| Casey Sterk |
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About Sterk... A versatile player in the field who possesses above average speed... played this summer with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and helped them capture the league championship... will compete with Evan Ocheltree and Brian Shust for the starting position in right field... major is political science... born May 26, 1984.
In 2005... Saw action in 56 games and started 53... batted .250 with a home run and 24 RBI... one of five players to steal at least 10 bases... registered a career-best 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 10 to Apr. 6... fifth on the squad in doubles with 11... went 4-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored against Appalachian State (May 11)... drilled a three-run home run, his only of the season, against Duke (Apr. 2)... recorded 11 multi-hit games.
In 2004... Started all 50 games playing in left field... hit .256 with four home runs and 28 RBI... went 2-for-3 in the opener at Rice with two doubles and three RBI... went 5-for-10 in the High Point series with a homer, six RBI and four runs scored... went 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI against Western Carolina... had two hits against Virginia Tech with an RBI and two runs scored... recorded two hits at Davidson with a run scored... hit a two-run home run against North Carolina... went 2-for-3 against Virginia with a home run and two runs scored.
In 2003... Played in 18 games with one start... used primarily as a pinch-runner and a defensive replacement in left field... picked up his first career hit on March 6 against Albany... went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk in that game... singled vs. North Carolina on March 21... made his first start against High Point on March 25... had a career-high two RBI against the Panthers with a pair of walks and a pair of runs scored... finished with a .167 average with three RBI.
Prior to Wake Forest... San Diego Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year in 2002... All-North San Diego County... All-Avocado League All-Star as a junior and senior... holds the La Costa Canyon single season records for hits, runs and triples... played with American Area Code team in Australia during the Christmas Holiday in 2001... San Diego Tribune-Union first team All-Academic team... led La Costa Canyon to a No. 13 ranking in California... a four-year honor roll student.
Career Stats
| Year | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB-A |
| 2003 | .167 | 17-1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 2004 | .256 | 50-50 | 168 | 34 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 5-5 |
| 2005 | .250 | 56-53 | 204 | 32 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 10-13 |
| Totals | .249 | 123-104 | 390 | 73 | 97 | 17 | 5 | 55 | 43 | 62 | 15-18 |
