2026-27 Youngstown State Baseball Roster
Colin Casteel
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Butler, Pa.
- High School:
- Butler
- Position:
- RHP
- Major:
- Civil Engineering
2025 (Sophomore): Made 13 relief appearances and one start on the mound… Finished with a 0-0 record and a 12.00 ERA in 21 innings pitched… Registered 16 strikeouts while issuing 18 walks… Opponents batted .306 against him… Made nine appearances out of the bullpen in Horizon League play… Finished with a 9.82 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings pitched during league action… Opponents batted .254 against him in Horizon League play… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at UTSA (3/2)… Posted a season-high three strikeouts over 2.1 innings vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/23)… Recorded a pair of strikeouts over 2.1 scoreless innings at Wright State (3/29)… Pitched a season-high three innings out of the bullpen vs. Wright State (5/4)… Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings at Northern Kentucky (5/16).
2024 (Freshman): Made seven relief appearances and six starts on the mound… Finished with a 1-3 record and a 7.99 ERA in 32.2 innings pitched… Struck out 19 batters while walking 33… Limited opponents to a .277 batting average… Made two relief appearances and two starts during Horizon League play… Finished with an 0-1 record, a 4.32 ERA and six strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched during league action… Limited opponents to a .235 batting average during Horizon League play… Registered two strikeouts over 5.1 innings of relief in his collegiate debut at Texas State (2/16)… Allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work at Pitt (3/13)… Posted a season-high four strikeouts over four innings vs. Northern Kentucky (3/29)… Earned his victory after allowing one run on one hit and matching his season high with four strikeouts over a season-high six innings vs. Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament (5/24).
High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Butler High School… Posted a 3-0 record with two saves in nine appearances on the mound as a junior in 2022… Led the team with a 0.38 ERA while allowing only one earned run… Recorded 24 strikeouts and a .159 opponent batting average in 18.1 innings pitched… Posted a 2-3 record and a 2.21 ERA in 38 innings pitched over eight appearances and one start as a senior in 2023… Struck out 52 batters while walking 14… Played summer ball for the Astro Falcons under Coach Don Pletcher in the Youngstown Class B League… Helped lead the Astro Falcons to the 2023 Palomino World Series Championship.
Personal: Parents are Mark and Kristan… Has a brother (Kyle) and a sister (Morgan)... Major is civil engineering.
