2014 Baseball Roster
John Fasola
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Ohio
- High School:
- Walsh Jesuit
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2014 MAC All-Tournament Team
CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched: 4 (vs Coppin State 2/21/14)
Strikeouts: 5 (vs Coppin State 2/21/14)
2014 SEASON
• Threw 29.0 innings in 21 relief appearances with a 2-2 record and 4.66 ERA. Struck out 28 batters while only walking 8
• Was second on the team with three saves
• First outing as a Golden Flash was Feb. 16 at Arizona. Pitched 0.1 innings with two hits with no runs or walks
• Registered career-highs at Coppin State in 4.0 innings of work with five strikeouts, earning his first career save
• Struck out three batters in back-to-back games against Oakland and Ohio
• Threw 2.1 scoreless innings in MAC Tournament Championship game while allowing one hit, no walks and striking out one
• Also pitched 0.1 inning against Kentucky during NCAA Regionals
• Drafted in the 31st Round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
2013 SEASON
• Redshirted
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Transferred to Kent State from Kansas State University
• Selected in the 36th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers
2010 MLB Draft Scouting Video
• Four-year starter and letterwinner at Walsh Jesuit High School and a team captain his senior year
• Named First Team All-Ohio after junior and senior seasons
• Was conference Player of the Year and team's Most Valuable Player in 2010
• Named Max Preps/CBSSportsline.com Second Team All-American, ESPN/Rise Magazine Second Team All-American, Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Honorable Mention All-American and Pre-season First Team All-American, Rawlings/Perfect Game Pre-season Honorable Mention All-American and 2010 Under Armor Pre-season All-American in 2010
• Also named 2010 OHSBCA/PUKKA Player of the Year
• Hit .571 with 46 RBI, ten homeruns, ten doubles, two triples, 22 walks and only five strikeouts in 116 plate appearances his senior year
• Also made 15 pitching appearances and finished with a 3-0 record, 1.45 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched his final season
• Holds the career school record in homeruns with 22; is second all-time in RBI (103) and runs (115) and third all-time in hits (124), doubles (26) and triples (5)
PERSONAL
• Born December 12, 1991
• Parents are John and Teresa Fasola. Siblings are Jessica and Jayme. John Sr. played baseball professionally in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization
• Enjoys fishing and playing golf, ping pong and video games
• Lists his dad as the person he admires most
• Is creeped out by the sound of people chewing
• Pre-game ritual is praying to his grandpa and cousin
• Would like to visit Bora Bora
• Majoring in human movement
