Johnny Piacentino Season 2021

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: 2022: Tied for the eighth-most triples in a season at PSU (4). 

Game: 2021: Tied a Penn State single-game record with three home runs against Northwestern (3/7/21), tying Kris Kremer (2019 vs. Duke), Adam Beers (1998 vs. Purdue) and John Schreiner (1990 vs. Lafayette)…Also tied a Penn State record against Michigan State (5/1), becoming the 14th Nittany Lion to collect five hits in a game.

2023 (SENIOR)
Season: Appeared in 40 games, making 39 starts in center field…Batted a team-high .318 with 50 hits, including seven doubles, two triples and three homers, 25 RBI and 31 runs…Drew 14 walks and recorded eight steals…Ended the year with a .446 slugging percentage…Had a 1.000 fielding percentage with 90 putouts and two assists…In conference play, led the team with a .316 average to go with 24 hits, including three doubles, two triples and two homers, 13 RBI and 10 runs…Collected 16 multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games and four multi-run games…Tied for the team’s longest hit streak, 17 games (March 21 to May 12).
 
Game-By-Game: at Miami (2/17): Went three-for-four with an RBI single and a run. vs. Northern Illinois (2/24): Worked two walks and scored a run in game one of a doubleheader…Doubled and crossed the plate once in the night cap. vs. Wagner/Dartmouth (3/4): Recorded an RBI single and scored a run against Wagner…Notched an RBI double, scored a run and stole a base against Dartmouth. vs. Holy Cross (3/5-6): Tallied two hits in the first game…Went four-for-four with an RBI, three runs and two steals in the second game. vs. Brown (3/10-11): Launched a solo homer in the series opener…In game three, recorded two singles, two steals and a run. Georgetown (3/18): Tallied two hits, including a two-run double, and scored a run. Binghamton (3/21): Collected two base hits, including a two-run single, and scored two runs. at Michigan (3/24-25): Blasted a solo homer in game one…Had two hits, including an RBI single, in game two. Pitt (3/28): Tallied an RBI single among two hits…Scored three runs and drew two walks. Indiana (4/1-2): Had an RBI single and scored a run in the first game of the series…Lined a triple and scored a run in game two…Singled and crossed the plate once in game three. Youngstown State (4/18): Tallied two singles and drove in two runs. Ohio State (4/21-23): Launched a grand slam among two hits in the first game of the series…Collected two hits, including a double and an RBI single in the middle game of the series…Lined an RBI single and scored a run in game three. at Rutgers (5/5-7): Tallied two hits, including an RBI double in the series opener…Added two hits and scored a run in game three. at Nebraska (5/12-14): Tripled and scored a run in the first game of the series…Collected two hits in the series finale. at Pitt (5/16): Doubled and scored a pair of runs. Maryland (5/18-19): Posted two hits and drove in two runs in game one…Had two hits, including a double, and scored a run in game two.

2022 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades.
 
Season: Played and started in 41 games, mostly playing center field…Batted .267 with 43 hits, including seven doubles, four triples and two homers…Drove in 29 runs and score 17 runs…Drew 16 walks…In Big Ten games, tallied 24 hits, three doubles, three triples and two homers, 17 RBI and 11 runs…Registered 11 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games.
 
Rankings: Ranked third in the Big Ten with four triples.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. UMass (3/11): Registered three hits, including a double, and two RBI. Milwaukee (3/18-19): Had an RBI single in game one and drove in a run on a sac fly in game two. Youngstown State (3/22): Reached base three times, including two singles. Rutgers (3/25-26): Went two-for-three with an RBI single…Drew two walks and drove in a run on a sac fly in the second game of the series…Lined a two-run triple in the fifth inning in the series finale. at Maryland (4/1-3): Tripled and scored a run in game one…Blasted a two-run homer in game two. at Northwestern (4/9-10): Collected three hits, including a solo homer, in the first game of a doubleheader…Singled and scored a run in the series finale. Purdue (4/14): Notched two hits, drove in a run on a sac fly and scored two runs. at West Virginia (4/27): Recorded two doubles and three RBI. Omaha (4/29): Drove in two runs on a triple and scored a run. Michigan State (5/8-9): Collected three hits, including two doubles, and drove in four runs in the series opener…Tallied two hits, including a double, in game two…Drew a game-winning walk in the 11th in game three. Added a single and a run. at Ohio State (5/14): Posted two singles. vs. Pitt (5/17): Notched two singles, including an RBI single, and scored two runs. Illinois (5/19-21): Drove in two runs on a single in game one…Tied the game with an RBI triple in game three. vs. Rutgers (5/27): Tied the game in the ninth with a two-run double to force the game to extra innings…Added a single.

