Chris Cappas

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Photo by: Simone Amaduzzi

Position:
OF/LHP
Class:
Sophomore
B/T:
L/L
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 175
Hometown:
Lynbrook, N.Y.
High School:
Kellenberg Memorial

CAREER: First ever Panther to be selected to the ACC Baseball All-Tournament Team in 2018 … played in 83 games with 41 starts in the outfield and on the mound … owns a 4-5 record, 5.23 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 43.0 innings pitched … recorded a career .628 OPS and .256 batting average … tallied four doubles, one triple, 16 RBI’s and 12 walks.

2020: Appeared in four games, all starts on the mound … recorded a 1-1 record and 6.10 ERA in 10.1 innings pitched … struck out 19 batters with 12 walks given up … limited opponents to a .189 batting average … threw five shutout innings with nine strikeouts to earn a win over Lehigh (2/28) … threw six strikeouts in a win over Saint Joseph’s (2/14).

2019: Made an appearance in 11 games, starting nine games as a pitcher and four more in the outfield … finished the season with a .154 average to go along with six hits and four runs … completed the year with a 5.06 on the mound … collected 33 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work … let up an opponent batting average of .269 … recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in a lopsided 11-0 win against MD Eastern Shore … tallied seven strikeouts against Western Michigan for a 14-3 victory.

2018: Appeared in 40 games, starting 24 for the Panthers as a true freshman … was named to the ACC Championship All-Tournament Team … finished the season with a .298 average to go along with 28 hits, 16 runs, 15 RBI, 10 walks and seven stolen bases … ranked second in average, tying for second in stolen bases … collected 39 putouts and two assists, amassing a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … compiled a season-high four RBI after going 2-4 with two runs and a walk in a lopsided 21-1 win over Saint Peter’s … scored a season-high three runs in an 18-5 victory against MD Eastern Shore, going 1-2 with two walks … racked up a season-high three hits in four at-bats in an 8-7 win at Notre Dame … went 2-4 in Pitt’s ACC Tournament victory against Georgia Tech, collecting a double, triple and an RBI … collected two more hits, this time in three at-bats, in the Panthers’ ACC Tournament win against North Carolina, adding a double and RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons at Kellenberg Memorial … was a two-year team captain for the Firebirds … as a sophomore was named 1st Team All-League … as a junior was 1st Team All-League … team was the league champion … was named the championship game MVP … was named the team MVP … was a Newsday 1st Team All-Long Island … led the Firebirds in batting average, home runs, extra base hits, ERA and strikeouts … senior season was named a Preseason Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention … was a Preseason All-Northeast 2nd Team honoree .. at the conclusion of his senior season was named 1st Team All-League … was a Newsday 1st Team All-Long Island selection … Firebirds again won the league championship … was named the team MVP … was the first player in NSCHSAA history to earn both Player and Pitcher of the Year honors … was the Nassau County Player of the Year … was named 1st Team Tri-State … led the league with a .178 ERA … also led the league in strikeouts and homers … also played for the Long Island Titans and Marlins Scout Team.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 8, 1999 … son of Maria and George Cappas … has a sister, Brianna.