2019 (senior): All-ASUN Second Team
Started all 43 games he appeared in, a career-high, all but one at first base...hit over .300 for the second straight year, a career-best .315 with 29 driven in...slugged .418, second-best on the team...slashed .407/.486/.576 in ASUN play, best on the team, and the best in the league, however, he did not qualify due to being two games shy of playing 75% of ASUN games...career-best five stolen bases in seven tries
2018 (junior):
Appeared in 48 games, starting 21...played mostly as a DH, but did start two games in left field and four games at first base...finished fifth on the team in batting average (.309), tied for fifth in doubles (8) and tied for eighth in homeruns (2)...went 4-6 with a double, a homerun, four runs scored and two RBI in helping JU to a sweep of Fairfield (3/17-3/18/18)...went 2-5 with a homerun and four RBI in JU''s upset of #1 Florida (4/17/18)...2-4 with a run scored in the NCAA Regional win over FAU (6/1/18)
2017 (sophomore):
Appeared in 22 games with 18 starts...Hit .207 on the year with 12 hits, including four doubles...Drove in 11 RBI while drawing 10 walks...Had a perfect steals percentage...Had a .909 fielding percentage
Prior to Jacksonville:
Appeared in 47 games as a first baseman at College of Central Florida...Hit .378 on the year in 188 at bats with 71 hits, including 11 doubles, one triple, and nine home runs...Drove in 57 RBI...Had a .451 OBP and .590 slugging percentage...Had a .971 fielding percentage with 25 double plays...Led his team to a 32-19 overall record (13-11 in Conference) and the FCSAA State Championship game, losing to Eastern Florida State College in the finale, 10-6...Named to All Mid-Florida Conference First Team and the FCSAA All-State First Team...Two-time All-First Coast selection...Helped lead Bartram Trail to the Class 6A State Title game as a senior
Personal:
Born 8/11/96...Son of Mike and Cheryl Cassala...Has a twin brother, Mike, who also plays for JU...Father played at Valdosta State...social sciences major
