Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2022: Appeared in seven games ... Went 0-1 with 12.91 earned run average ... Allowed 15 hits in 7.2 innings, striking out eight and walking three ... Opponents hit .405 ... WHIP of 2.35 ... Struck out two with one hit allowed in 1.1 innings against Bates ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2021: Appeared in five games ... 5.0 innings pitched with 12.6 ERA ... 

2020: Threw 13 pitches to four batters in 1.0 inning against Penn St.-Altoona ... Struck out three ... 

2019: Team-high 19 appearances, 18 in relief ... Went 0-1 with team-high two saves ... One combined shutouts ... Allowed 14 runs in 31.1 innings for 4.02 earned run average ... Had 16 strikeouts ... Held opponents to .272 batting average ... At least 1.0 inning in 15 games with season-high 3.0 three times ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2018: Two appearances ... Allowed one run on two hits in 2.1 innings for 3.86 earned run average ... One strikeout ... 

High School: Two years of varsity baseball ... Two-year starter (P, 3B) ... All-League, All-Section and All-County as senior ... All-League Honorable Mention as junior ... Two years of indoor track & field ... Captain for one ... Team won League and Section Championships ... High Honor Roll ... National Honor Society ... National Mathematics Honor Society ... Foreign Language Honor Society ... 

Personal: Biomedical Engineering major ... Son of Fran and Michael Castello.

On attending Rensselaer: "I decided to attend Rensselaer because of how well known the school is for its academics. I wanted to choose a tech school with high academic standards where I would also have the opportunity to play a sport." - September 2018

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Every person here is intelligent and willing to help you whether in class or learning how to handle yourself outside the classroom. Having these people around made transitioning to college easier and helped me to get better grades." - September 2018

"Great networking opportunities and being surrounded by talented professors and students in every field of study." - September 2020