2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Joe Reta
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Villa Park, Calif.
- High School:
- Villa Park HS
2016 SEASON
Took a year off from school after sustaining an injury during the 2015 season.
2015 SEASON
Appeared in nine games, making one start, finishing with a record of 0-1 and a 2.79 ERA … Struck out 10 batters while walking four in 9.2 innings of work … Made Oregon debut at Hawaii throwing 1.2 perfect innings in relief ... Threw a perfect inning against New Mexico State while striking out one ... Pitched one inning against Portland while allowing one unearned run and striking out one ... Made first career start against San Francisco throwing 3.1 innings while allowing two runs and striking out four ... Struck out the only batter he faced in first game at California ... Allowed just one hit over 1.1 innings in series finale at California ... Faced two batters against Arizona State allowing one run and walking one ... Gave up one hit without recording an out in the final game of the three-game series with Arizona State ... Dominated in one inning of relief at UC Riverside, allowing just one hit and striking out the side.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. … As a sophomore, went 0-1 with a 1.76 ERA and two saves in 15.1 innings pitched … Did not allow an earned run in first 9.2 innings pitched in the season … Struck out 12 batters on the season … Helped Orange Coast to the CCCAA Baseball State Championship … As a freshman in 2012, went 2-2 with a 2.38 ERA and two saves in 41.2 innings pitched … Struck out 30 batters against just nine walks … Junior college coach was John Altobelli, father of former Oregon shortstop J.J. Altobelli.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate and two-year letterman at Villa Park High School in Villa Park, Calif. … Named first-team All-Century League during senior season … Finished senior season 2-6 with a 4.05 ERA and 39 strikeouts … Recorded a season-high in strikeouts (eight) in a win over Mira Costa, throwing six innings giving up just one unearned run on five hits … As a junior, earned first-team all-league honors after posting a 5-3 record with 1.66 ERA in 50.2 innings pitched … Made 17 appearances, including six starts … Made longest outing in a 2-1 win over Fountain Valley, pitching 6.1 innings of two-hit, one-run ball while striking out five … Struck out a season-high nine batters while going five innings in a loss to Foothill … Struck out 46 batters on the season … Posted a .201 batting average against … High school baseball coach was Scott Zine.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Cowlitz Black Bears in the West Coast Collegiate League in 2014 … Finished the summer 4-2 with a 1.27 ERA and four saves in 35.1 innings pitched … Coach was Tim Matz.
PERSONAL
Major is political science … Parents are Mike and Peggy.
RETA’S CAREER HIGHS
Innings (Starter): 3.1, vs. San Francisco (3/10/15)
Innings (Reliever): 1.2, at Hawaii (2/15/15)
Strikeouts: 4, vs. San Francisco (3/10/15)
