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30 Preston Plovanich

  • Position LHP/OF
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Santa Fe, Texas
  • Highschool Santa Fe HS

Biography

2019: LSC All-Tournament team…LSC All-Academic…All-LSC honorable mention…program leader in career wins…made 13 starts and one relief appearance for an 8-5 record with four complete games and two complete-game shutouts…compiled a 2.95 ERA with 31 runs allowed, 25 earned, in 76 and 1/3 innings pitched…struck out a team-high 76 and issued 34 walks…allowed 54 hits for a .198 batting average…struck out a season-high 10 in eight innings of work against Missouri-St. Louis on February 22…struck out eight on four separate occasions, first against St. Cloud State on February 1 in six innings, second against Angelo State on March 8 in five and 2/3 innings, third against Cameron on March 29 in seven innings and fourth against UT Permian Basin on April 12 in seven innings… struck out seven against Tarleton on April 5 in seven innings for his first complete-game shutout…recorded his second complete-game shutout on May 4 against Eastern New Mexico with six strikeouts…struck out four in eight innings of work against Tarleton on May 9 in the first round of the LSC Baseball Championships

2018: LSC All-Academic Team…made 11 starts and six relief appearances for a 6-2 record…compiled a 6.08 ERA through 63.2 innings pitched…held opponents to a .286 average while striking out 58 and issuing 27 walks…threw a complete-game shutout against Southwest Baptist on Feb. 9, striking out a season-high 11 over nine innings of work…struck out 10 in five innings of work against UT Permian Basin on April 21…made a relief appearance against Colorado Mesa on May 20 in the NCAA South Central Regional, recording the final five outs to secure TAMUK’s first-ever regional title and berth to the College World Series

2017: Lone Star Conference All-Academic team...Started 10 games while also making three relief appearances...Compiled a record of 6-4 and a 3.79 ERA...Completed five of his starts and hurled 59.1 innings...Ended the year with 46 strikeouts...Beat UT Permian Basin on April 22nd with a complete game four-hitter that included eight strikeouts...Allowed just one run in seven frames to Tarleton State on March 25th for a W...Was also on the winning side of the ledger against St. Mary's on Feb. 19th, UT Permian Basin on March 3rd, Angelo State on April 8th and Eastern New Mexico on April 14th...Totaled six quality starts.

2016: 2016 LSC Freshman of the Year…made 14 appearances with 12 starts…went 7-3 while compiling a 3.11 ERA on 81 innings pitched…allowed 43 runs, 28 earned…struck out 63 and walked 27…allowed 79 hits for a .256 opponent batting average…recorded two complete games, including a complete-game shutout with six strikeouts against Eastern New Mexico on March 19…struck out eight batters on two different occasions, first against Cameron on April 8 and again vs ENMU on April 22…recorded at least five strikeouts in seven contests

High School: Two-sport athlete at Santa Fe High School…Earned three total letters on the diamond and was also a member of the Indian football team…Named Indian Ace twice… collected sophomore sunbelt…Selected as first team all-district pitcher and outfielder, all-county first team and Houston area all-star in 2015…Earned two wins and boasted a 2.84 ERA in 2013…Best season on the hill came in 2014, when he finished 7-2 with a 1.51 ERA, two saves, a shutout and 89 strikeouts in 65 innings…Followed with a 6-4 mark and 75 punch outs in 50 innings as a senior… batted .318 with four home runs, 15 doubles and two triples…Put up a .323 batting average in 14 games as a sophomore and tallied 11 extra base hits in 2014 hitting at a .333 clip…Scored 21 runs in 2015.
 
Personal: Son of Scott and Sheila Plovanich…Has a younger brother, Keaton…Chose Texas A&M-Kingsville because he wanted a chance to play baseball at a four-year school with an established business program…Wants to run a business…Admires his father because he pushed him to become who he is today and Scott is a role model…Intends to major in business.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'10" 185 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'10" 185 lbs
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    2018Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'10" 0 lbs
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    2019Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'10" 0 lbs
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