Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics

2017: Played in 34 games getting 27 starts in his junior season … started 17 games at DH and 10 games behind the plate as catcher … batted .237 with 2 HR and 12 RBI … threw out four runners trying to steal a base … hit a two-run double in the 11^th inning to give the Prairie Wolves the win over Central College on April 25 … had three multi-RBI games … hit two home runs during Iowa Conference play … did not commit an error on the season.

2016: Named honorable mention All-GPAC as designated hitter … was 1^st-Team AD3I All-Independent as a DH … also earned honorable mention All-Nebraska from the World Herald … led NWU in batting average (.325) and HR (6) … played 38 games, getting the start in 36 … started 20 games at DH and 15 at catcher … earned AD3I Player of the Week in early April after going 8-12 with 6 RBI and 2 HR in four games … went on a 10-game hitting streak from April 2-16 … recorded 16 hits during the 10 games … had nine games with multiple hits and seven games with multiple RBI … in doubleheader versus Briar Cliff went 5-for-8 with two doubles and four RBI … against Dakota Wesleyan in doubleheader was 3-for-5 with two doubles, 1 HR and four walks.

2015: Had a very productive first season with the Prairie Wolves … played in 30 games, getting the start in 27 of the games … split time as starting catcher, making 17 starts behind the plate … also started at designated hitter … was third on the team with a .309 batting average … had 29 hits, including four doubles and a home run … third on the team with 16 RBI … recorded seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … went 3-for-5 with a HR and three RBI in win over Westminster on March 9 … had two RBI in first game against Westminster … went 2-for-3 with two RBI in win over Doane on April 25.

Academic: Business Administration major.

In High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Crespi Carmelite HS in California … played 1B, C, DH and pitcher for the Celts … helped the team to one CIF D1 Playoff Appearance … was named a Scholar Athlete … also played four seasons of football.

Personal: Born 7/5/96, son of Manuel De Jesus Orozco and Elizabeth Orozco.