Camden Minacci

Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Jesuit HS
Deals:

Drafted with the No. 174-overall pick by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2023 MLB Draft.

Career Accolades
2023 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List selection
2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List selection
2023 Third Team All-ACC
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2023 D1Baseball Third Team Preseason All-American
2023 Perfect Game Third Team Preseason All-American
2022 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List selection
2022 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List selection

2023 (Junior)
Named 2023 Preseason Third Team All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game… Tabbed to the preseason and midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List… Garnered Third Team All-ACC Honors and NCBWA Second Team All-American Honors… Made 30 appearances… Led the ACC and finished sixth in the nation in saves with 13… Posted a 2.78 ERA across 32.1 innings pitched… Tallied 46 strikeouts to just 10 walks… Held opponents to just a .215 batting average… Picked up his first save of the season with a two-inning, five strikeout performance against UNC Wilmington (February 28) … Made nine-consecutive appearances without allowing a run (May 16-June 19), recorded 12 strikeouts to just two walks during that span.

2022 (Sophomore)
One of 18 pitchers in nation to land on Midseason and Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch Lists... Made 30 appearances out of bullpen, tied for the most on squad... Tossed a career-high 45.1 innings with a career-high 59 strikeouts, good for third on the team... Posted a 11.85 K/9, the ninth-highest mark in program history... Finished with lowest ERA on team (2.18)... Posted victories against NJIT (Feb. 26) and Clemson (April 16)... Notched a career-high six saves, the sixth most in the ACC... Allowed no runs or hits in 12 appearances... Instrumental in series-opening victory at Georgia Tech on March 18, posting a career-high tying five strikeouts in a then-career-high 3.2 innings... Slammed the door in three-straight games against Elon (April 6), Duke (April 8) and Duke (April 9)... Threw a career-long 4.1 innings on a career-high 71 pitches in tie against Louisville (May 8)... Helped clinch series win at NC State (May 20), allowing no runs or hits over 1.2 innings...Fanned five batters in two scoreless innings in first outing of season versus Georgetown (Feb. 19).

2021 (Freshman)
Made 23 relief appearances, posting a record of 1-1 in 26.1 innings with two saves... Earned first career save after striking out a pair of batters in a scoreless inning in collegiate debut versus Northeastern (Feb. 19)... Ended season with a career-high four punch outs in two innings against Pitt (May 21)... Pitched six perfect outings throughout season, highlighted by back-to-back performances during Wake Forest's series victory at Florida State (March 27-28)... Notched a trio of strikeouts in back-to-back ACC appearances against Louisville (April 3) and Virginia Tech (April 11)... Registered second save of the season in the Deacs' first conference victory over Notre Dame (Feb. 27)... Threw two innings in three separate appearances, setting a career high.

Background
Rated as the No. 134 recruit in the nation, as well as the No. 45 right-handed pitcher, and the No. 28 prospect in Florida ... Went 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 11 innings in a shortened senior season ... As a junior, went 12-1 with a 1.12 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 626.2 innings, leading the team to the 2019 6A state title, also claiming Florida Dairy Farmer 6A Player of the Year ... Played club baseball for the Top Tier Roos, where he was a teammate of Deacon signee Jackson Miller, who was drafted in the second round and signed with the Reds ... Minacci selected Wake Forest over Duke, Tennessee, Tulane and South Florida.

Personal
Born on Jan. 14, 2002 ... Son of Mike and Carli Minacci ... Father, Mike, and uncle, David, both played baseball at Eastern Kentucky ... Cousin, MT Minacci, played in the Cubs organization ... Graduated summa cum laude and was a member of the National Honor Society ... President of Agmen Christi, Jesuit's religious service club.