Gainesville, FL

2023 Santa Fe Saints baseball player Casey O'Dell is this week's Alumni Spotlight. The right-handed pitcher is spending this summer with the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League, a summer collegiate wood-bat league in the south Atlantic. O'Dell (right) pictured above with Santa Fe broadcast talent Lance Williams (left), before a Wilson Tobs game in late June. 

Through nine relief appearances with the Tobs, O'Dell has a 3-1 record and 1.42 earned run average. He's allowed just two earned runs through 12 2/3 innings pitched and has been named to the CPL East All-Star team.

O'Dell concluded his junior season at Division II Florida Southern College this past spring where he posted a 2.91 ERA and 2-0 record in 21 2/3 innings pitched.

A Gainesville, Fla. native, O'Dell attended P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School before transferring to Trenton High School.

O'Dell joined the Saints roster in 2023 as a walk-on but proved to be a key contributor for Santa Fe's bullpen that finished second in the FCSAA in ERA. In 17 appearances, O'Dell had a 4.50 ERA, 1-0 record and three saves over 24.0 innings.

Although offered a scholarship in 2024 by the Saints, O'Dell instead transferred to Florida Southern to maximize his college eligibility.

O'Dell reflects fondly on his time with the Saints and is thankful for the coaching staff, saying, "I wouldn't be where I am today without Coach [Johnny] Wiggs."