2022 Baseball Roster
Calarco, Anthony
Jersey Number 20
Anthony Calarco
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- IF
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wilmette, Ill.
- High School:
- New Trier
Bio
2022: Started 51 games, hitting .325 with a team-high 13 home runs ... Led the team with a 1.051 OPS, 48 runs scored, 34 walks, and 54 RBI, all career-highs ... Hit .400 (6-for-15) with two home runs and seven RBI in the opening weekend against UAB (2/18-20) ... Roped a career-high three doubles to help beat Cincinnati (3/4) ... Homered and walked against Evansville (3/20) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run to help down Southern Illinois (3/25) ... Crushed a grand slam to help beat Southern Illinois (3/27) ... Doubled, homered and drove in four runs against Butler (3/27) ... Lined a two-run double to help beat Indiana (4/2) ... Tied a career-high with four hits, including two doubles and a home run against Penn State (4/9) ... Drove in two runs and scored twice to help beat Michigan St. (4/22) ... Doubled twice against Milwaukee (4/26) ... Homered as part of a 2-for-4 day to help beat Maryland (4/30) ... Reached base in all five plate appearances with three walks and two hits against Maryland (5/1) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and home run against Milwaukee (5/10) ... Scored three runs and went 2-for-3 against Purdue (5/13) ... Homered twice and drove in four runs as part of a 3-for-5 day to help beat Purdue (5/14) ... Doubled twice against Notre Dame (5/17) ... Tallied four hits, two home runs, six runs scored, and five RBI in a three-game series against Minnesota (5/19-5/21).
2021: Started all 36 games at first base ... First-Team All-Big Ten ... Finished third on the team and 18th in the conference with a .942 OPS ... His .295 average (44-for-149) was second highest on the team ... Strung together a 22-game on-base streak starting with the second game of the season (3/6-4/17) ... Hit .441 (26-for-59) in the month of March ... Batted 7-for-17 in the opening series vs. Penn State (3/5-3/7) ... Scored eight runs in four games vs. Michigan State (3/12-3/14) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run and a RBI in win over Minnesota (3/21) ... Blasted three home runs and a double as part of a five-RBI day against Illinois (3/27) ... Homered in two-game series against Michigan (4/3) ... Tied the game in the ninth inning with a solo homer, doubled and singled in a comeback win over Rutgers (4/9) ... Reached base three times with two hits and a HBP against Indiana (4/17) ... Doubled and scored a run in high-scoring affair against Iowa (4/26) ... Slapped a solo shot to right field against Nebraska (5/15) ... Crushed a home run for the second consecutive game against Iowa (5/21).
2020: Appeared in seven games, making six starts ... Went 1-for-3 with a double in a win over South Carolina (2/23).
2019: Appeared in 29 games, starting in 19 ... Went 1-for-3 in his first career game, collecting his first hit, run, and RBI against BYU (2/16) ... Got hits in all three games against Duke, with three RBI and a pair of runs (2/23-24) ... Went 1-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored against Georgia Tech (3/2) ... Doubled in consecutive games, scoring each time, against San Jose State (3/29-30) ... Hit his first career triple in a win over Chicago State (4/2).
Career Highs:
At-Bats..........................6 (6x), vs. Minnesota (5/20/22)
Hits................................4 (2x), vs. Penn State (4/9/22)
Runs...........................................4, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
RBI..............................................5, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
Doubles...................................3, vs. Cincinnati (3/4/22)
Triples...................................1, vs. Chicago St. (4/2/19)
Home Runs.................................3, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
Total Bases...............................14, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
Walks........................................3, vs. Maryland (5/1/22)
Stolen Bases........1 (2x), vs. Southern Illinois (3/25/22)
High School: Selected to the JWC All-Area First Team … Voted 'Best Gap Hitter' by the JWC Daily … Named to the Team 22nd Media All-Area First Team and Pioneer Press All-Area Second Team in 2017…. All-Conference Selection in 2017 … Hit for a .356 batting average, 29 RBI, 13 doubles and two home runs for New Trier … Hit for a .500 batting average and 17 RBI during Central Suburban League conference games in 2017… Tied the Illinois state record (IHSA) for most doubles in a game (4) vs. Evanston while playing at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park ... Plays for the White Sox Elite in the summer … Hit seven home runs for the White Sox Elite in the summer of 2017.
Personal: Born Anthony J. Calarco on Aug. 21, 1999 … Parents are John and Sheri Calarco … Father, John Calarco, played minor league baseball for the Salt Lake City Trappers … Attended the same high school as Chicago White Sox outfielder Charlie Tilson … Anticipated major is undecided.
2021: Started all 36 games at first base ... First-Team All-Big Ten ... Finished third on the team and 18th in the conference with a .942 OPS ... His .295 average (44-for-149) was second highest on the team ... Strung together a 22-game on-base streak starting with the second game of the season (3/6-4/17) ... Hit .441 (26-for-59) in the month of March ... Batted 7-for-17 in the opening series vs. Penn State (3/5-3/7) ... Scored eight runs in four games vs. Michigan State (3/12-3/14) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run and a RBI in win over Minnesota (3/21) ... Blasted three home runs and a double as part of a five-RBI day against Illinois (3/27) ... Homered in two-game series against Michigan (4/3) ... Tied the game in the ninth inning with a solo homer, doubled and singled in a comeback win over Rutgers (4/9) ... Reached base three times with two hits and a HBP against Indiana (4/17) ... Doubled and scored a run in high-scoring affair against Iowa (4/26) ... Slapped a solo shot to right field against Nebraska (5/15) ... Crushed a home run for the second consecutive game against Iowa (5/21).
2020: Appeared in seven games, making six starts ... Went 1-for-3 with a double in a win over South Carolina (2/23).
2019: Appeared in 29 games, starting in 19 ... Went 1-for-3 in his first career game, collecting his first hit, run, and RBI against BYU (2/16) ... Got hits in all three games against Duke, with three RBI and a pair of runs (2/23-24) ... Went 1-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored against Georgia Tech (3/2) ... Doubled in consecutive games, scoring each time, against San Jose State (3/29-30) ... Hit his first career triple in a win over Chicago State (4/2).
Career Highs:
At-Bats..........................6 (6x), vs. Minnesota (5/20/22)
Hits................................4 (2x), vs. Penn State (4/9/22)
Runs...........................................4, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
RBI..............................................5, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
Doubles...................................3, vs. Cincinnati (3/4/22)
Triples...................................1, vs. Chicago St. (4/2/19)
Home Runs.................................3, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
Total Bases...............................14, vs. Illinois (3/27/21)
Walks........................................3, vs. Maryland (5/1/22)
Stolen Bases........1 (2x), vs. Southern Illinois (3/25/22)
High School: Selected to the JWC All-Area First Team … Voted 'Best Gap Hitter' by the JWC Daily … Named to the Team 22nd Media All-Area First Team and Pioneer Press All-Area Second Team in 2017…. All-Conference Selection in 2017 … Hit for a .356 batting average, 29 RBI, 13 doubles and two home runs for New Trier … Hit for a .500 batting average and 17 RBI during Central Suburban League conference games in 2017… Tied the Illinois state record (IHSA) for most doubles in a game (4) vs. Evanston while playing at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park ... Plays for the White Sox Elite in the summer … Hit seven home runs for the White Sox Elite in the summer of 2017.
Personal: Born Anthony J. Calarco on Aug. 21, 1999 … Parents are John and Sheri Calarco … Father, John Calarco, played minor league baseball for the Salt Lake City Trappers … Attended the same high school as Chicago White Sox outfielder Charlie Tilson … Anticipated major is undecided.
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