Bruce Castoria (2022) - Hall of Fame

Bruce Castoria

Induction:
2022
Class:
1982

A part of two different College World Series teams at Mississippi State, Castoria stands as one of the top hitters to ever wear the Maroon and White.

The first baseman's 29 home runs in 1981 led all of college baseball that year and are tied for the most in a single season in MSU history. His career total of 58 homers places him fourth on the school's all-time list. Castoria also ranks among the Top 10 in State history in career RBI (fourth with 213) as well as slugging percentage (10th with a .603 mark).

In three different seasons, Castoria led the Bulldogs in home runs (1980, 1981 and 1982). He also paced the club in RBI in 1981 and 1982.

All of Castoria's production led to multiple accolades. He was tabbed as an All-American in 1981 and won both All-Region and All-SEC honors in both 1981 and 1982.

Castoria was selected in the seventh round of the 1982 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros.