Palmegiani Leads Southern Nevada to 41-14 record, earns commitment to Arizona

Surrey, BC native and former Junior National Team Member slugs his way to commitment with Division 1 Arizona

– Henderson, NV – The College of Southern Nevada Coyotes lost their season finale Saturday and a bid for the Scenic West regular season title to Salt Lake over the weekend, but it was not because of the play of sophomore Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) who went three-for-three on the day with two home runs and five RBI.

The big day caps an incredible season for infielder Palmegiani – a transfer to Southern Nevada from Cal State Northridge – who played in all 55 games for the Coyotes, hitting a whopping .401, with 21 home runs, 68 RBI, 13 doubles and 70 runs scored.  He leads all Canadians currently playing U.S. college baseball in home runs and is second among all Canadians in the RBI category.  He also ranks third among Canadians in OPS at 1.411.

Saturday’s two-homer day marked the fifth time this season Palmegiani has gone deep twice in a game and amazingly, the fourth time he has had a five-RBI game.

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Palmegiani is a product of the Abbotsford Cardinals of the BC Premier Baseball League and then Vauxhall Academy in Alberta. He also spent time with the Canadian Junior National team in 2018.

His productive output in 2021 has not gone unnoticed and he has now committed to Division 1 Arizona for his Junior and Senior seasons. He was also recently awarded the coveted Male Athlete of the Year Award at the 5th Annual Coyote Athletic Banquet.