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2025 Baseball Roster

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24 Daniel Pacella

  • Position OF
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 235

Biography

2025 (Junior): Named All-MVC First Team selection... started all 56 games at left field ... totaled 59 RBIs, seventh-most in a single season in program history... led the team with a .355 batting average while tallying 41 extra-base hits, including 20 home runs... his 20 home runs are the second-most in a single season for a Redbird ... sits second all-time for a Redbird with 45 career home runs and 169 career RBIs … became the first Redbird since Ryan Cermak to be named back-to-back All-MVC First Team ... fielded at a .990 clip with 103 putouts and one assist ... Midwest All-Region Second-Team selection by ABCA/Rawlings

2024 (Sophomore): Named All-MVC First Team selection... played in 53 games, making 53 starts ... totaled 61 RBIs, seventh-most in program history... his 61 RBIs are the most by a Redbird since Mike Saunches' 68 in 2001... ranked second on the team with a .328 batting average while tallying 28 extra-base hits, including 12 home runs... led the team with 17 multi-RBI games this season… became the first Redbird since 2010 (Ryan Court) to hit a walk-off home run... Named CSC Academic All-District... Named MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2023 (Freshman): One of three Redbirds to play in all 50 games, making 49 starts ... tied ISU freshman record for home runs with 16 (Frank Mustari in 1985) while breaking the ISU freshman record with 56 RBIs (55 by Frank Mustari in 1985) ... just the second Redbird since 1999 to hit 15+ home runs in a season (Ryan Cermak hit 19 in 2022) ... his 56 RBIs are the most by a Redbird since Eric Aguilera's 58 in 2013 ... his 56 RBIs are T-9th most by a Redbird in school history ... ranked third on the team with a .307 batting average while leading the team with a .585 SLG ... became the second Redbird freshman since at least 2000 to score four times in a game (Chad Hinshaw in 2010) on 4/21 ... had a pair of multi-homer games ... hit two grand slams

Mundelein High School (IL): As a junior, Pacella led the Mustangs to a 23-4-1 record (11-3 in Conference Play) and to the third round of the IHSA Tournament Playoffs ... finished the year with a team-leading nine homers and finished second with 33 RBI's.. batted a .419 ... Racked up First Team Accolades for All District (1st), All Conference (1st), and All State (1st) ... boasted a4.0 GPA.

Personal: Born 11/4

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    OF
    6'3" 235 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    OF
    6'3" 235 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2025Junior

    OF
    6'4" 235 lbs
    24