Lou Cardona

Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Boardman, Ohio
High School:
Boardman
Position:
C
Major:
Accounting

2017 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 43 games, starting 20 at catcher and three as a designated hitter… Batted .253 with 10 runs scored, two doubles and 10 RBIs... Had five errors in 135 chances in the field... Hit .286 in Horizon League play... Registered 16 hits in 26 games… Batted .310 with runners in scoring position… Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team... Became the first YSU catcher to earn postseason conference accolades since Josh White was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team and Second-Team in 2013... Registered a hit in three straight games from Feb. 25 to March 5…Had a season-high three hits in two straight games at Northern Kentucky (3/31) and Kent State (4/4).

High School: Earned four letters and was team captain one year... Led the Spartans in batting average, hits, RBIs and doubles... Batted .370 as a senior... Was a National Amateur Baseball Federation Pre-Season All-American in 2015 and 2016... Named First-Team All-American Conference as a junior and second-team as a senior... Was also an all-district team pick as a senior... Played in the Northeast Ohio All-Star Game and the Mahoning County vs. Trumbull County All-Star Game as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Lou and Jen... Has a brother (Alex)... Major is accounting.