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OLLU celebrates accomplishments of baseball team

OLLU recognized the achievements of the baseball team from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The season was highlighted by the many accomplishments of freshman Jackson Kalisky. He was named to the All-Conference Second Team and was the Freshman of the Year. In addition, Alec Martinez was named OLLU’s Big Blue Top Saint Male Athlete of the Year. He earned All-Conference First-Team and All-Tournament honors.

The season also featured the men winning the NAIA Scholar-Team and ABCA Team Academic Excellence Awards.

Five Saints baseball players named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes last week. The 2023 list features student-athletes who achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution, appeared on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

Earning recognition from OLLU are Alec Martinez, Jacob Montejano, Joshua Mendez, Pablo Montante and Noah Rodriguez.

Martinez, Nunn named 2022-2023 OLLU Athletes of the Year

Baseball’s Alec Martinez and softball’s Madison Nunn have been named winners of the 2022-2023 Big Blue Top Saints awards.

As the Big Blue Top Saint Male Athlete of the Year, Martinez was recognized for multiple All-Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) and All-RRAC Tournament Awards and RRAC Pitcher of the Week honors. He earned an undergraduate degree in Biology in 2020 and is scheduled to complete his Master of Science in Nonprofit Management in fall 2023.

As the Big Blue Top Saint Female Athlete of the Year, Nunn was recognized for numerous awards, including All-RRAC and Defensive Player of the Year honors, RRAC Player of the Week and RRAC Scholar-Athlete awards. She earned an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and is pursuing a Master of Science in Psychology: Marriage and Family.

Baseball’s Alec Martinez earns Co-Pitcher of the Year in Texas Collegiate League

Alec Martinez (SR/Corpus Christi, Texas) of the OLLU baseball team was named Co-Pitcher of the Year in the Texas Collegiate League (TCL) this summer.

Martinez had a perfect 6-0 record this season in nine starts with the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio. In 47.1 innings pitched, Martinez had a 1.71 ERA while striking out 51 batters. His coach, John McLaren, earned Manager of the Year.

The Chanclas were crowned TCL champions after defeating the Victoria Generals 8-0 on Aug. 7. Martinez pitched four innings and allowed no runs with two strikeouts. The program finished with a 32-7 regular-season record and a 3-0 postseason mark.

Martinez said, “Being named Co-Pitcher of the Year was a great accomplishment. Coach McLaren and pitching coach Danny Graves helped me by working with my mechanics and my mental side of the game. I had a great time meeting new people and playing summer baseball for the Chanclas.”

Last season Martinez posted a 4.24 ERA with five wins for the Saints. He combined with Jose Diaz for a no-hitter against LSU-Shreveport on Mar. 26, marking the second time in OLLU history the feat had been achieved. The Saints totaled a season-high 34 wins and were NAIA World Series participants.

The baseball program begins its eighth season in 2022.