MVSU baseball signs Juan Casanova and Renny Tolentino

ITTA BENA, Mississippi  --  Mississippi Valley State head baseball coach Doug Shanks has announced the signing of Homestead High School's Juan Casanova.

The 5-foot-7, 175-pound outfielder finished the 2014 season with a .370 batting average and 10 RBIs for the Broncos. Casanova also spent time as a pitcher. Last season, he went 4-3 with a 3.89 ERA in 36 innings pitched. Over the last two seasons, he successfully stole base 22 out of 25 attempts. As a junior, Casanova was selected to the Miami-Dade County All-District Team as a utility player.  To see Casanova's full statistics, click here.

He becomes to second signee from Florida for the Delta Devils.

Earlier, MVSU signed Renny Tolentino from St. Brendan Catholic High School (Miami, Fla.), a pitcher.   He will join the Delta Devils next season.

Tolentino recently led Mater Academy East to the Regional Semifinals and was named Second Team All-County and District Player of the Year. The senior pitcher hit .532 and posted a 5-1 record with 30 strikeouts and 1.15 ERA on the mound for the Class 2A Scorpions last season.

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