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2026 Baseball Roster

39 Jesse Velders

  • Position Outfielder
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 190
  • B/T R-R
  • Hometown Hilversum, Netherlands
  • Major International Business

Biography

TRANSFER: 
  • Transferred to USI after two seasons at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
  • Had a two-year .409 batting average with 19 home runs, and 93 RBIs in 90 games. 
  • Hit .359 with 9 home runs and 36 RBI as a senior in 2025. 
  • Batted a two-year high .460 in 2024 with 10 home runs and 57 RBI.  
  • Named preseason All-American by NCBWA (second team) and D2 Baseball. 
  • Had a two-year .409 batting average with 19 home runs, and 93 RBI in 2024. 
  • Named 2024 All-American by NCBWA (second team) and D2CCA (second team) in 2024.
  • Earned first-team All-South Central by ABCA, D2CCA and NCBWA in 2024.
  • Played two seasons at Diablo Valley College (Calif.), twice earning All-Big 8 first team honors
  • Won the league batting title with a .418 average in 2023 with Diablo Valley.
  • Career totals at Diablo Valley included a .397 batting average with 40 walks and 31 strikeouts. 
INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL: 
  • Played European champion Dutch National Teams in 2021 (U18) and 2023 (U23).
PERSONAL: 
  •  Son of Markwin Velders and Sanne Weijzen. 

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