Brett Centracchio

Max Troiani, Chris Joyner, Michael Oh, Dallas Tessar, Jake Holtzapple, Brett Centracchio, Kyle Blendinger University of North Carolina Baseball v LouisvilleSenior DayBoshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NCSaturday, May 15, 2021

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Height:
6-0
Weight:
233
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.
High School:
Milton

Before Carolina (Davidson)

2020: (Senior): Started in all 14 games for the Wildcats • finished the season hitting .352 • recorded four home runs and 15 RBI

2019 (Junior): Started all 51 games and played first base • Finished with team-leading 402 putouts and a .991 fielding percentage • Hit .266 with 11 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 36 RBIs • Posted multiple hits in 14 contests and stole nine bases in 13 attempts • Had a career-high four hits and matched his career high with four RBIs against Saint Louis (April 27), including a two-run double and a solo home run • Homered in back-to-back games against North Alabama (March 16-17), including a three-run home run and four RBIs on March 17 • Also homered against Winthrop at Charlotte's BB&T Ballpark (March 13), La Salle (March 23), Rhode Island (April 14), Presbyterian (April 16), • St. Bonaventure (May 16) and Richmond (May 24) • Drove in all three Davidson runs at Duke Feb. 19, including one on a sacrifice fly and two on an eighth-inning double • Had three doubles against N.C. A&T on May 1 • Hit triples against La Salle (March 22) and N.C. Central (April 6) • Scored three runs against Rhode Island (April 14) and N.C. A&T (May 1) • Stole two bases against La Salle (March 24).

2018 (Sophomore): Started in all 54 games, mostly at first base but occasionally in left field or as the DH • launched first homer of the 2018 season (Lafayette, 2/18) • tallied six hits and drove in three during George Mason series (4/6-4/8) • homered three times in Saint Louis series, with six hits, four runs, and five RBI • homered in A-10 opener vs. Richmond (5/23) • posted 16 multi-hit games and 11 with multiple RBI, including three with three each (Mount St. Mary’s-3/16, George Mason-4/8, NC Central-5/8) • finished second on the team with 10 homers, also ranked second on team in walks (30) • ranked in Top 10 in A-10 in both categories • led team with 44 runs, scoring multiple runs in 11 contests, including a career-high four vs. Georgetown (2/24), where he was also one of six ‘Cats to homer against Georgetown (2/24) to help set a single-game program record (7 HR) • finished season hitting .301 in conference and .263 overall, .485 SLG in A-10 and .432 overall, .345 OBP in A-10 and .365 overall • perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases.

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 36 contests, making 22 starts • voted the 2017 Davidson Baseball Rookie of the Year by his teammates • named A-10 Rookie of the Week (4/3) after blasting four hits, including two homers (one grand slam) and tallying seven RBI in three games • recorded first collegiate home run at Duke (3/28) • hit first collegiate grand slam vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/31) • slugged .500 during final week of regular season, recording four hits (including a double and HR) • recorded three hits in NCAA Regional final vs. No. 2 UNC (6/4) • scored three times, including game-tying run, in NCAA Super Regional opener at Texas A&M (6/9) • Blasted home run in NCAA Super Regional vs. Texas A&M (6/10) • finished season with .242 average, 22 hits (4 HR), 21 runs, and a .418 slugging percentage.

Milton High School

Played both football and baseball at Milton High • winning four letters in baseball and two in football • captain of the baseball team for two seasons (2015-16), where he led the team to a 2014 regional title and Georgia 6A state runner-up honor • named All-Region and Georgia Dugout Club All-State in 2016 • earned the Gold Glove and Eagle awards at his high school and was a scholar athlete all four seasons.

Personal

Born January 24,1998 • Son of Greg and Kristin • has two siblings, Camryn (19) and Cade (14) • father Greg played first base at University of Hartford • major in economics

Why Carolina: I chose UNC for its history of winning, the opportunity to grow on the field and in the classroom, and to become a part of a great family environment.