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#15 Omar Velazquez

Sophomore - Outfielder
Astoria, NY
Long Island City High School
Major: Accounting

 

General: Multi-talented player who had an outstanding freshman campaign… Lead-off hitter with excellent speed. 2007/Freshman: Named to the all-CACC second team after batting .362 with 15 doubles, five homers and 25 runs batted in… Started all 40 games, mostly in centerfield… Ranked 17th nationally in runs per game (1.28) and second in the CACC with 51 runs… Also finished fourth in the conference in doubles… Stole nine bases in 12 attempts to rank second on the team… Had 20 multi-hit games… Also an effective pitcher… Was 2-0 on the mound with an earned run average of 3.60 in eight appearances… Went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and five runs scored vs. Molloy in his first collegiate game 2/23… Recorded four hits at Lincoln Memorial 3/18…  Hit a lead-off, inside-the-park home run at Bloomfield 3/31… Belted a two-run home run while driving in four runs in a win at Dominican 4/11… Earned victories on the mound against Felician 4/23 and Dominican 4/29 in his first two collegiate starts… Hit a three-run homer at Philadelphia 4/28… Earned CACC Rookie of the Week honors 4/30… Drove in three runs and scored two runs in an 11-4 victory over Felician at the CACC Tournament 5/11… Later that day, allowed two hits and two runs while striking out six in seven innings vs. Dominican in the CACC Tournament…  Went 3-for-5 with a run against UMass-Lowell at the NCAA Northeast Regional 5/17… Doubled vs. Bryant at the region tourney 5/18. Prior to Caldwell: Helped Long Island City High School make the league playoffs four straight years… Selected Long Island City’s Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior… Also named his team’s pitcher of the year as a junior.

Career Statistics (Batting)
 

Year GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Bat. Avg.
2007 40 177 51 64 15 2 5 25 20 .362
2008 51 167 36 45 11 1 4 28 32 .269
Totals 91 344 87 109 26 3 9 53 52 .317

 

 

Career Statistics (Pitching)
 

Year G-GS CG W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO ShO Sv
2007 8-3 0 2-0 3.60 25.0 28 14 10 11 28 0 0
2008 11-8 2 3-1 3.24 50.0 46 20 18 23 45 2 0
Totals 19-11 2 5-1 3.36 75.0 74 34 28 34 73 2 0