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2017 Baseball Roster

18 Preston Falascino

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height / Weight 6-0 / 195
  • Class Senior
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Our Lady of Sacred Heart

Biography

Career Notes: Leaves The Rock ranked 17th in both career home runs (15) and career wins (14).

Personal: Son of Dominic and the late Christine Falascino ... Majoring in Physical Activity and Fitness Management.

2017: Second team All-PSAC West honoree … Served as The Rock’s No. 3 starting pitcher … Went 8-2 with one save and a 3.79 ERA over 10 starts and three relief appearances … Had three complete games … Pitched 61.2 innings … Held opponents to a .294 batting average against … Struck out 55 batters … Allowed just four runs over final five appearances of the season (25 innings) … Gave up one run while striking out 11 batters over six innings against Kutztown … Registered back-to-back complete game victories to end regular season against Gannon and Seton Hill … Came on in relief to throw four scoreless innings in a must-win game for The Rock against East Stroudsburg in the PSAC Tournament … Led the PSAC, and ranked fifth in the region, in wins … Eight wins were the sixth most in a single-season in SRU history …
Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: One of the top two-way players for Slippery Rock ... Played in and started 36 games as Slippery Rock's primary third baseman while also pitching in five games, three of which were starts ... Hit .250 with 24 runs scored, five home runs and 25 RBI ... Slugged .417 with a .311 on-base percentage ... 10 walks were tied for third most on the team ... Hit .319 (22-for-69) with runners on base ... Had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests ... Drove in four runs and had one home run Feb. 29 against California (Pa.) ... Went 3-for-5 with five RBI and one home run April 18 vs. Gannon ... Hit three home runs in final six games of the season ... Was 1-4 with a 6.97 ERA and 14 strikeouts over 20.2 innings on the mound ... Scattered three runs and nine hits over 8.1 innings to go with three strikeouts in a 7-3 Rock win vs. Ashland on March 7 ... Struck out six over 6.1 innings against Shepherd on April 19 ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2015: Started 40 of 41 games played as SRU’s starting third baseman and No. 4 starting pitcher … Earned second team All-PSAC West honors at third base … Hit .327 with 35 runs, 48 hits, eight doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 30 RBI … Slugged .605 with a .363 on-base percentage … 14 multi-hit games on the season … Made 10 pitching appearances, including six starts … Pitched 41.1 innings … Went 3-2 with 24 strikeouts and one complete game … Ranked third on the team in innings pitched … Game-by-Game Statistics

2014: Started 10 of 14 games played as a freshman ... Hit .273 (9-for-33) with two runs scored one home run and five RBI ... Drove in two runs against Kentucky Wesleyan ... First collegiate hit came against Shippensburg on March 8 ... Launched first home run on April 27 against Mercyhurst ... Game-by-Game Statistics

High School: Played baseball, football and basketball at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart ... Lettered four times in baseball and once in football ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All Section Team ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette West All Star ... 2011 Keystone State Games West Team Silver Medal Winner ... OLSH Baseball Team Captain ... Pitched 1st No Hitter in OLSH Baseball History ... Set OLSH Strikeout Record (104) ... First time OLSH team made it to the PA State Quarterfinals ... WPIAL Class A Player of the Year ... WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) ... WPIAL Class A All Star (WBCA) ... PA All State Team Single A First Team ... Pennsylvania High School Baseball Coaches Association (PHSBCA) ... All WPIAL Team (Post-Gazette) ... All Section (Post-Gazette) ... Top 25 Players (Beaver County Times) ... WPIAL All-Star Team Top 10 (Champs Sports Network) ... WPIAL Diamond Studs Team Top 10 (MSA Sports) ... All WPIAL Team Top 10 (Tribune Review) ... PG West Regional All-Star (Post-Gazette) ... Tronzo Award Recognizing Dedication and Leadership (Beaver County Times).

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2014Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'0" 190 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2015Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'0" 195 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2016Junior

    Third Base/Pitcher
    6'0" 192 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2017Senior

    Pitcher
    6'0" 195 lbs
    18