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Wayne State University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Emily Stetz
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Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Emily Stetz

31 Alfredo Velazquez

31 Alfredo Velazquez

  • Position:
    CF
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    177
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Livonia, Mich.
  • High School:
    Brother Rice (Michigan)

Summary

Biography

2026:  Appeared in 45 of the team's 53 games with 29 starts, including 22 in center field and the other seven in left ... hit at both the top of the lineup and the bottom, including five starts at leadoff, one in the five hole, three at sixth, seven in the seven hole, two at eighth, and 11 in the nine hole ... hit .245 (26-for-106) with 18 runs scored, two doubles (3/22 at UWP & 4/25 vs. PNW), two triples (3/1 vs. UF & 4/17 at RU), three home runs (2/14 vs. TU, 2/28 vs. UF & 4/17 at RU), 26 RBI, 41 total bases, 16 walks, 10 hit-by-pitches (second on the team), two sac flies, two sacrifice hits, and a perfect eight stolen bases in eight attempts ... recorded four multi-hit games, including one of the team's five four-hit performances, his coming on April 17 at Roosevelt (4-for-6, 3 R, 4 RBI, 1 3B, 2-R HR) ... notched a trio of base knocks in just his third game with the team, Feb. 14 against Tiffin (3-for-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, grand slam) ... went 2-for-3 at Parkside on March 22 (1 2B) and 2-for-2 at home against Grand Valley State on April 3 in game two of the doubleheader (1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 HBP, 1 SAC) ... hit a solo shot in that Feb. 28 contest against the Oilers ... that game against the Dragons in which he drove in five runs was one of only three for the team with five-plus RBI, the other two belonging to Owen Tuccinardi ... notched five multi-RBI games, including that five-RBI outing and the effort with four driven in on the Lakers' field ... drove in exactly two runs on April 18 at Roosevelt in game one of the double dip (1-for-4), April 24 at home against Purdue Northwest (1-for-3, 1 SB, 1 HBP) and May 2 at Rollins (1-for-3) ... longest hitting streak was four games (April 12-18) ... reached base in as many as 14 games in a row (April 12-May 3) ... was hitting .282 (11-for-39) 17 games and 39 at-bats into his campaign ... registered a .988 fielding percentage on 86 chances with 81 putouts, four assists and one error ... involved in a pair of double plays ... Game-By-Game Stats.

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 ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2025 and Winter 2026.
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