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Jersey Number 29
Trace Norkus
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Year:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Bats / Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Hillsboro Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Westminster Academy
- Previous School:
- Westminster Academy
2019 (Senior)
2018 (Junior)
2017 (Sophomore)
2016 (Freshman)
Prior to UNF
Personal
- Posted a series of career bests as a senior, turning in the best numbers of tenure in: ERA (2.86), appearances (23), games started (two), saves (six), innings pitched (34.2) and strikeouts (42).
- Helped solidify UNF’s bullpen in middle-to-late relief while also serving as a closer.
- Earned the save with one inning of scoreless ball in UNF’s 5-4 season-opening win against Missouri February 15.
- Picked up the save with 1.1 scoreless innings in a 7-4 win against Fordham February 23.
- Garnered wins against FAU (February 27) and FGCU (March 24).
- Also nabbed saves against Western Michigan (March 9), FGCU (March 22), Jacksonville (April 5), and NJIT (April 14).
- Made his first-career start March 6 at Florida State, fanning a career-high six batters as the Osprey arms set a UNF DI single game record for strikeouts (17).
- Made the second start of his career in a 7-2 win against USF March 19, fanning five in 4.0 innings of scoreless baseball.
2018 (Junior)
- Appeared in 15 games with 26.0 innings pitched
- Struck out 27 batters with season-high five coming against JU in a scoreless 3.1 IP in the ASUN Tournament.
- Threw season-high 4.1 IP against Radford.
2017 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in nine games with 11.2 innings pitched
- Struck out six batters
- Pitched 3.0 innings against Rutgers
2016 (Freshman)
- Listed on the ASUN Conference Academic Honor Roll
- Made two appearances as a true freshman
- Worked two innings, allowed two runs and struck out a batter on March 23 against Dartmouth
Prior to UNF
- A three-year letterwinner at Westminster Academy
- Earned Preps Herald Tribune All-State 3A honors
- A First Team All-District 3A selection
- A 2015 Perfect Game Florida Region Honorable Mention
- A two-way player for the Lions, started 11 games on the mound and struck out 69 batters in 47 innings
- At the plate he hit .312 with two home runs and drove in 21 runs
Personal
- Full name is Trace Alexander Norkus
- Born on October 7, 1996 in Boca Raton, Fla.
- Son of Ed and Karen Norkus
- His mother, Karen played tennis at Oklahoma State and father, Ed, played baseball at Eastern Kentucky
- His uncle, Robert Seguso was a professional tennis player and won four grand slam doubles titles as well as an Olympic Gold medal in 1988
- His aunt, Carling Bassett, also played professional tennis
- A finance major
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