2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Eric Cerantola
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 222
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oakville, Ontario
- High School/Previous School:
- Ecole Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Trinite
- Major:
- Management
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Chosen in the 30th round of the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays...Also drafted in the eighth round of the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Draft by the Owen Sound Attack... Drafted in round five (No. 139 overall) in the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Kansas City.
2021 (Junior Season)
Season: In 10 appearances, started four games on the mound and pitched 17.1 innings… With 24 strikeouts, earned a 5.71 ERA with an opposing team batting average of .206.
Tulane (2/27): Striking out three in two and one thirds innings pitched in the no decision 9-5 victory. Kent State (3/6): Pitched 3.0 innings with striking out four. Eastern Michigan (3/13): Through 5.0 innings pitched, allowed no walks and five strikeouts in a no decision 4-1 victory. LSU (3/21): Through 33 pitches, allowed no hits and one strikeout. Southern (4/6): Allowed no runs, no walks and no errors with three strikeouts in the no decision 15-1 victory. Ole Miss (4/17): Through 21 pitches, allowed no runs, no hits and no errors. UAB (4/20): Through one scoreless inning, allowed no hits with no errors and three strikeouts in the no decision 19-7 victory. The Citadel (5/5): Earned three strikeouts during the one inning pitched in the 10-2 victory. Missouri (5/15): Allowed no runs, no hits and no errors in the no decision. Florida (5/26): Through one inning, allowed no runs and no errors with one strikeout.
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Made four starts on the mound...All four starts came in series finales...Ranked No. 2 among qualifying pitchers in ERA (3.18)...Tied for the team lead in pitching starts (4)...Owned a victory over Wright State (2/16)...Allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in all four starts.
Wright State (2/14-16): Threw four scoreless innings to earn the victory...Scattered two hits and three walks...Struck out a season-best eight batters. Oregon State (2/21-23): Fanned six in five innings of work in a no decision...Allowed two runs - one earned - on three hits...Walked five. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Allowed four runs - two earned - on eight hits in five innings of work...Walked two and struck out four in the loss. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Allowed three runs on four hits in three innings...Struck out four and walked one in the no decision.
2019 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Made 11 appearances, with four starts... Made collegiate debut in the series finale versus Youngstown State (2/16)...Mississippi State won all four of his starts... Posted a 3-0 record with victories over Jackson State (2/26), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6) and Grambling (3/13)...Didn’t allow an earned run in eight of 11 appearances...Stranded two of three inherited runners.
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Made MSU debut as a reliever in the final game of series...Pitched one inning and struck out two batters...Walked two and didn’t allow a hit. Jackson State (2/26): Made first-career start and collected the win...Gave up two hits in three scoreless innings of work. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Pitched three scoreless innings in a start...Struck out four to earn the victory. Grambling (3/13): Walked three and allowed one unearned run over two innings...Struck out four to earn the win. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Recorded one out in a start...Walked one and hit three batters...Allowed three runs - two earned - and struck out one. ULM (4/3): Threw a scoreless ninth inning...Didn’t allow a base runner and struck out two. Louisiana Tech (5/14): Allowed one run on two hits in one-third of an inning of relief work...Allowed his lone inherited runner to score. South Carolina (5/16-18): Appeared in the series opener...Threw one hitless, scoreless inning...Walked one and struck out three. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): vs. LSU (5/24): Allowed one hit in two scoreless innings to finish the game...Struck out one. College World Series (6/16-20): Made one appearance in relief. vs. Vanderbilt (6/19): Struck out the only batter he faced...Stranded a pair of inherited runners.
High School
Attended Ecole Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Trinite...Played baseball for Great Lakes Canadians and head coaches Adam Stern and Greg Hamilton...Member of the Canadian National Team U18 squad that finished No. 4 at the World Championships in 2017...Selected honorable mention All-America by Perfect Game as a senior...Tabbed honorable mention Underclass All-America by Perfect Game as a junior...Named all-region by Perfect Game as a senior...Also competed in hockey and volleyball...Drafted in the eighth round of the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Draft by the Owen Sound Attack.
Personal
Born Eric Cerantola on May 2, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec...Son of Lucy and Franco Cerantola...Has one younger sister, Maya...Majoring in management.
