Justin Cassel Position: Pitcher

UC Irvine
2006: Drafted in the seventh round by the Chicago White Sox...Collegiate Baseball's "Louisville Slugger" National Player of the Week and Big West Pitcher of the Week after striking out a career-high 15 batters in 8.2 innings of work against UC Santa Barbara...was his fourth win of the season and first in conference play...gave up just one walk...the effort matched a single-game effort by the 2002 pitching staff against Cal State Northridge...collected a second Big West Player of the Week award after hurling a five-hit complete game shutout against UC Riverside for his fourth complete game of the season...struck out 99 in 134 innings pitched...gave up 51 earned runs and walked just 25...is in several of the UCI career records...fourth in games started (48)...fifth in innings pitched (317.1)...ninth in wins (20) and ERA (3.57)...fourth in strikeouts (241)...tops the program's season marks with 18 games started in 2005 and 2006...sixth in strikeouts and innings pitched.

2005: Led the team in wins with a 9-4 record...recorded a career-high 11 batters against Dallas Baptist...was second on the team with 86 strikeouts...allowed just 21 walks in 117 innings pitched...tossed two complete games and two combined shutouts...struck out 6.62 batters per game....was 10th in the Big West with a 3.54 ERA...fourth in innings pitched and eighth in strikeouts...also was 10th with 24 batters struck out looking...his 18 starts put him in a tie for second among the conference's leaders...was also tied for second with four runners picked off.

2004: Made 19 appearances...was the team's Sunday and midweek starter...4-3 on the year...held a 3.93 ERA...pitched 66.1 innings...gave up 29 earned runs on 70 hits...struck out 56...walked 22...pitched 19.2 scoreless innings...struck out a personal-best nine batters against Pacific...longest outing was eight innings...was 0-4 for the Chatham A's in the Cape Cod League...recorded a 3.16 ERA...gave up 13 earned runs on 33 hits in 37 innings of work...played in seven games...struck out 37 batters.

Chatsworth High School: Drafted in the 30th round by the Oakland Athletics...named first team All-American by Baseball America...LA Times and Daily News Player of the Year in 2003...also recognized by Baseball America as the 39th-Best Prospect in the 2003 class...went 15-0 on the mound senior year...set a school record 119 strikeouts and 99 innings pitched...holds the record for most appearances with 17 and lowest ERA with 1.13...pitched eight shutouts for a single-season record...allowed just 22 walks and yielded 57 hits...first team all-state and all-league...was a three-time West Valley champion...helped Chatsworth HS capture two city titles...also named city and West Valley Player of the Year...led his team to a No. 1 ranking in three national polls (Baseball America, USA Today, Collegiate Baseball)...member of the 2002 Area Code Games...second team All-West Valley as a sophomore and junior.

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