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2026 Baseball Position Transfers

Baseball Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Baseball Adds Two Transfer Position Players

DETROIT -- Wayne State University head baseball coach Ryan Kelley, who began his 18th season guiding the Warriors earlier this month, has added two transfers position players to the 2026 squad.  Those two are infielder Nick Sandiha, Jr. (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice [Macomb C.C.]) and outfielder Alfredo Velazquez (Livonia, Mich. / Brother Rice [Michigan]).

Nick Sandiha, Jr., IF, 5-11, 180, Jr., R/R, West Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice [Macomb C.C.]
2025:  Appeared in 44 games for Macomb Community College, making 40 starts ... batted .401 (57-for-142) with 44 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple and six home runs ... drove in 44 runs and slugged .606 ... recorded 15 walks to 19 strikeouts for a .445 on-base percentage ... totaled 19 stolen bases ... notched a .983 fielding percentage (70 PO, 48 A, 2 E) ... posted a season-high six putouts in a win over Owens CC (April 29) ... had four fielding assists in a game three times ... credited with 15 multiple-hit games, including a 5-for-6 performance with five runs scored in a win over Cornerstone JV (April 14) ... selected to the NJCAA Region XII Division II All-Region Team, after earning All-MCCAA recognition and First Team All-MCCAA Eastern Conference accolades ... received Academic All-MCCAA honors.

2024:  Started all 29 games played for Madonna ... batted .406 (41-for-101) with 22 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple and one home run ... drove in 25 runs, while slugging .545 ... recorded 12 walks to 14 strikeouts for a .467 on-base percentage ... garnered seven stolen bases and notched a .940 fielding percentage (22 PO, 41 A , 4 E) ... credited with season-highs in both putouts (4) and assists (4) in a win at Michigan Dearborn (April 7) ... went 2-for-3 with three RBI, including a home run in win at Michigan Dearborn (April 6) ... drove in a season-high five runs the next day in a game one victory over UMD ... lone triple came at Aquinas on March 16 ... was walked twice in a game three times.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Brother Rice High School ... was a two-year letterwinner for coach Bob Riker ... helped BRHS to a district title as a junior.

Personal:  Full name -- Nicholas J. Sandiha, Jr. ... born on January 19, 2005, in West Bloomfield, Mich. ... son of Nick and Sandi Sandiha ... has two younger brothers, Lucas and Jacob ... plans to major in Marketing ... last name is pronounced SAN-di-ha.



Alfredo Velazquez, OF, 5-8, 177, Jr., L/L, Livonia, Mich. / Brother Rice [Michigan])
2025:  Appeared in seven games for the Michigan Wolverines, scoring one run at Long Beach State (Feb. 28) ... notched two at bats vs. Villanova (Feb. 16), and at Ohio State (May 3) .. recorded fielding putouts vs. Villanova and at Nebraska (May 9) ... received Academic All-Big Ten recognition for Spring 2025.

2024:  Made 31 appearances, including one start for the Wolverines ... recorded two hits in 17 at bats, with seven runs scored ... hits came at Toledo (April 16) and vs. Long Beach State (April 27) ... notched walks at Penn State (March 23) and vs. Long Beach State (April 27) ... stole a base on May 24 vs. Penn State ... made four appearances on the mound for the Wolverines compiling an 0-1 record in 3.2 innings with two strikeouts (at UC-Irvine [March 2], and at Coastal Carolina [March 9]).

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Brother Rice High School ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Warriors ... helped BRHS reach the state semifinals as a sophomore ... earned Second Team Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Division 1 All-State recognition in both 2021 and 2023 ... served as a baseball team captain as a senior ... competed in football for two years (2020 and 2021) ... graduated with Academic Honors ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... played summer ball for the Traverse City Pit Spitters ... helped TC to a 49-22 mark in 2025, the best record in the Northwoods League ... appeared in 44 games recording 28 hits, 37 runs scored, two doubles, a home run and 16 RBI with 22 walks and seven stolen bases ... produced a .321 on-base percentage.

Personal:  Full name -- Alfredo G. Velazquez ... born on November 27, 2004, in Melvindale, Mich. ... son of Rosie Velazquez and Rigo Velazquez ... has two sisters, Sofia and Olivia ... Olivia runs track at Detroit Mercy ... plans to major in Exercise Science.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alfredo Velazquez

#31 Alfredo Velazquez

OF
5' 8"
Junior
L/L
Nick Sandiha, Jr.

#14 Nick Sandiha, Jr.

IF
5' 11"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Alfredo Velazquez

#31 Alfredo Velazquez

5' 8"
Junior
L/L
OF
Nick Sandiha, Jr.

#14 Nick Sandiha, Jr.

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
IF