@MSUDenverBSB: Velders named Preseason All-American by D2 Baseball
DENVER – Jesse Velders has been named to the 2025 Preseason All-American First Team by the D2 Baseball publication.
The senior outfielder is coming off a stellar 2024 where he was named All-America by two publications, All-South Central Region by three publications, while earning first team All-RMAC.
Velders transferred to MSU Denver before last season and put up incredible numbers to help the Roadrunners reach the RMAC Tournament for the seventh straight season. The Hilversum, Netherlands native led the conference with a .460 batting average, he was second in slugging percentage at .843, second in On Base Percentage at .558, sixth in runs scored with 63 and second in doubles with 22.
Among the Division II ranks, Velders was fifth in batting average, fifth in doubles per game (.048), fourth in slugging and fourth in OBP.
Velders and his Roadrunners squad will begin their 2025 season on the road in Edmond, Oklahoma for the First Pitch Invitational.
Players Mentioned
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Players Mentioned
- 6' 1"
- Senior
- R/R
- INF
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