the 4-3 victory over Utah (6/4) to advance to the Oxford Regional championship … doubled in first at bat back from injury, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a hit by pitch in the Regional win over No. 15 Tulane (6/3) … doubled and recorded an outfield assists against No. 16 Virginia (4/10) before sliding into second base and breaking hand, holding him out of the lineup … recorded a sac fly in the win against the Cavs in the series evener (4/9) and a hit in the first game (4/8) … drove in a season-high two runs, scored, walked twice and stolen a base at Massachusetts (3/30) … tied a season high with three hits in four at bats, notching an RBI and a sac bunt in the series-opening win at Pittsburgh (3/24) … recorded two hits, including a double, in the last two games at No. 19 Clemson (3/19-20) … also tallied an outfield assist against the Tigers … went 2-for-2 with a run and RBI in the series-opening win at No. 8 NC State (3/11) … tied a season high with three hits on a 3-for-4 day with a run, double and stolen base against Ohio State (3/6) … went 2-for-3 with a run, RBI and two walks against Indiana State (2/27) … scored a career-high three runs on a 3-for-4 day with an RBI and stolen base against Northern Illinois (2/27) … tallied two hits against the Huskies in first two games (2/19-20) of the season to bring three game total to 7-for-11 with six hits, a double and triple … PITCHING: Recorded a 1.17 ERA, one combined shutout, a save, and .214 opponent batting average … allowed six hits, one run, five walks and three strikeouts over 7.2 innings of relief work … allowed one of four inherited runners to score … did not allow a run in first five appearances … allowed two hits and a walk in a two-thirds scoreless appearance at No. 22 Georgia Tech (5/21) … gave up only run of the season at Northeastern (5/4) after returning to mound after breaking hand on April 10, allowing one hit, one run, one walk with a career-high two strikeouts in one inning of work … pitched a scoreless inning of relief, not allowing a hit or walk at Massachusetts (3/30) and against Central Michigan (3/8) … threw a career-high 1.2 innings of relief against Villanova (2/28) , allowing one hit and two walks … picked up first career save with a 1.1-inning performance, striking out one against Northern Illinois (2/20) in a 2-1 win.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in 45 games, making 42 starts – 18 in right field, 14 in left, five in center and five as the designated hitter … also made two appearances on the mound … third on the team with a .298 average … recorded 23 runs, 50 hits – including seven doubles, two triples and home run – 20 RBIs, nine walks and six stolen bases … tied for the team lead with three outfield assists and tallied a .986 fielding percentage, making one error in 72 chances … third on the team in slugging percentage (.381) and fourth for hits, total bases (64) and multiple-hit games (14) … batted .342 as the lead-off hitter … was 6-for-11 with a runner on third and less than two outs and had 11 two-out RBIs … tallied 22 hits and 10 runs in Atlantic Coast Conference play … ended the season on a six-game hit streak, tallying 10 hits, four runs and four RBIs … went 6-for-13 with three RBIs, two triples and two runs scored in the three-game series with No. 24 Notre Dame (3/14-15), including a 3-for-5 day with a triple and a two-run single that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth in the final game of the season, which the Eagles would win in the 10th … tallied back-to-back-to-back games with doubles against Hartford (5/9-10) and Maine (5/12) … went 3-for-5 with a run and RBI in the victory over Bryant (4/29) … had a 2-for-4 day with a run and a double against No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/18) … went 2-for-4 with a run, walk and two stolen bases at Wake Forest (4/5) … recorded two outfield assists against the Demon Deacons in the second game of the series (4/4) … drove in a career-high four runs on a 4-for-5 afternoon, belting first career home run – a three-run shot – against Connecticut (3/31) … went 3-for-4 with a run and RBI in the victory over Holy Cross (3/25) and 3-for-5 with a run and RBI at Northeastern (3/24) … in two games at No. 19 Florida State (3/7-8), went 3-for-8 with two runs and an RBI double … registered first career start in the outfield in a 2-for-4 performance against Kansas (3/1) … recorded a team season-high and a career-high five hits against North Dakota State (2/28) in a 5-for-5 performance, tallying first career hits, runs – scoring twice – RBIs – driving in two and double … made first career start as the designated hitter at Wofford (2/13) drawing a walk in a 0-for-1 day … threw 0.2 innings at No. 2 LSU (2/20), allowing two walks and recording first career strikeout … also recorded one inning of work against Harvard (4/15), retiring the side with one K.
