Gavin Casas
- position First Baseman
- height 6-4
- weight 230
- class Junior
- B/T L/R
- Hometown Pembroke Pines, Fla.
- High school American Heritage
- Previous School Vanderbilt
- position First Baseman
- height 6-4
- weight 230
- class Junior
- B/T L/R
- Hometown Pembroke Pines, Fla.
- High school American Heritage
- Previous School Vanderbilt
Gavin Casas Bio
AWARDS
- Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (2023)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Attended Vanderbilt University for two years, where he hit .279 with 15 RBI in 31 games played
- Played in 22 games with 13 starts in 2022, hitting .294 with a home run, three doubles and 14 RBI
- Homered, doubled and drove in four vs. Wagner (March 13, 2022)
- Drove in four runs in the SEC opener vs. Missouri (March 18, 2022)
- Notched his first collegiate hit against Georgia State on Feb. 28, 2021
- Had a pinch-hit RBI double against UIC (March 5, 2021)
- Graduated from American Heritage High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla., where he was the nation’s fifth-ranked first baseman by Perfect Game in 2020
- Had a .500 batting average with five doubles, three home runs and eight RBI in the COVID-shortened 2020 season
- Had 13 doubles and four home runs in his junior season in 2019
- Two-time First Team All-American
- Two-time 6A-15 All-District
- 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American
- 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American
PERSONAL
- Born on April 6, 2001
- Son of Jose Casas and Ursulina Schwartz
- Brother, Triston, plays for the Boston Red Sox and was a first round draft pick by the club in 2018
- Major is service management