Head coach Tim Corbin on Casas: “Although Gavin didn’t see a lot of time on the field last year, he was part of an Omaha team and earned a lot of reps with that group. Gav has size, strength, and power in his bat. He moves well at 1st base and has a good arm. He will be coming back from an injury that set him back during the summer, but he is moving in the right direction now. He certainly has the potential to help this program.”
As a Sophomore (2022)
• Played in 22 games with 13 starts, batting .294 with a home run, three doubles and 14 RBI
• Collected first hit of the campaign vs. Army (Feb. 26)
• Homered, doubled and drove in four runs vs. Wagner (March 13)
• Drove in four runs and scored twice vs. Missouri in SEC opener (March 18)
As a Freshman (2021)
• Notched his first collegiate hit in Game 2 of the Sunday doubleheader with Georgia State (Feb. 28), scoring one run
• Recorded a pinch-hit RBI double in the series opener with Illinois-Chicago (March 5)
• Reached base and scored in the midweek win over Florida International (May 18)
The Casas File
• Attended American Heritage High School (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
• Nation’s fifth-ranked first baseman by Perfect Game
• Florida’s top-ranked first baseman and 45th-rated overall prospect
• 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-America
• 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America
• Perfect Game Top 500 National Rank (No. 215)
• .500 average, five doubles, three home runs and eight RBI across shortened senior season
• 13 doubles and four roundtrippers as a junior at American Heritage
• Two-time First Team All-America
• Two-time 6A-15 All-District
• Four-year honor-roll member
• Brother, Triston Casas, was drafted in the first round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
• Son of Jose Casas and Ursulina Schwartz
• Enjoys cooking
• Full name is Gavin Steele Casas
• Major is undeclared