- 2025 NCBWA Preseason All-America Second Team
- 2025 NCBWA Preseason All-South Central Region
- 2025 D2 Baseball Preseason All-America First Team
- 2024 NCBWA Second Team All-AmericaÂ
- 2024 D2CCA Second Team All-America
- 2024 ABCA All-South Central First Team
- 2024 D2CCAÂ All-South Central First Team
- 2024 NCBWA All-South Central First Team
- 2024 All-RMAC First Team
- 2024Â MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Apr. 15
2024: NCBWA & D2CCA 2nd Team All-American, NCBWA, ABCA & D2CCA All-Region First Team and All-RMAC First Team. Led the RMAC and MSU Denver with a .460 batting average in 46 games played. He also led the team in runs scored with 61, in double with 22, in triples with four, in slugging percentage at .860, was second in base hits with 69 and was third in home runs with 10. He also went 11-for-12 in stolen bases. Had 21 multi-hit games, including a 5-for-7 day against Adams State. He scored five times in that game, while driving in seven runs on two home runs. He added 14 multi-RBI games including another seven RBI performance against New Mexico Highlands. He also had 16 multi-run games including three times where here scored five times in a single game.Â
Before MSU Denver: At Diablo Valley College (Calif.), was twice All-Big 8 first team, and won the league batting title with a .418 average in 2023. ... Career totals included a .397 batting average (98-for-247) with 40 walks and 31 strikeouts. Had a .503 on-base percentage and .486 slugging percentage for a .989 OPS. ... In 2023, was 56-for-134, with 25 RBIs and had a .494 on-base percentage and .530 slugging percentage for an OPS of 1.024. ... In 2022, batted .372Â (42-for-113) with a .514 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage and a .948 OPS.
International: Played European champion Dutch National Teams in 2021 (U18) and 2023 (U23).
Personal: Full name is Jesse Maarten Velders. ... Birthday is April 6. ... Son of Markwin Velders and Sanne Weijzen. ... Has a sister, Mare. ... Majoring in international business.
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