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12 Derek Zelesnick

  • Height 5-8
  • Position MI
  • Weight 160
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Spotswood, N.J.
  • High School St. Joseph (Metuchen)
  • Year Graduate Student

Biography

As a Senior (2023): Played in 33 games ... hit .307 with two doubles and nine RBIs ... posted an OBP of .431 with eight walks and 12 hit-by-pitches...had a hit, two walks, and three runs scored vs. Susquehanna on March 26 ... went 3-4 with two runs scored on April 2 at Drew...picked up two hits vs. Scranton on April 8...doubled in back-to-back games vs. Moravian on April 15 & 16 ... had five hits in a three-game set at Elizabethtown on April 22 & 23...had three hits and an RBI in game two at Juniata on May 6.

As a Junior (2022): Appeared in 38 games ... recorded 22 hits, including four doubles and one triple ... walked 14 times ... registered nine RBIs ... scored 18 runs ... stole five bases on six attempts ... contributed to 18 double plays on defense, second-most on the team.

As a Sophomore (2021): Appeared in 24 games ... recorded 16 hits in 56 at-bats including four doubles and nine RBIs ... stole one base ... recorded six runs ... recorded 36 putouts and 46 assists.

As a Freshman (2020): Appeared in four games ... recorded five hits in 11 at-bats, including one double, for a .455 batting average ... scored three runs and had three RBIs ... added one walk for a .500 on-base percentage ... recorded four putouts and 11 assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage ... helped turn two double plays ... season cancelled after 15 games due to COVID-19.

Before Catholic: Competed in baseball, football, and wrestling at St. Joseph HS in Metuchen, N.J. ... first wrestling district champion in 32 years in 2019 ... 3x Greater Middlesex County in football ... 2019 special teams player of the year in football ... 2018 all-county honorable mention in baseball.

Personal:  Earned undergraduate degree from Catholic Univeristy in 2023 ... son of Jackie Palmer ... has two brothers, Evan and Ben.

Game Highs
Hits: 
3, twice, most recently in a 12-4 win at Juniata (May 6, 2023)
RBIs: 2, six times, most recently in a 12-10 loss vs. Moravian (April 26, 2023)
Walks: 3, at Johns Hopkins (March 30, 2022)
Runs Scored: 3, twice, most recently in a 15-7 win vs. Susquehanna (March 26, 2023)
Stolen Bases: 2, against Ursinas (March 12, 2022)

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020Freshman

    MI
    5'8" 160 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Sophomore

    MI
    5'8" 160 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022Junior

    MI
    5'8" 160 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023Senior

    MI
    5'8" 165 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Graduate Student

    MI
    5'8" 160 lbs
    12