John Lagattuta

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Davis, CA
High School:
Davis Senior HS (Cal)

California -- Lagattuta played four seasons as an outfielder for the Bears ... set career highs in nearly every statistical category in his final season at Cal in 2021 ... in 47 games (34 starts), primarily as a designated hitter and in the corner outfield positions, hit .230 with three home runs, 20 RBIs and 15 runs scored ... hit his first home run of the season in Cal's Pac-12-opening victory at Utah and added his second the next week at San Jose State ... also homered at Washington ... tallied four two-hit efforts in a six-game span from April 13-23, produced three-hit contests versus California Baptist and Arizona and added three runs, a triple and two RBIs in his 3-for-4 performance against California Baptist ... compiled nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests ... in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, played in nine of Cal's 16 games, including four starts, and hit .238 with three RBIs, all in a 2-for-3 effort at Long Beach State (Feb. 15) ... was named to 2020 and 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll and earned 2021 CoSIDA All-Academic honors in District 8 ... made eight starts and played in 11 other contests as a sophomore in 2019, and contributed two doubles, a pair of home runs and six RBIs ... homered twice, against Oregon and Stanford, and added a two-run pinch-hit double versus Washington State ... as a freshman in 2018, played in five games with one start, knocking in a run in his collegiate debut against CSU Bakersfield.

High School -- A 2017 graduate of Davis Senior High School ... Lagattuta was named the school's Male Athlete of the Year in 2017 after a standout senior season as he hit .451 with a .500 on-base percentage, 46 hits, 38 RBI, 33 runs scored, nine doubles, six triples, .774 slugging percentage and five steals ... named Delta League MVP and earned spots on the All-Delta League First Team, All-City First Team (SportsStars Magazine), All-Metro First Team, MaxPreps First Team, All-State First Team (Cal-Hi Sports) and All-NorCal First Team ... also was named Davis Enterprise Male Athlete of the Year and Bobby Jones MVP ... led Delta League in batting average, slugging percentage and hits as a senior and hit for the cycle at the Boras Classic ... played club ball for the NorCal Black Sox, earning 2017 California All-Region Honorable Mention, and was named to the 2016 Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team ... participated in the 2017 Optimist All-Star Game in Sacramento ... hit .206 in 29 games as a junior at Davis with two doubles, a triple and six RBIs ... played eight varsity games as a sophomore in 2015 ... also played two years of varsity football as a quarterback and safety ... named to the All-Delta League First Team and All-Metro First Team as a senior in 2016 after completing 117 of 198 passes for 1,257 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushing for 494 yards and eight scores ... a 2017 Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction and 2016 AP Scholar ... earned the Seal of Biliteracy, compiled a 4.3 grade-point average and was business manager of the Davis Senior High School student newspaper, the Blue Devil HUB.

Personal -- Son of Frank and Kristin Lagattuta ... two sisters, Sarah and Kaitlyn ... Kaitlyn, played softball at Stanford from 2015-18 ... career ambition is data analytics ... born in Ann Arbor, Michigan ... pursuing a master's degree in business analytics at Cal Poly after earning bachelor's degree in business and data science at Cal.