University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Osio, Fermin

Jersey Number 2
Fermin Osio
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ranlo, N.C.
Bio
2023 Season (Senior) - In his fourth and final season as a Bulldog Osio played in 21 games and made 12 starts...Osio totaled nine runs scored, six hits (three doubles) and drove in five runs...Scored a season-high two runs at Winthrop on April 23...Posted his lone multi-hit game of the season on May 14 vs. Radford going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI.Â
2022 Season (Junior) - In his third season as a Bulldog, Osio appeared in 13 games and made 11 starts (mainly as a catcher) in 2022...The junior catcher hit .171 with six hits in 35 at-bats with four runs scored, a double, and one run driven in...His best performance of the season came on April 2 at Presbyterian where he went 3-for-5 with a run scored...He also picked up hits in 2022 against Virginia Tech, Tennessee, and Appalachian State.Â
2021 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore in 2021, Osio appeared in 17 games that included four starting assignments...Used mainly as a catcher and a pinch-hitter, Osio hit .304 in 2021 with a slugging percentage of .522 and an on-base percentage of .385...The Ranlo, N.C. native picked up his first collegiate hit on March 6 at High Point with a double...Osio added six more hits over the course of the season, including two more for extra bases...He also drove in one run and scored six times as a sophomore...His top performance came on May 21 vs. USC Upstate where he 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored.Â
2020 Season (Freshman) - Osio appeared in three games for the Bulldogs as a freshman in 2020...Totaled six at-bats...Made his collegiate debut on February 14 at Samford...Also appeared on February 15 against Samford and February 26 at Tennessee.Â
Before UNC Asheville - Â A native of Ranlo, N.C., Osio joins the Bulldog baseball program out of North Gaston High School where he boasted an impressive .473 career batting average. This past year, Osio helped lead North Gaston to the fourth round of the playoffs for the first time since 2012 while batting .523. He was chosen as the Co-Player of the Year in his league. Osio was a three-time all-state and all-conference choice.
2022 Season (Junior) - In his third season as a Bulldog, Osio appeared in 13 games and made 11 starts (mainly as a catcher) in 2022...The junior catcher hit .171 with six hits in 35 at-bats with four runs scored, a double, and one run driven in...His best performance of the season came on April 2 at Presbyterian where he went 3-for-5 with a run scored...He also picked up hits in 2022 against Virginia Tech, Tennessee, and Appalachian State.Â
2021 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore in 2021, Osio appeared in 17 games that included four starting assignments...Used mainly as a catcher and a pinch-hitter, Osio hit .304 in 2021 with a slugging percentage of .522 and an on-base percentage of .385...The Ranlo, N.C. native picked up his first collegiate hit on March 6 at High Point with a double...Osio added six more hits over the course of the season, including two more for extra bases...He also drove in one run and scored six times as a sophomore...His top performance came on May 21 vs. USC Upstate where he 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored.Â
2020 Season (Freshman) - Osio appeared in three games for the Bulldogs as a freshman in 2020...Totaled six at-bats...Made his collegiate debut on February 14 at Samford...Also appeared on February 15 against Samford and February 26 at Tennessee.Â
Before UNC Asheville - Â A native of Ranlo, N.C., Osio joins the Bulldog baseball program out of North Gaston High School where he boasted an impressive .473 career batting average. This past year, Osio helped lead North Gaston to the fourth round of the playoffs for the first time since 2012 while batting .523. He was chosen as the Co-Player of the Year in his league. Osio was a three-time all-state and all-conference choice.
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