Cardinal Newman’s Tringali commits to play baseball at South Carolina – The State

Cam Tringali always envisioned playing baseball at South Carolina. Now he’ll get the chance.

The Cardinal Newman senior pitcher committed to the Gamecocks Tuesday.

“It is my dream school to play at since I was six years old and going to games at Sarge Frye Field,” Tringali said. “It seemed far fetched at the time, but I have been working for a long time.”

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound right-handed pitcher had interest from Presbyterian, Furman, USC Upstate and Newberry. He said USC coaches have been in contact for months and watched him pitch earlier this month at the Palmetto Games, where he topped out at 88 mph.

Tringali visited the school recently and informed USC pitching coach Jerry Myers of his decision Tuesday morning.

“One of the biggest things is, aside from baseball, he is one of the best young men I have met. On the field, he has got a huge frame and big potential velocity jump,” Cardinal Newman coach Justin Callihan said. “He fills the zone up and throws a lot of strikes. He has the potential to be great and there is a high ceiling.”

Tringali went 9-2 with a 1.52 ERA and struck out 84 in 64 2/3 innings last season. He had 10 complete games in 11 starts. At the plate, he hit .378 with a homer and 24 RBIs.

Tringali’s also the quarterback for the Cardinal Newman football team. Through two games, he’s 23 of 44 for 460 yards and six touchdowns.

Tringali is the 16^th commit for the Gamecocks’ Class of 2017.