Chase Sebby

Photo by: Mic Smith

Position:
Catcher
Bats/Throws::
R/R
Height:
5-10
Weight:
177
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
Cypress College
Major:
Actuarial Science

Awards and Honors:
* 2020 CoSIDA 1st Team Academic All-American
* 2019 MAC Defensive Player of the Year
* 2019 2nd Team All-MAC & MAC All-Defensive Team
* 2019 Academic All-MAC
* 2018 Johnny Bench Award Watch List

Sebby's Stats
CAREER | 2019 GBG | 2018 GBG

2020 - SENIOR SEASON: Voted first team Academic All-American ... hit .260 in 15 games during the shortened season ... slugged .4000 and got on base at a .367 clip ... went 3-for-4 wtih two RBIs at Georgia Southern (Feb. 15) ... went 2-for-5 with a double vs. Michigan State (March 1) ... hit a three-run homer and singled and scored vs. Yale (March 6).

2019 - JUNIOR SEASON: Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year ... voted second team All-MAC ... started at catcher in 54 of the team's 57 games ... hit .253 with 19 extra-base hits and an OBP of .373 ... had three hits and two RBIs vs. Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 16) ... hit a double and a sacrifice and drove in a run at Alabama (Feb. 23) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI in win over Notre Dame (March 3) ... walked twice, stole a base and hit a triple vs. IPFW (March 13) ... had two hits and career-high four RBIs vs. Western Michigan (March 24) ... hit a two-run double in win over Butler (April 9) ... went 2-for-4 with a walk vs. Eastern Michigan (April 13) ... had three hits vs. Toledo (May 16) ... hit two home runs in season finale vs. Toledo (May 19) ... had two hits and two RBIs in league tournament win over Northern Illinois (May 23) ...

2018 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in 51 games with 46 starts … earned most of his starts at catcher (38) … led the team and ranked sixth in the league in on-base percentage (.441) … had a streak of reaching base safely in 35 straight games that was snapped in the MAC Tournament against Miami on May 24 … threw out 28 attempted base stealers, the most in the league … threw out 51.8 percent (28-of-54) of attempted base stealers … finished 3-for-4 with two walks and a run scored at Indiana on April 18 … hit his first home run, a two-run shot, in the 3-2 win over Northern Illinois on April 27 … racked up a hit, a walk and two RBIs in the MAC Tournament win over EMU on May 23.

BEFORE BALL STATE: Played one year at Cypress College under coach Scott Pickler… saw action in 40 games … posted a .310 batting average with a home run, triple, 4 doubles and a .430 on-base percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters from coach Bob Marshall at Marina High … team captain … graduated magna cum laude.

PERSONAL: Born March 26, 1997 … son of Norm and Shelley Sebby… has younger brother playing baseball at Nevada ... graduated on the Dean's List from Ball State in 2019 with degree in actuarial science ... full name is Chase LaRocco Sebby.