2023 Baseball Roster

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9 Dom Souto

  • Position Catcher/Utility
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height/Weight 5-10 / 173
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Hometown Rocklin, Calif.
  • High School Whitney HS
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Twitter domsouto4
  • Instagram dommer_4

Biography

At Cal
2023 (5th Year)
  • Played in 51 games making 50 starts in 2023. 
  • Slashed .290/.346/.419 
  • Had 54 hits which was fourth on the team.
    • Of his 54 hits 13 were extra-base hits (7 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs)
  • Drove in 31 which was sixth on the team. 
  • Had 16 multi-hit games including a four-hit performance against Washington State on May 13. 
  • In Pac-12 play he hit .318 (35-for-110) 
    • The 35 hits were tied for second most on the team. 
  • Drove in 22 runs in Pac-12 play which was third most on the team. 
  • Had seven multiple-RBI games including three games with three or more driven in. 
  • Hit .314 agaist lefties and .285 against righties. 
  • Hit .556 as a leadoff hitter (25-for-45)
  • Hit .308 with runners in scoring position (16-for-52) and .824 with runners on third and less than two outs (14-for-17).
2022 (Sr.)
  • Graduated from Cal with his degree in mechanical engineering in May 2022
  • Produced an impressive senior campaign after cracking the starting lineup a little more than a month into the season; made 32 starts in 44 games played, primarily at third base
  • Led the Bears in batting (.336) & posted an .879 OPS along with 42 hits, 29 runs & 27 RBIs
  • Hit five home runs & six doubles
  • Was tied atop the Pac-12 in batting average at the end of the regular season (.372), but fell short of the minimum number of at bats needed to qualify for the batting title
  • Ended the regular season on an 11-game hitting streak, in which he batted .463 (19-for-41)
  • Flipped the script on his season with a walk-off home run vs. #6 Oregon State (March 26) in his first start of the spring
    • It was his first career home run; he entered the game with nine career at bats
  • Delivered his second walk-off hit on Senior Day vs. Utah (May 21), roping an RBI single down the right-field line to complete a series sweep
  • Totaled six hits in Cal's sweep of Utah (May 19-21), including a grand slam in the series opener
  • Amassed a career-high seven RBIs in a 3-for-5 effort at Washington State (April 15)
  • Was 3-for-3 with three RBIs, two doubles & a home run vs. New Mexico (May 15)
2021 (Jr.)
  • Earned two starts in three games played as a backup catcher
  • Batted .500 (2-for-4) & reached base safely in three of five plate appearances
  • Doubled for his first career hit in his start vs. Saint Mary's (April 21)
  • Added another hit in his second start of the season vs. San Jose State (May 4)
  • Made season debut as a pinch runner & caught one inning behind the plate in Cal's 11-4 win at Utah (March 28)
*** 2020 (So.)
  • Played in two games & earned one start as a backup catcher during his sophomore season
  • Saw action in two of Cal's three games at No. 21 TCU
  • Made his first collegiate start against the Horned Frogs (March 1) & went 0-for-2 at the plate
  • Was a defensive replacement in the TCU series opener (Feb. 28)
  • Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage in eight defensive chances & threw out one runner
2019 (Fr.)
  • Saw limited action as a true freshman
  • Was a defensive substitution at second baseball vs. Oregon (April 28)
  • Drew a walk in his lone plate appearance of the season
  • Recorded one assist defensively
*** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
  • Graduated from Whitney High School (Rocklin, Calif.)
  • Named Whitney HS' MVP in 2018 & earned the Diego Subsilla Award
  • Was a three-time All-Capital Valley Conference Second Team honoree
  • Helped lead Whitney HS to the 2017 league title
  • Career .353 hitter with a .450 on-base percentage at Whitney HS
  • Played travel ball for the El Dorado Hills Vipers
  • Excellent student, carrying a 4.2 GPA while earning Distinguished Scholar honors & the Community Service Award
  • Member of school's Associated Student Body Leadership all four years
  • Was Whitney HS Class President as a senior
  • Received WJW Scholarship Award & the Christian Daniels Memorial Scholarship Award
  • Interned at EKI Engineering in the summer of 2018, learning about civil engineering & the farming industry throughout the Central Valley and Redding area
Personal
  • Full name is Dominic John Souto
  • Son of Jennifer & Brian Souto
  • Has three siblings, Joey, Karly & Nina
  • Great grandfather, Howard John Souto, graduated from Cal
  • Postgraduate ambitions include working in the aerospace industry
  • Hobbies include listening to music, playing basketball and instructing youth baseball players

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2019Freshman

    Catcher
    5'9" 160 lbs
    39
  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    Catcher/Utility
    5'9" 155 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Junior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'9" 173 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Senior

    Catcher/Utility
    5'10" 173 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Graduate Student

    Catcher/Utility
    5'10" 173 lbs
    9