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Sacramento State

2022 Baseball

8 Steven Moretto

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 216
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Coquitlam, British Columbia
  • High School Notre Dame HS, BC
  • Previous College Notre Dame HS, BC
  • Position INF

Biography

2022: Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (5x)… Appeared in 45 games, making 42 starts… Hit .270 with 32 runs scored, nine doubles, four home runs, and 32 RBI… Slugged .408 on the season and walked 17 times… Set what is believed to be a school single-season record with 12 sacrifice flies on the year, which led the WAC… Ranked second on the team in RBI and fifth in doubles… Hit .319 in 23 Western Athletic Conference games, scoring 13 times and driving in 20… Finished with 10 multi-hit games on the season and drove in multiple runs a team-high eight times… Collected hits in eight consecutive games from March 11-April 1 and reached base safely in 10 consecutive contests at one point in the year… Ended with three hits in games against Houston Baptist (March 6) and at Pacific (April 19) and scored a season-high three runs in each of those contests… Clubbed a pair of doubles in a game three times against Houston Baptist (March 6), Pacific (April 19), and California Baptist (May 1)… Drove in a season-high five runs at Utah Tech (April 22), adding a home run and a pair of sacrifice flies.

2021: All-Western Athletic Conference Second Team... Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (4x)... Played in 55 of Sacramento State's 57 games, starting 54 of them...Made all 54 starts at third base...Hit a career-high .277 with eight home runs, tied for the team lead...In addition to a career best batting average, also set career-highs with a .361 OBP and .521 SLG...Hit a team-leading 22 doubles while driving in 36 and scoring 34 runs...His 22 doubles were tied for most in the WAC...14 of his doubles came in WAC play, third most in WAC-only action...Also hit seven of his home runs against league opponents, fourth most in WAC-only play...Had 17 multi-hit games, fourth most on the team, and 10 multi-RBI games, third most...Had a career-best 12 game reached base streak...Hit a home run in three straight games from March 19-21 at Utah Valley...Had a season-high three hits three times and drove in a season-high three four times...Defensively, posted a .931 fielding percentage, committing 10 errors in 145 total chances...Recorded 49 putouts and 86 assists while participating in six double plays...His 86 assists were second most on the team. 

2020: Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (3x)...Played in all 16 of Sacramento State's 2020 games, starting 15 of them...All 15 starts came at third base...In his one non-start, entered the game to play first base on March 3 vs. Pacific...Hit .118 with a .220 on-base percentage and .216 slugging percentage in 16 games...Had six hits in 51 at bats, including two doubles and a home run...Had five RBIs and scored three runs...Had two hits and three RBIs in Sacramento State's win at UC Irvine on March 8...Posted a .932 fielding percentage in 44 chances...Had 13 putouts and 28 assists, second most on the team.

2019: Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2x)...Played in and started all 65 games during the 2019 season...Was one of three players to appear in and start all 65 games...Hit .216 with a team-leading nine home runs...collected 38 RBIs and 35 runs scored...Had 10 multi-hit games on the season, including two three-hit games...Also had seven multi-RBI games, including a season-best five RBIs in a 15-10 win on the road at Northern Colorado...Had a season-long nine-game hit streak from March 22 through April 5...Ended the season with a four-game hit streak, collecting a hit in the WAC Championship game and in each of the Hornets' three NCAA Regional contests...Had one walk-off hit, an RBI single in a 5-4 walk-off win over CSU Bakersfield...Started 61 of his 65 games at third base for the Hornets with the other four coming at second base...Posted a .901 fielding percentage...Had 182 total chances and recorded 55 putouts and 109 assists...Was involved in seven double plays. 

2018: Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Played and started in 58 games, all at third base...His 58 starts were tied for second most on the team...Hit .263 with eight home runs, 39 RBIs, and 32 runs scored...Was third on the team in both home runs and RBIs...Was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases...Began his career with a season-best eight-game hit streak, tied for the fifth longest streak on the team...Hit .300 (10-for-30) with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs during his streak...Had a season-high four hits as well as a season high six RBIs in a 12-3 win at UC Santa Barbara...Went 4-for-5 with a grand slam and two runs scored in that game...Had six multi-RBI games overall, including three games with four or more RBIs, most on the team...Had four RBIs at Santa Clara and again at Utah...Totaled 13 multi-hit games, second most among newcomers...Had 44 putouts and 113 assists while posting a .940 fielding percentage, all at third base. 

NOTRE DAME REGIONAL SECONDARY
Played for coach Brooks McNiven at Notre Dame Regional Secondary...Selected to the Canadian Junior National Team as a junior after being named to Team British Columbia as a sophomore...Played club baseball for five seasons with the North Shore Twins...Was the Defensive MVP as a sophomore...Helped his team win the British Columbia Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) regular season and playoff championships with a 34-10 record...Hit .272 with 29 RBIs in the regular season and .471 with 5 RBIs in six playoff games as a sophomore in 2015.

PERSONAL
Played in the Little League World Series at age 13.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    INF
    6'2" 221 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    INF
    6'0" 216 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    INF
    6'0" 216 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    INF
    6'0" 216 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    INF
    6'0" 216 lbs
    8

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