Veteran righthanded pitcher who has made a remarkable comeback after missing two seasons due to medical condition ... could be a vital part of the Tiger bullpen ... has developed an excellent slider ... missed the entire 2005 and 2006 seasons ... ... has made steady progress and will return to the team this year ... has a good arm with decent control and a good curve ball ... had promising freshman season in 2004 ... adds experienced depth to the pitching staff ... tireless worker who could be very effective out of the bullpen ... winner of Colonial Athletic Association’s John Randolph Inspiration Award in 2007 ... became ill in Fall, 2004 and suffered with severe migraine headaches ... CAT scan revealed a mass on his brain, which was removed through a craniotomy procedure ... doctors discovered a growth on the other side of the brain called an Intravenous Formation, which was described as a small-scale aneurysm that had the potential to become a larger problem ... over the following months, Cascio underwent five Embolization treatments and one "Gamma Knife" radiation treatment ... unable to pitch for the Tigers in 2005 or 2006, but remained part of the team and continued to attend classes and work toward his degree ... cleared to play baseball in September, 2006 and pitched in eight games for Tigers in 2007.
2007 Season: Pitched in eight games after missing two seasons ... posted a 1-1 record with a 7.71 E.R.A. ... struggled with control, walking 17 batters in 11.2 innings ... held opponents to a .222 batting average ... made debut in 8-5 win over Buffalo and struggled with control, walking three batters in 2/3 inning ... allowed one earned run on one hit in 1.2 innings of work at Richmond ... allowed two runs on one hit in 1.2 innings against Northeastern in 10-4 loss ... made only start of season at George Washington ... suffered loss after allowing four earned runs on only one hit with five walks in 1.2 innings ... earned first win of season with two innings of one-hit relief in Tigers’ 9-3 10-inning victory at Mount St. Mary’s ... pitched one inning of relief and allowed one run on two hits in loss at Old Dominion ... pitched two shutout innings in Tigers’ 10-3 win over Delaware State ... did not allow any hits against the Hornets ... helped Tigers to a 10-4 win at UMBC by pitching one inning of relief, allowing one run on three hits.
2006 Season: Missed entire season due to a medical condition which required surgery.
2005 Season: Missed entire season due to a medical condition which required surgery.
2004 Season: Pitched in 15 games as a freshman ... made one start ... had a 1-1 record with a 9.11 E.R.A. ... also had one save ... pitched three innings of one-hit relief to earn save in 11-5 victory over Canisius ... pitched three innings of scoreless relief at Richmond ... earned first win of college career in 3.1 innings of relief work at Virginia Commonwealth ... allowed no runs on two hits at VCU with four strikeouts ... earned victory when Tigers rallied for four runs in the ninth inning of a 6-4 win ... threw two scoreless innings of relief at Mount St. Mary’s ... made lone of start of season against Delaware ... pitched two innings and earned a no-decision in Tigers’ 9-7 victory ... suffered an 8-4 loss in relief at UNC Wilmington, allowing six runs in two innings of work ... gave up one unearned run in an inning of relief against William & Mary.
Background: Top pitcher for Baltimore’s Poly High School three years in a row ... named first team All-Baltimore City as a senior ... also named second team All-Metro as a junior and senior ... helped the Engineers win three straight Baltimore City championships ... batted over .400 three years in a row for Coach Chris Vaccaro ... also posted a career E.R.A. of 1.50 ... played high school soccer and was named second team All-Metro.
Personal: Has one older sister ... lists grandparents as the people he admires the most ... favorite athlete is the late Roberto Clemente ... favorite restaurant is Papa John’s ... favorite book is “To Kill A Mockingbird” ... favorite actor is Morgan Freeman ... lists “The Shawshenk Redemption” as his favorite movie ... most memorable experience was winning Little League championship in 1995 ... son of Ronald and Vickie Cascio ... born on April 6, 1985 in Baltimore, Md. ... very good student whose major is Psychology.
