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2023 Baseball Roster

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20 Keegan Vialpando

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Windsor, Colo.
  • High School Windsor
  • Prev School Taft College (Calif.)

Biography

  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester

2023: Played in 17 games, including eight starts, and batted .273 (9-for-33) with two doubles, one homer and 10 RBIs. ... Blasted his first career homer, a three-run shot, during a 21-6 win over Adams State in the second game of an April 15 doubleheader. ... Drove in three runs, including two on a fifth-inning double that stretched MSU Denver’s lead to 7-2, in a 13-5 win at New Mexico Highlands in the second game of an April 7 doubleheader. ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 15-4 win over Sioux Falls (S.D.) on Feb. 18.

2022: Roadrunners' No. 2 catcher played in 20 games, starting 14, and batted .279 (12-for-43) with six doubles and 10 RBIs. ... Had a three-run double in the second inning to open the scoring in an eventual 9-6 win over New Mexico Highlands on March 20, part of a 2-for-4, four-RBI game and and 3-for-6, six-RBI series. ... Went 2-for-4 in each of his first two starts of the season, Feb. 5 in the second game of a doubleheader against Minot State (N.D.) and Feb. 13 in the first game of a doubleheader against Central Oklahoma.

2021: Backup catcher appeared in nine games and went 0-for-3 at the plate. ... Drew four walks in seven plate appearances for an on-base percentage of .571. ... Made his MSU Denver debut as a pinch-hitter in the first game of a Feb. 20 doubleheader against Fort Hays State (Kan.).

Before MSU Denver: Played two seasons at Taft (Calif.) College. ... Batted .301 with a .463 on-base percentage and .386 slugging percentage as a freshman, with four doubles, one homer and 12 RBIs in 83 at-bats. ... In the 2020 season shortened by COVID-19, was off to a .231 start with two homers and 12 RBIs in 20 games. ... Combined, he batted .270 with a .403 on-base percentage and .372 slugging percentage for a .775 OPS. Had 40 hits in 148 at-bats, with six doubles, three homers and 24 RBIs.

High School: Two-time All-Tri Valley League selection. ... As a senior, batted .439 with 50 hits, two homers, 20 doubles and 40 RBIs. Had a .507 on-base percentage and a .737 slugging percentage for an OPS of 1.234. ... For his career, batted .404 with 72 hits, 24 doubles, three homers and 48 RBIs. ... Coached by Brad Deal.

Personal: Born Keegan Robert Vialpando in Aurora, Colo. ... Birthday is Sept. 25. ... Son of Rob and Cathy Vialpando. ... Has two siblings, Kady and Kamden. ... Rob Vialpando was a safety for the North Carolina football team. ... Majoring in sport management.

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Sophomore

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    6'2" 190 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2022Junior

    C
    6'2" 190 lbs
    44
  • 20

    2023Senior

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    6'2" 190 lbs
    20