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Wayne State University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

David Thurman
David Thurman
Izzy Rincon
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Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
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Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics

9 Tony Hatzigeorgiou

9 Tony Hatzigeorgiou

  • Position:
    3B
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    201
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Mich.
  • High School:
    Oxford

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 148 games (131 starts) across three seasons with the program ... is the active career leader in games played (148), at bats (486), sacrifice flies (11), and assists (151) ... voted GLIAC Freshman Player of the Year and named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team following the 2023 campaign ... was GLIAC Player of the Week on May 8, 2023 ... collected College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors after the 2024 season ... twice named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team (2024 and 2025) ... two-time recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24 and 2024-25).

2025:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... appeared in 52 of the team's 55 games with 43 starts, including 41 at third base and two as the designated hitter ... hit .256 (40-for-156) with a .675 OPS, 29 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple, two home runs, 22 RBI, 56 total bases, 12 walks, four hit-by-pitches, five sac flies (tied-for-first), one sacrifice hit, and three stolen bases (3-for-3) while slugging .359 with a .316 on-base percentage ... showed lineup versatility as he started at least once in eight of the batting order's nine spots ... 14 of his 43 starting lineups saw him in the five hole, more than any other Warrior for that slot ... registered seven multi-hit games including five with two hits and two with three base knocks ... those two three-hit outings came on March 8 against Malone (3-for-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B) and March 22 at Florida Southern (3-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR) ... that blast on March 22 was a solo shot to left field in the sixth inning ... other bomb came against Davenport in the GLIAC Tournament on May 11 in the season finale, a one-run blast to left in the fifth frame ... homered in the final game of the season for the second year in a row after a solo round-tripper against Saginaw Valley State as part of the GLIAC Tournament on May 10, 2024 ... drove in two runs three times and notched three RBI in a pair of games ... aside from that Malone game, his other three-RBI effort came two games before, March 6 vs. Ashland (1-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB) as the bases were loaded in the third and Tony hit a bases-clearing double to the gap in left center ... at one point, reached base in 14 straight affairs (Feb. 25-March 22) and longest hitting streak was nine (Feb. 25-March 14), which was third on the team ... hit .370 (17-for-46) during the longest reached-base streak and .433 (13-for-30) during his best hitting streak ... fielded at an .865 percentage on 111 chances with 20 putouts, 76 assists and 15 errors ... involved in five double plays ... served as a team co-captain ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2024:  Played in 47 of the team's 50 games including 44 starts, 40 of which were at third base (42 games total) while the other four came as the designated hitter ... after being recognized as the GLIAC Freshman Player of the Year in 2023, showed no signs of a sophomore slump ... hit .312 (54-for-173) with 34 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, one home run, 27 RBI, 65 total bases, 16 walks, one hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice fly and one stolen base in one attempt ... recorded a .376 slugging percentage and .372 on-base percentage to combine for a .748 OPS ... acted as the team's primary cleanup hitter with 27 of his starts coming in the four hole, a spot that the Warriors went 19-8 when he started in ... a stalwart in the middle of the lineup, also made two starts in the three hole and three as the No. five hitter ... Wayne State was 25-15 with Hatzigeorgiou as the starter at the hot corner ... racked up 15 multi-hit games (third on the team) including two outings with four knocks, tied with Kyle Ray for the squad lead ... also tied-for-third in multi-RBI contests with seven ... longest hitting streak and reached-base streak were both eight games, both of which tied-for-third as well ... opened the campaign with that eight-game hitting streak, a span in which he hit .452 (14-for-31) with 10 runs, three driven in, three doubles and five free passes ... that opening stretch included the first four-hit performance of his career as he was 4-for-5 against Hillsdale on Feb. 18 (2 R, 1 2B) before collecting that many hits again on March 8 at Eckerd (2 R, 2 RBI) ... first homer of the season came in a big spot, the GLIAC Tournament elimination game on May 10 against No. 16 Saginaw Valley State ... hit a solo shot in the top of the third to knot up the score at 1-1 ... first career three-base hit came on April 27 at Davenport in game two of the doubleheader ... defensively, registered an .871 fielding percentage with 24 putouts and 57 assists on 93 chances ... collected College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... served as a team co-captain ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2023:  Voted GLIAC Freshman Player of the Year, program's first since Hunter DeLanoy in 2019 ... selected to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team (.316, 6-for-19, 1 R, 2 2B, 6 RBI, .737 OPS) ... played in 49 games as a rookie, 44 of which were as a starter, including 31 as the designated hitter and 13 at third base ... hit .306 (48-for-157) with 16 runs scored, 11 doubles, two home runs, 27 RBI, 65 total bases, a .414 slugging percentage, 17 walks, .363 on-base percentage, five sac flies, and one stolen base ... registered nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ...longest hitting streak of the season was nine games (fifth on the team) and it came in the first nine of his career ... hit .345 (10-for-29) during that span with four runs scored ... best reached-base streak was 12, which he also began the season with, as well as five straight to end the spring ... tallied three base knocks in a game three times including March 26 against Parkside (3-for-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI), May 7 vs. Davenport (3-for-4, 1 R) and May 14's first game against Grand Valley State in the GLIAC Tournament (3-for-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI) ... in that second GLIAC Tournament game against the Lakers, Hatzigeorgiou provided the go-ahead two-run single to left field in the bottom of the seventh inning scoring Rudy Ramirez and DeLanoy ... named GLIAC Player of the Week for the first time in his career on May 8 after going 7-for-11 (.636 batting average) at the plate in the Davenport series ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Oxford High School ... was a two-year varsity letterwinner for the Wildcats and head coach Dave Herrick ... played primarily third base, while also spending time at second base, shortstop and in the outfield ... received First Team Division 1 All-State honors and was an MLive Metro Detroit Honorable Mention Dream Team selection ... earned All-League, All-District and All-Region honors ... participated in the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) vs. Macomb Area Conference (MAC) All-Star Game as well as the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) All-Star Game played at Comerica Park ... batted .500 as a senior with 51 hits and drove in 31 runs to help his team go 21-12-1 and finish in third in the OAA ... list a 4-for-4 game vs. Oakland Christian where he was a home run shy of the cycle as his top individual performance ... was an Academic All-State selection ... played summer baseball for the Oakland Bulldogs and head coach Chuck VanRobays.

Personal:  Full name -- Tony R. Hatzigeorgiou ... born on April 20, 2004, in Clinton Township, Mich. ... son of Steve and Melissa Hatzigeorgiou ... has a younger brother, Niko ... is a Biomedical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class ... last name is pronounced Hat-zee-george-e-o.
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2023Freshman

    3B/DH
    5'11" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9
    C

    2024Sophomore

    3B/DH
    5'11" 205 lbs
    9
    C
  • 9
    C

    2025Junior

    3B
    5'11" 205 lbs
    9
    C
  • 9
    C

    2026Senior

    3B
    6'1" 201 lbs
    9
    C