2018 Baseball Roster
Trela, Alec
Jersey Number 29
Alec Trela
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 218
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Normal Community HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Bio
29 ALEC TRELA
Academic Honors:
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2017, 2018, 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
Athletic Honors:
- 2020 Preseason All-Conference Team
2020 (Senior):
Started each game during the Tigers’ 17-game season … hit .222 with five doubles and eight RBI … had three multi-hit games … tallied a season-best two RBI against Western Illinois (Mar. 1).
2019 (Junior):
Started all 55 games for the Tigers at shortstop … leads the team with 169 career starts at the end of his junior season … hit .276 with 32 RBI … also plated 34 runs … swiped four bases in five attempts … finished second on the team in home runs (6) and doubles (15) … drew a team-best 38 walks … posted 15 multiple hit games … collected three-hits games at WKU (Mar. 10) and at UCF (Apr. 27) … registered nine multi-RBI games … had a season-best three RBI twice, first at UCF (Apr. 27) and then at ECU (May 18) … connected on his first home run of the year at Southeast Missouri (Mar. 19) … posted five homers throughout conference play … ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak (May 11-22).
2018 (Sophomore):
The team’s leading power hitter, Trela started 55 games as a sophomore in 2018 … led Memphis with seven home runs and was second with 13 doubles … finished with a team-high 39 RBI and was tied for the lead with 28 runs scored … batted .229 and led the team with a .398 slugging percentage … finished with a team-leading 30 walks … led the team with eight multiple-RBI games and added eight multiple-hit games … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored at Ole Miss (Feb. 20) … had a 2-for-4 game with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Middle Tennessee (Mar. 2) … produced a three-hit game with two RBI at North Florida (Mar. 17) … went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI at Cincinnati (Apr. 8) … posted a perfect 4-for-4 game with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Mississippi State (Apr. 18) … had a 3-for-5 game with a career-high five RBI, including a game-winning grand slam, at Murray State (Apr. 24) … had a seven-game hitting streak late in the season.
2017 (Freshman):
Started all 59 games for the Tigers, one of only two players to do so … led the team in at bats with 232, including a season high six against Southern Illinois (Mar. 12) and Murray State (May 16) … finished the season tied for third on the team with 17 multi-hit games, including a four hit game against Missouri State (Mar. 18) … was in a tie for second on the team with eight home runs, smashing one against eight different opponents … collected one triple against UConn (May 25) … had a pair of doubles three times, against Cincinnati (Apr. 1) and in back to back games against Tulane (May 18-19) … ended the season with a .942 fielding percentage … led the team with 147 assists and was third in fielding double plays with 21.
Prep:
Four-year starter at shortstop for Normal Community High School in Normal, Ill. … batted .310 as a senior in 2016 with four doubles and four home runs … led the conference in RBI, was second in home runs and third in runs scored …batted .412 in 2015 and was named a unanimous selection to the Big Twelve Conference first team … also compiled a .512 on-base percentage and slugged .675 … earned athlete of the week honors for a three-hit game against Peoria Central where he hit a home run and drove in six runs … a school government member and a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mathematics Honor Society.
Personal:
Trela, born in Winston Salem, N.C., is the son of Brian and Beth Trela.
Academic Honors:
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2017, 2018, 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
Athletic Honors:
- 2020 Preseason All-Conference Team
2020 (Senior):
Started each game during the Tigers’ 17-game season … hit .222 with five doubles and eight RBI … had three multi-hit games … tallied a season-best two RBI against Western Illinois (Mar. 1).
2019 (Junior):
Started all 55 games for the Tigers at shortstop … leads the team with 169 career starts at the end of his junior season … hit .276 with 32 RBI … also plated 34 runs … swiped four bases in five attempts … finished second on the team in home runs (6) and doubles (15) … drew a team-best 38 walks … posted 15 multiple hit games … collected three-hits games at WKU (Mar. 10) and at UCF (Apr. 27) … registered nine multi-RBI games … had a season-best three RBI twice, first at UCF (Apr. 27) and then at ECU (May 18) … connected on his first home run of the year at Southeast Missouri (Mar. 19) … posted five homers throughout conference play … ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak (May 11-22).
2018 (Sophomore):
The team’s leading power hitter, Trela started 55 games as a sophomore in 2018 … led Memphis with seven home runs and was second with 13 doubles … finished with a team-high 39 RBI and was tied for the lead with 28 runs scored … batted .229 and led the team with a .398 slugging percentage … finished with a team-leading 30 walks … led the team with eight multiple-RBI games and added eight multiple-hit games … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored at Ole Miss (Feb. 20) … had a 2-for-4 game with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Middle Tennessee (Mar. 2) … produced a three-hit game with two RBI at North Florida (Mar. 17) … went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI at Cincinnati (Apr. 8) … posted a perfect 4-for-4 game with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Mississippi State (Apr. 18) … had a 3-for-5 game with a career-high five RBI, including a game-winning grand slam, at Murray State (Apr. 24) … had a seven-game hitting streak late in the season.
2017 (Freshman):
Started all 59 games for the Tigers, one of only two players to do so … led the team in at bats with 232, including a season high six against Southern Illinois (Mar. 12) and Murray State (May 16) … finished the season tied for third on the team with 17 multi-hit games, including a four hit game against Missouri State (Mar. 18) … was in a tie for second on the team with eight home runs, smashing one against eight different opponents … collected one triple against UConn (May 25) … had a pair of doubles three times, against Cincinnati (Apr. 1) and in back to back games against Tulane (May 18-19) … ended the season with a .942 fielding percentage … led the team with 147 assists and was third in fielding double plays with 21.
Prep:
Four-year starter at shortstop for Normal Community High School in Normal, Ill. … batted .310 as a senior in 2016 with four doubles and four home runs … led the conference in RBI, was second in home runs and third in runs scored …batted .412 in 2015 and was named a unanimous selection to the Big Twelve Conference first team … also compiled a .512 on-base percentage and slugged .675 … earned athlete of the week honors for a three-hit game against Peoria Central where he hit a home run and drove in six runs … a school government member and a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mathematics Honor Society.
Personal:
Trela, born in Winston Salem, N.C., is the son of Brian and Beth Trela.
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