2020 Baseball Roster
Tresh, Luca
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Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 24
Luca Tresh
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Safety Harbor, Fla.
- High School:
- Clearwater Central Catholic
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 206
Bio
Round 17, Pick 499 to Kansas City Royals in 2021 MLB Draft
2021 - Second-Year Sophomore Season
2020 - Sophomore Season
2019 - Freshman Season
2021 - Second-Year Sophomore Season
- One of three players to start all 56 games in 2021 at their respective positions, as he started behind the plate every game for the Pack
- After losing first-rounder Patrick Bailey to the 2020 MLB Draft, he filled the void for the Pack behind the plate as a plus defender, making just five errors on the year and throwing out 24 percent of runners attempting to steal a base
- Led the team with 15 home runs and turned in 14 multi-hit games, which was highlighted by a career-best 4-for-5 outing with four RBIs on Feb. 23 vs. UNCG
- Also drove in four RBIs on March 2 vs. Campbell in a 2-for-4 outing
- Held an eight-game hit streak to start the season, as seven of his home runs came within that span
- Held a 15-game reached base streak from April 11 to May 15
- Had multi-homer games on Feb. 27 vs. Georgia Tech and on May 21 vs. Florida State
- His second home run on May 21 vs. Florida State was a two-run shot to earn a walk-off win
- Selected in the 17th round as the 499th pick to the Kansas City Royals
- Named to the Buster Posey Award and Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch Lists, and was tabbed a Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball
2020 - Sophomore Season
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Appeared in the last 11 games of the season, and started in eight of them after coming off of an injury
- Led the team with a .405 batting average, including 17 hits, which were the fifth-most among the squad
- Hit three doubles and three home runs
- Turned in seven multi-hit and four multi-RBI performances
- Tallied two or more hits in six of the last seven games of the year, including a career-high 4-for-5 outing vs. Coastal Carolina on March 4
- Drove in two runs on four separate occasions
- Finished the season on a seven-game reached base streak and four-game hit streak
2019 - Freshman Season
- Appeared in 41 games, earning the starting nod in 13 of them
- Batted .224 with 15 hits, two doubles, six homers and 17 RBIs
- Turned in two multi-hit games, going 2-for-2 on March 9 vs. Pitt and 2-for-3 on April 23 vs. Tennessee Tech
- Tallied six multi-RBI games, including his 4-RBI outing in the Tennessee Tech game
- Also scored a pair of runs vs. Tennessee Tech
- Primarily a catcher in high school
- Ranked as the No. 189 prospect in the nation prior to coming to Raleigh
- Batted .380 with 27 hits, nine doubles and three homers as a senior
- Cousin of former Yankees player Tom Tresh