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Jersey Number 32
Tony Roca
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Bats / Throws:
- R/L
- Hometown:
- Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Ponte Vedra HS
- Previous School:
- Ponte Vedra HS
ASUN Second Team All-Conference (2024)
ASUN Pitcher of the Week, 2x (Apr. 29, 2024)
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2023-24)
2023
2022
2021
*2020
*The 2020 season only lasted 16 games due to the developments around COVID-19
Prior to UNF
ASUN Pitcher of the Week, 2x (Apr. 29, 2024)
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2023-24)
2023
- Had the second-most appearances on the team, appearing in 20 games while making five starts
- Ranked seventh in UNF’s DI era for innings pitched and also fifth in strikeouts at 173 following the season
- Worked 46.1 innings, fanning 47 while picking up a win
- Went at least four innings on four occasions
- Notched a career-long five innings May 20
- Fanned seven betters in his season debut
- Earned the win with some tough pitching with runners on at No. 6 South Carolina, fanning two in 2.1 frames worked
- Also turned in another strong performance against Florida April 25, going for four punchouts
- Went for at least four punchouts in six outings
2022
- Made 15 appearances and 11 starts, fanning at least one batter in all but one of his outings.
- Finished fourth on the team in innings pitched and strikeouts.
- Was a workhorse in multiple outings, posting starts of 123, 126 and 11 pitches.
- Had multiple outings in which he kept UNF in the game and eventually setup a win, despite not earning the win on the mound. Posted a 20.2 innings during UNF’s three walk-off wins at home.
- Shut down USF March 2, fanning eight South Florida batters of seven scoreless innings in which he spun 123 pitches. UNF went on to win, 2-1.
- Posted a similar outing in a 4-2 walk-off victory against UCF March 13, fanning seven while allowing only two earned runs in 7.2 innings. He hurled 126 pitches in that outing.
- Positioned UNF for another walk-off win May 20, holding a big FGCU offense to one-earned run over six innings, fanning seven with 108 pitches as North Florida went on to win, 9-8, in 11 innings May 20.
2021
- Was one of UNF’s weekend starters, making 14 appearances and 12 starts.
- Posted a 3-2 record with a 4.52 ERA, fanning 55 while holding batters to a .241 opponents’ batting average across 63.2 innings.
- Paced the Ospreys in strikeouts.
- Worked a season high seven strikeouts to pick up the win in UNF’s 9-3 victory at Jacksonville.
- Spun a solid five innings at No. 21 Georgia March 7, fanning six across five innings of one-run ball.
- Collected a quality start April 3 against FGCU, striking out five in six scoreless.
- Worked a career-long 8.2 innings in a win against Jacksonville, striking out six batters while allowing only two earned.
- Put up five punchouts in 7.1 sessions of work, permitting only three Stetson runs in a start May 8.
- Earned the ASUN Baseball Divisional Round clinching win with seven innings of work, fanning four while working around four walks and two hits May 22.
- Tallied a no-decision in UNF’s 6-5 win in the ASUN Baseball Championship opening round against Kennesaw State May 27, striking out five and allowing four earned.
*2020
- Worked himself into a weekend starting role, turning in a 3.31 ERA over four appearances and three starts across 16.1 innings.
- Made his Osprey debut Feb. 21 against Rutgers, fanning three over 3.0 innings of two-run ball.
- Made his first start Feb. 25 at South Carolina, striking out a pair.
- Retired 12 batters via groundout and had two strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work as he went on to earn the win in UNF’s 7-2 defeat of Hartford March 1.
- Started the front half of a doubleheader against Central Michigan March 7, posting four strikeouts.
*The 2020 season only lasted 16 games due to the developments around COVID-19
Prior to UNF
- Second Team 2018 All-First Coast Baseball squad selection
- Turned in a 2.35 ERA as a junior, punching out 68 batters in 47.2 innings en route to his second all-district honor in as many seasons
- Fanned 18 in 12 innings, posting a 0.92 ERA as Ponte Vedra Beach won the 2017 district title
- Had a pair of big starts, earning wins against Bolles and Ridgeview in district play, as well as Clay in the 2017 district title game
- Also garnered honorable mention honors in 2016 and a second-team all-district selection at first base
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