P.J. DeMeo

Position:
INF
Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 195
Hometown:
Sewickley, Pa.
High School:
Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Career: Was a four-year member of the Pitt baseball team … tallied 101 games played, with 63 starts in his career … hit for a career average of .194 … tallied 52 hits, 27 runs, 17 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 36 RBIs … graduated in April of 2017 with a degree in finance and business information systems.

2017: Earned a starting role as a senior with the Panthers … made the start in 51 games, appearing in all 53 contests … hit .205 on the year with 27 hits, including a team-best 15 doubles, adding one triple, three homers and 27 RBIs … added a .338 slugging percentage and .264 on-base percentage … made his first start of the season at third base on Feb. 17 against Delaware … moved to shortstop during the Siena series, where he remained for the rest of the season … went 2-2 with an RBI and run sored, including a double in the first game of the doubleheader with Siena on Feb. 25 … went 2-4 with two RBI, a double, triple and run scored in the opener against Notre Dame … was 2-4 with an RBI, run scored and double in the opener against Virginia Tech … went 2-3 with two RBIs, a run scored and a pair of walks in Pitt’s weekend opener against Miami … tallied three sacrifice flies in the weekend opener against Georgia Tech, the most sacrifice flies by a player in a single game in Pitt history … hit dingers against USC Upstate, Virginia Tech and Kent State.

2016: Appeared in 20 contests as an infielder/designated hitter in his junior season with the Panthers … finished the year with a .265 (9-34) average … added six RBIs, two doubles, one triple and one home run … hit his second collegiate home run in a win at Grambling State as he made the score 14-3 in favor of the Panthers … recorded his first hit of the year in the season opener against Niagara on Feb. 19, going 1-2 with two RBIs … in his first ACC play of the year, he sent a pinch-hit single through the middle for an RBI … made his first start of the season on March 16 at Kent State, serving as designated hitter … accumulated starts against Kent State (March 16 & March 30), West Virginia (April 12 & May 17), Maryland Eastern Shore (May 4) and Penn State (May 11).

2015: In his season debut against St. Louis, drew a pinch hit walk and came around to score his first collegiate run … slugged his first home run, driving in two in the first game against Niagara and was also hit by a pitch … made three assists in the field in game one against No. 11 North Carolina … made his first start of the season in the finale against Notre Dame … had a single, RBI and scored a run against Youngstown State … against Kent State, made his second start of the season, first at third base, batting a career-high four times … made his third start of the season in the finale with Fairfield … started at Penn State and walked once … pinch hit for one at bat against Virginia Tech.

2014: Appeared in 12 games with two starts as a freshman … singled against Presbyterian in his first career at bat.

High School: Rated the 57th best prospect in Pennsylvania by PrepBaseballReport.com … a three-year letterwinner at Pittsburgh Central Catholic under head coach Frank LaCava … had a career average of .400 and led his team to the WPIAL semifinals … a 2013 team captain and National Italian American Pittsburgh Sports Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year … played for Fred Albert and the Allegheny Pirates in the fall and represented the state of Pennsylvania at the Midwest Classic.

Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1994 … son of Patrick and Anita DeMeo … has one sister, Kaitlyn … father is the doctor for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chairman of Allegheny Health Network.