BEFORE BC
Four-year starter at Sterling High School in Somerdale, N.J. … earned first-team all-conference honors junior and senior seasons, as well as All-South Jersey accolades in junior campaign … went 7-1 with a 0.11 ERA, six shutouts and finished the season on a 41-inning scoreless streak as a junior … ranked as the fifth-best outfielder in the state and 25th-best player overall by Perfect Game USA … named the team’s defensive MVP as a senior and junior … a four-year honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Donovan is one of Troy and Kelly Casey’s two children … has a younger brother, Logan.
Batting
Hits: 5 vs. North Dakota State (2/28/15)
Runs: 4 vs. Massachusetts (3/29/17)
RBIs: 4 (2x) last vs. Massachusetts (3/29/17)
Hit Streak: 12 games (5/9/15 – 2/27/16)
Pitching
Innings: 2.2 at Virginia Tech (4/2/17)
Strikeouts: 4 vs. Harvard (4/11/17)
NOTES
Drafted in the 20th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 MLB First-Year Players Draft … six career saves tied for ninth in BC record books … five saves in 2017 tied for eight on BC’s single-season list … hit for the cycle on March 29, 2017, the first Eagle to do so since 2003.
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Started all 53 games … one of two players to do so … started 52 games in right field and one as the designated hitter … named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second Team … earned Eagle of the Week honors three times on the season … HITTING: Led the Eagles with 39 runs and 18 multiple-hit games and tied for a team-high 12 stolen bases … second on the team with 57 hits and 72 total bases, third with a .286 batting average, a .370 on-base percentage and 24 walks and fourth with a .362 slugging percentage … also logged seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 20 RBIs … tallied a .436 clip as the lead-off hitter … one of four BC players to record a team season-high four hits in a game … logged five multiple-RBI games … drove in the game-winning run twice and scored it twice … notched a 13-game on-base streak, tied for the third-longest of the season … recorded 30 hits, 20 runs, two doubles, 12 RBIs, 15 walks and five stolen bases in ACC action … ranked 10th in the ACC with 0.23 stolen bases per game … went 1-for-3 with a walk and stolen base in the ACC Tournament game against NC State (5/23) … batted .417 with five hits and four runs in the three-game sweep against Notre Dame … went 2-for-3 with two runs, a double and two walks in the series finale against the Irish (5/20) … turned in a 3-for-7 performance with three runs and a double in the doubleheader victory against Quinnipiac (5/13) … walked three times in the series finale at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/7) … went 2-for-4 with a double, run and stolen base against Miami (4/29) … scored a run in a 1-for-2 performance in the 3-2, five-inning victory over Harvard in the Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park (4/19) … led the Eagles with a .500 batting average, .583 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage in the three-game series at Duke … went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs, a double, walk and stolen base in the game-two, 15-6 victory against the Blue Devils (4/15) … launched a lead-off, solo home run in the first-round Beanpot game at Northeastern (4/5) to start the game … finished the day going 2-for-4 with a walk … batted .462 with six hits, four runs and two RBIs in the series at Virginia Tech, logging multiple hits in all three games against the Hokies … hit for the cycle against Massachusetts (3/29), starting with a triple, following with a lead-off home run, then singling and finally hitting a double to start the game 4-for-4 … scored four time in the Eagles’ victory over the Minutemen, career and team season highs … the 10 total bases against UMass tied for a team season high .. went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the series opener against No. 6 Clemson (3/24) … had a 2-for-3 night with a run, two RBIs and two walks in the series-opening win at No. 2 Florida State (3/10) … tallied two hits in five straight games, from Feb. 19 to March 3 … FIELDING: Eight regular-season outfield assists tied for third in the nation … PITCHING: Registered a 2.84 ERA, first among Eagles relievers, with a 5-2 record and five saves in 23 appearances … led the BC staff in appearances, games finished (19), saves, and tied for the lead in wins … fourth on the team with 32 strikeouts … inherited 21 runners and allowed just eight to score … allowed 21 hits – including just six doubles and two home runs – 10 runs - all earned – and 13 walks in 31.2 innings pitched … in 23 appearances, allowed runs just four times … opponents batted just .196 against … did not allow a run in the final eight appearances – 11.2 innings … combined in one shutout … ranked ninth in the conference with 19 games finished in the regular season … three saves in ACC games tied for seventh … threw two innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one walk with one strikeout in the ACC Tournament matchup against No. 2 North Carolina (5/25) … earned back-to-back wins against Notre Dame, throwing two innings in each performance and entering when the game was tied … allowed just one hit, one walk and struck out one in the series finale (5/20) and walked two and struck out two in the game-two win (5/19) … came into the game against Maine (5/16) with BC trailing and threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits and struck out one to earn a victory … struck out three in two innings of work at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/7) … collected a save in the first win of a doubleheader victory against NC State (4/23), throwing a perfect ninth with one K … earned the save in the Beanpot Championship game against Harvard at Fenway Park (4/19), allowing one hit and striking out the final batter of the game … earned a two-inning save at Duke (4/14) as part of a one-hit shutout, striking out one … recorded a career-high four Ks in the first meeting with the Crimson (4/11), picking up a win and allowing one hit and one walk over two innings … earned a save at Northeastern (3/21), collecting the final two outs of the game … got the save at No. 2 Florida State to open ACC play, throwing the ninth and striking out one … picked up first career win in a 1.2-inning relief appearance, allowing three hits, one run and one walk against Toledo (3/7).
AS A SOPOMORE (2016)
Made 32 starts on the season, 29 in right field, one in center and two as the designated hitter … named to the Oxford All-Regional Team … Started 26 games before an injury kept him out of the lineup and off the mound for almost a month … returned to mound on May 4 and to the lineup on June 3 for the NCAA Tournament ... also made eight appearance on the hill, all in relief … recorded a .968 fielding percentage with two errors in 59 chances and two outfield assists … HITTING: Recorded a .273 batting average in 121 at bats with 33 hits, 23 runs, six doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBIs, 13 walks, two sac flies, two sac hits and four stolen bases … started season on a six-game hit streak to record a career-long, 12-game hit streak, tied for 11th in BC record books … recorded 11 multiple-hit games … scored four game-winning runs and drove in three … 9-for 11 with a runner on third and less and two outs one of six BC players to record a team season-high three runs in a game … played in 13 ACC games before the injury, logging a .240 batting clip, 12 hits, including three doubles, and four RBIs … went 4-for-12 with four RBIs in the Miami Super Regional … batted 2-for-5 with three RBIs in the season finale against the Canes (6/12) … hit a lead-off home run and walked in the victory over Miami (6/11) … scored twice on a 1-for-4 day with a walk in the opener in Coral Gables (6/10) … drove in the game-winning run in the 4-3 victory over Utah (6/4) to advance to the Oxford Regional championship … doubled in first at bat back from injury, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a hit by pitch in the Regional win over No. 15 Tulane (6/3) … doubled and recorded an outfield assists against No. 16 Virginia (4/10) before sliding into second base and breaking hand, holding him out of the lineup … recorded a sac fly in the win against the Cavs in the series evener (4/9) and a hit in the first game (4/8) … drove in a season-high two runs, scored, walked twice and stolen a base at Massachusetts (3/30) … tied a season high with three hits in four at bats, notching an RBI and a sac bunt in the series-opening win at Pittsburgh (3/24) … recorded two hits, including a double, in the last two games at No. 19 Clemson (3/19-20) … also tallied an outfield assist against the Tigers … went 2-for-2 with a run and RBI in the series-opening win at No. 8 NC State (3/11) … tied a season high with three hits on a 3-for-4 day with a run, double and stolen base against Ohio State (3/6) … went 2-for-3 with a run, RBI and two walks against Indiana State (2/27) … scored a career-high three runs on a 3-for-4 day with an RBI and stolen base against Northern Illinois (2/27) … tallied two hits against the Huskies in first two games (2/19-20) of the season to bring three game total to 7-for-11 with six hits, a double and triple … PITCHING: Recorded a 1.17 ERA, one combined shutout, a save, and .214 opponent batting average … allowed six hits, one run, five walks and three strikeouts over 7.2 innings of relief work … allowed one of four inherited runners to score … did not allow a run in first five appearances … allowed two hits and a walk in a two-thirds scoreless appearance at No. 22 Georgia Tech (5/21) … gave up only run of the season at Northeastern (5/4) after returning to mound after breaking hand on April 10, allowing one hit, one run, one walk with a career-high two strikeouts in one inning of work … pitched a scoreless inning of relief, not allowing a hit or walk at Massachusetts (3/30) and against Central Michigan (3/8) … threw a career-high 1.2 innings of relief against Villanova (2/28) , allowing one hit and two walks … picked up first career save with a 1.1-inning performance, striking out one against Northern Illinois (2/20) in a 2-1 win.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in 45 games, making 42 starts – 18 in right field, 14 in left, five in center and five as the designated hitter … also made two appearances on the mound … third on the team with a .298 average … recorded 23 runs, 50 hits – including seven doubles, two triples and home run – 20 RBIs, nine walks and six stolen bases … tied for the team lead with three outfield assists and tallied a .986 fielding percentage, making one error in 72 chances … third on the team in slugging percentage (.381) and fourth for hits, total bases (64) and multiple-hit games (14) … batted .342 as the lead-off hitter … was 6-for-11 with a runner on third and less than two outs and had 11 two-out RBIs … tallied 22 hits and 10 runs in Atlantic Coast Conference play … ended the season on a six-game hit streak, tallying 10 hits, four runs and four RBIs … went 6-for-13 with three RBIs, two triples and two runs scored in the three-game series with No. 24 Notre Dame (3/14-15), including a 3-for-5 day with a triple and a two-run single that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth in the final game of the season, which the Eagles would win in the 10th … tallied back-to-back-to-back games with doubles against Hartford (5/9-10) and Maine (5/12) … went 3-for-5 with a run and RBI in the victory over Bryant (4/29) … had a 2-for-4 day with a run and a double against No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/18) … went 2-for-4 with a run, walk and two stolen bases at Wake Forest (4/5) … recorded two outfield assists against the Demon Deacons in the second game of the series (4/4) … drove in a career-high four runs on a 4-for-5 afternoon, belting first career home run – a three-run shot – against Connecticut (3/31) … went 3-for-4 with a run and RBI in the victory over Holy Cross (3/25) and 3-for-5 with a run and RBI at Northeastern (3/24) … in two games at No. 19 Florida State (3/7-8), went 3-for-8 with two runs and an RBI double … registered first career start in the outfield in a 2-for-4 performance against Kansas (3/1) … recorded a team season-high and a career-high five hits against North Dakota State (2/28) in a 5-for-5 performance, tallying first career hits, runs – scoring twice – RBIs – driving in two and double … made first career start as the designated hitter at Wofford (2/13) drawing a walk in a 0-for-1 day … threw 0.2 innings at No. 2 LSU (2/20), allowing two walks and recording first career strikeout … also recorded one inning of work against Harvard (4/15), retiring the side with one K.
BEFORE BC
Four-year starter at Sterling High School in Somerdale, N.J. … earned first-team all-conference honors junior and senior seasons, as well as All-South Jersey accolades in junior campaign … went 7-1 with a 0.11 ERA, six shutouts and finished the season on a 41-inning scoreless streak as a junior … ranked as the fifth-best outfielder in the state and 25th-best player overall by Perfect Game USA … named the team’s defensive MVP as a senior and junior … a four-year honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Donovan is one of Troy and Kelly Casey’s two children … has a younger brother, Logan.
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