Centenary University

2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in three games out of the bullpen ... tallied five strikeouts in four innings of work ... recorded a pair of strikeouts and did not allow a hit or a run against Valley Forge ... also picked up a pair of strikeouts against Penn Tech on the spring break trip.

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen ... finished with six strikeouts in 8.1 innings of work ... tossed a season-high two innings of work against SUNY Cobleskill and surrendered just one run ... held FDU Florham and Clarks Summit without a run ... struck out a season-high two batters against FDU Florham.

At Arts H.S.: Played four years of varsity baseball ... played third base, second base and was a pitcher for coach Erick Silvestre ... was a four time first team all-conference selection ... was named the captain in three of his four years.

Personal: Son of Mildred and Dionisio Velez ... has two brothers and a sister ... career goal is to work in law enforcement ... admits his biggest pet peeve is mouth breathers ... likes to cheer for the N.Y. Mets, N.Y. Knicks and New Orleans Saints ... one talent that people might not know about him is he likes to work on cars ... major is criminal justice.