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Jonah Scolaro

Jonah Scolaro

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CAREER NOTES
• Made his professional debut with the High Point Rockers
• Had his contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox 7/20/22

2024

  • Appeared in 19 games, all starts, with the Rockers in 2024
  • Pitched 93.2 innings, walking 46 and striking out 94
  • Tossed 5+ innings in 12 out of 19 starts
  • August 16th game against Charleston was suspended for unsafe field conditions, allowed 7 runs in one inning. Game was resumed and he took the mound again, technically finishing the game with 8 IP, 8 ER, 9 H, 3 BB, 8 K
  • Best start of the season 8/21 vs. Gastonia, working six scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with 8 K

2023
• Made five appearances at Class A+ Winston-Salem before being promoted to AA Birmingham
• Was 3-2 with a 3.72 ERA at Birmingham with 66 strikeouts in 55.2 innings

2022

• Helped Florida State to a Top 10 national ranking (No. 7, 3/28)
• Posted wins over Cal (3/4), Jacksonville (5/10)
• Had three saves and a team-high 28 saves
• Made 26 of his 28 saves in relief
• Played for the head coach Mike Martin, Jr.
2021
• Led the ACC with 31 appearances
• Was a Cape Cod League All-Star while pitching for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks
• Fanned 26 batters in 23.2 innings for the Seminoles
• His 31 appearances were tied for 12th-most in the nation
• Posted a 2.28 ERA with one save, that coming in the ACC Tournament against Miami
2020
• Fanned 11 batters in six innings of work over eight appearances as a junior
• Posted a 4.50 ERA
• Season was shortened due to Covid-19
2019
• Appeared in 26 games for Florida State, posting a 3-2 record with a 4.69 ERA and two saves
• Became the first player in 50 years at the CWS to face at least six batters and strike out all six (vs. Texas Tech)
• Also struck out six against Wake Forest in a career-long four innings of work
• Saves came against Wake Forest and Louisville
• Posted wins vs. Boston College, Stetson and Pitt
• Pitched for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League
2018
• Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball
• Led the Seminoles with six saves in 27 relief appearances
• Five of his six saves were at least three innings
• Earned the win in relief of Florida State’s win over Louisville to win the 2018 ACC Championship
• Started his collegiate career with six shutout innings out of the bullpen
2017
• Graduated from Durant High in Valrico, Florida
• Posted a 5-2 record with a 1.05 ERA and 85 strikeouts in just 45 innings as a senior
• Set the Durant record for career strikeouts with 306
• Four-time All-county selection and honorable mention All-American
• Hit .385 with nine doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs
• Named second team All-Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times
2016
• Tossed a no-hitter in the Class 8A-Distrcit 6 semifinals against Riverview while striking out 13
• Named a Tampa Tribune Athlete of the Week for his no-hitter
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the district final win over Plant City
• Named third team All-Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times
2015
• Hit .343 while going 9-1 with a 1.24 ERA and 92 strikeouts for Durant High.
• Helped the Cougars to the state semifinals as a sophomore.
• Played for Coach Butch Valdes.
• Led the team in hitting as well with a .354 average.

PERSONAL
• Jonah Michael Scolaro
• Father, Donny, spent two years n the Houston Astros organization as an infielder after being a 22nd round pick in 1994.

Cooper Casad

Cooper Casad

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COLLEGE: University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
HIGH SCHOOL: Summerfield Waldorf, Santa Rosa, CA

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CAREER NOTES

  • Didn’t play high school baseball because his school didn’t field a team.
  • Had not started a game as a professional until joining the Rockers’ in 2021.
  • Had his most productive and successful season as a pro with the Rockers in 2021.

2024

  • Made 6 appearances last year, all starts with the Rockers
  • 2024 was third stint with High Point
  • 2-1 with a 3.71 ERA and worked 26.1 innings while walking only 3 and striking out 15
  • 7/5 vs. Lancaster was his worst outing 2.1 IP, 9 ER, 10 H
  • Best start was 7/11 vs. Lexington, allowing just one run on a pair of hits and working eight innings, the longest outing of the season by a Rockers starting pitcher
  • Missed the 2023 season while recovering from arm surgery

2022
• Pitched in only two games before suffering an injury that required surgery
• Started the second game of the season at home against the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes (4/22/22)
• Had a no-decision despite going six innings and allowing five hits and one run with zero walks and six strikeouts
• Threw 83 pitches, 60 of them strikes
• Second start was at home vs. Lancaster on 4/28
• Picked up the win with 5.0 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts
• Threw 89 pitches, 53 for strikes
2021

  • Started the season in the bullpen for the Rockers but quickly became a fixture in the starting rotation
  • Finished the year with the team’s top ERA among starting pitchers at 4.73
  • Made 19 starts, second-only to Craig Stem’s 24
  • Posted a 7-4 record and was second to Tommy Lawrence in innings pitched with 123.2
  • Struckout 91 batters, the second-most on the club
  • Posted two wins against Southern Maryland (6/19 & 7/25) and one win apiece against Long Island (7/8), Gastonia (7/14), Charleston (7/31), Lexington and Lancaster • Named the Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month in July after going 4-0 in six starts with a 2.89 ERA
  • Struck out 31 in 37.1 innings in July with just 10 walks
  • Finished the year seventh in the Atlantic League in ERA, seventh in innings pitched (123.2), fifth in opponent’s batting average (.269), fourth in WHIP (1.32) and sixth in winning percentage (.636).

2020

  • Released 5/28/20 with hundreds of other minor league players due to Covid-19.

2019

  • Pitched at four different levels in the Giants organization, combining to go 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 39 innings with just eight walks and 13 ER.
  • Made 15 appearances at A- Salem-Keizer (Northwest) where he was 1-1 with a 3.86 in 15 appearances, all in relief.
  • Made one relief appearance at A Augusta (South Atlantic), two appearances at A+ San Jose (California) and one scoreless outing at AA Richmond (Eastern).

2018 (Pacific/San Francisco Giants)

  • Posted a 3-6 record with a 3.93 mark as a senior at Pacific, making 18 appearances and 10 starts.
  • Was second on the team with 73.1 innings and third on the club with 46 strikeouts.
  • Threw a complete game in a loss to BYU (5/17/18).
  • Earned a save against Utah Valley (2/23/18) with four hitless innings of work and five strikeouts.
  • Named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Undrafted, the San Francisco Giants signed him as a free agent and assigned him to the Arizona League.
  • Went 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA and moved to A- Salem-Keizer (Northwest) where he was 0-1 with a 2.84 in three appearances.

2017 (Pacific)

  • As a junior at Pacific, made 19 appearances including seven starts, going 2-5 with a 5.49 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 59 innings.
  • Threw a complete game in a win against St. Mary’s (4/22/17).

2016 (College of Marin)

  • Posted a 9-4 record with a 3.24 ERA over 91.2 innings.
  • Made 18 appearances (10 starts) and recorded a team-high 79 strikeouts en route to first team all-conference recognition.

2015 (College of Marin)

  • As a junior college freshman, posted a 3.26 ERA over 49.2 innings at College of Marin in Kentfield, Calif.
  • Went 3-0 with one save in 24 appearances in earning honorable mention all-conference honors.

2014 (Healdsburg)

  • Did not play baseball at Summerfield Waldorf, a small private school, because it didn’t field a team.
  • Played for a number of travel ball teams including the Healdsburg Prune Packers, a summer collegiate league team.

PERSONAL

  • Cooper Casad

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