2021 (SOPHOMORE)
 
Season: Started all 42 games in center field…Led the Nittany Lions in doubles (15), homers (8), RBI (32) and tied for the team-lead in runs (30) to go with a .284 average and 46 hits…Recorded nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games.
 
Rankings: Ranked third in the Big Ten with 15 doubles.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Northwestern (3/5-7): Singled and drove in a run in game one…Launched three homers, driving in four runs and scoring four, in game three. Solo homer in the sixth tied the game and sparked a four-run inning to take the lead. at Indiana (3/14): Recorded a pair of RBI singles. Maryland (3/20): Collected three hits, including an RBI single, and crossed the plate twice. Michigan (3/27): Tallied three hits, with two doubles and a solo homer, and two runs in game one of a doubleheader. at Rutgers (4/2-4): Recorded two base hits and drove in a run on a sac fly in game two…Blasted a solo homer in the third inning of game three. at Michigan State (4/9): Singled and scored a run in game two of a doubleheader. vs. Purdue (4/10-11): Registered a base hit and crossed the plate once in game one…Doubled and drove in a run in game two. Nebraska (4/16-18): Recorded a single and a run in game one…Notched a double in the series finale. at Ohio State (4/23-25): Crushed a grand slam to center in the third inning of the series opener…Drove in two runs on a single in the ninth to help seal a victory in game three. Michigan State (4/30-5/2): Went 8-for-14 with five doubles and six RBI…Recorded two hits, including a double, and scored a run in game one…Tallied five hits, including three doubles, with a pair of two-run doubles and an RBI double, and scored four runs in game two…Notched an RBI double in the first. at Iowa (5/7-8): Went 4-of-13 in the series…Had two hits, including a two-run double, and crossed the plate once in the series finale. Rutgers (5/14-17): Doubled and scored in a run in each of the first two games of the series. at Illinois (5/21-23): Collected three hits, highlighted by a two-run homer in the fifth, adding a double and an RBI single in game two. Scored two runs…Singled and crossed the plate in game three. at Purdue (5/27): Blasted a two-run homer to left in the eighth. vs. Minnesota (5/29): Doubled and scored a run.

2020 (FRESHMAN)
Awards: Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America.

Season: Tied for the team lead in batting .400 and home runs (2) and led the team with 10 walks and a .511 on-base percentage…Ranked second on the team in slugging (.686)…Tallied four doubles and 11 runs over 12 games with 10 starts…Season canceled on March 12 after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings: Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in batting (.400), sixth in on-base percentage (.511), tied for third with two sacrifice flies in RBIs (17) and seventh in slugging percentage (.686).

Game-by-Game: USA Baseball Tournament (2/14-16): Picked up an out pitching in win over Bucknell in season opener…Hit a pinch-hit RBI-double in first career plate appearance. vs. Wagner (2/22-23): Went 5-for-8 with five RBIs, three runs, one home run, one double and one walk in first two career starts…Went 4-for-4 with a double, home run, five RBIs and three runs scored. vs. Princeton (2/28-3/1): Tallied six walks, three RBIs and four runs scored in first three games of the series. at UMBC (3/7): Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored. at Miami (Ohio) (3/12): Homered and singled in season finale.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Bishop Eustace Prep under head coach Sam Tropiano…NJ.com Conference All-Star…2018 PG Preseason Underclass All American Second Team…Hit six home runs, drove in 37 RBIs and scored 36 runs as a junior…Ranked No. 211 overall and 43 among outfielders nationally, and No. 8 overall and No. 2 among outfielders in New Jersey by Perfect Game.

PERSONAL
Son of Bonnie and John Piacentino…Older sister, Gianna, currently attends Penn State…Hobbies include community service and watching sports.