Baseball Roster

Number: 
19
Casey Messner
Position: 
OF
Height: 
6-3
Class: 
Senior
Hometown: 
Lexington, Ky.
Previous School: 
Lexington Catholic High School

2012 (Junior): Started and played in 56 games…led KIAC in homeruns (4), runs scored (45), walks (31), and stolen bases (29)…2nd on team in slugging percentage (.451), on-base percentage (.435), hits (64), triples (3), total bases (87), hit by pitches (6), and games played (56)…3rd on team in batting average (.332) and RBI (25)...had 16 multi-hit games including four 4 hit games…reached base safely in 49 of 56 games played…had 4 hits including a homerun and 3 RBI against Cumberlands, Ky. (4/3)…hit 2 homeruns against Brescia (4/14)…had 3 SB in one game on two occasions, Pikeville (3/20) and Point Park (5/4)…had four hits in each game in a double-header against Point Park (5/4) in the NAIA Unaffiliated tournament…named to KIAC All-Conference 2nd Team as an outfielder.

2011 (Sophomore): Started 44 games and appeared in 48, mostly as the DH after injuring elbow early in the year…posted a .274 batting average and stole 26 bases...led team in walks with 30...posted a .411 OBP...had nine multi-hit games…recorded a three-hit game against Alice Lloyd on 4/19…2nd Team All-KIAC as DH…made one appearance on the mound, recording a save against Bryan on 2/18.

2010 (Freshman): Transferred from Northern Kentucky University prior to Spring semester after playing ice-hockey…Split time between catching and the outfield…played in 48 games, making 46 starts…led team in triples (3), walks (30) and on-base percentage (.483)...posted a .357 batting average…recorded 51 hits and scored 47 runs...posted an 11-game hitting streak from 3/27-4/10, recording 19 hits and posting a .543 average during the streak…had 15 multi-hit games, four of which were three-hit games...recorded two triples against Cincinnati Christian on 3/20, also had a home run in game one of the DH and finished the day 4-for-5 with four runs scored…had three hits in each game of a DH against Alice Lloyd on 4/2…1st Team All-KIAC and Gold Glove recipient at catcher.

High School: Played for Lexington Catholic High School...started in right field for state tournament team in 2008...started in center field for state championship team in 2009...Also played and won a state championship in 2008 for ice hockey.