2019 Baseball Roster
Binelas, Alex
Jersey Number 13
Alex Binelas
- Position:
- INF/OF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oak Creek, Wis.
- High School:
- Oak Creek
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2021 MLB Draft, 3rd Round (86th overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2021 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021 All-ACC Tournament Team
• 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2019 Freshman All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
• 2019 All-ACC Second Team
• 2019 ACC All-Freshman Team
2021: Started all 50 games for the Cardinals ... Hit .256 with a team-high 19 home runs and 63 RBIs ... Ranked top 20 nationally in homers and RBIs ... Drove in a pair of runs in game one of the doubleheader against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Made his first career starts at first base in the doubleheader against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Had at least one hit in all three games at Georgia Tech, including three doubles ... Hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot, against Boston College on March 13 ... Tallied a game-tying two-run double in the finale versus Boston College on March 14 ... Tallied a pair of multi-hit games at NC State, including a long home run in the series finale on March 21 ... Went 4-for-4 with two triples and five RBIs against Western Kentucky, the first UofL player with two triples in the same game since Ty Young in 2013 ... Homered and drove in four in the first game at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Hit a game-tying homer in the ninth inning at Notre Dame on March 27 ... Hit a two-run homer against Kentucky on April 6 ... Recorded his third career multi-homer game against Florida State on April 10, including his first career grand slam ... Homered in all three games of the series at Virginia, recording five extra-base hits with seven RBIs and six runs scored ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in the win at Kentucky on April 20 ... Hit his 11th home run of the season at Clemson on May 2 ... Homered and reached base three times in the win over Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Tallied four hits with two homers and five RBIs in the series against Duke ... Went 2-for-5, drove in three and hit his 15th home run of the year in the finale at North Carolina on May 16 ... Went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBIs in the ACC Championship opener against Clemson, the first three home run game by a Louisville player since Brendan McKay went deep four times against Eastern Kentucky in 2017 ... Hit a solo home run in the 11th inning of the ACC Championship second game against Georgia Tech.
2020: Started the first two games of the season at Ole Miss before exiting the second one with a hand injury... Missed the remaining 15 games before the season was halted... Had a run-scoring single in the season opener.
2019: Played in 59 games, starting 54 in his first season. Posted a .291 batting average with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs. The first freshman since Chris Dominguez in 2007 to hit 10 home runs in a season. Went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBIs in the Super Regional opener against East Carolina on June 7. Had a pair of hits, including a home run, and drove in four against Indiana in the NCAA Regional on June 2. Homered twice in the series opener against Florida State on May 16. Had a pair of hits, including a three-run homer at Indiana on May 14. Launched a solo home run at Virginia on May 11. Hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning of the victory at Notre Dame on May 4. Hit a pair of home runs in a 3-for-5 game against Western Kentucky on April 30. Named the ACC Player of the Week and Perfect Game National Player of the Week honors (April 22-28) after hitting .643 (9-for-14) with eight extra-base hits and 13 RBIs. Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple versus Alabama A&M on April 27. Became the sixth UofL player to hit for the cycle, going 5-for-6 with eight RBIs and five runs against Alabama A&M on April 26. Drove in three with a bases clearing triple and scored three times at Cincinnati on April 23. Went 4-for-5 with two RBI and four runs scored at Kentucky on April 16. Named the ACC Player of the Week (April 8-14) after hitting .533 (8-for-15) with four doubles, a home run and seven RBI. Tallied two doubles and reached base four times in the series finale at NC State on April 14. Went 3-for-5 with two runs in game two at NC State on April 13. Drove in a career-high five runs with a double and homer in game one at NC State on April 13. Doubled home two runs in the win over Northern Kentucky on April 9. Hit a go-ahead home run in the 11th inning at Clemson on April 7. Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the win over Wake Forest on March 31. Reached base three times and scored the winning run in the walk-off win against Georgia Tech on March 24. Homered in a 2-for-4 game at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Hit first career home run and drove in four runs against Ole Miss on March 13. Made his first career start in game two of the doubleheader against Brown on Feb. 22. Recorded his first collegiate hit as a pinch-hitter in game one on Feb. 22 against Brown. Made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter against UConn on Feb. 16.
High School: Lettered four seasons at Oak Creek High School, coached by Scott Holler… Selected in the 35th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Washington Nationals… Ranked as 149th nationally in the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game, including No. 3 in the state of Wisconsin… Four-time first-team All-State select… 2018 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year… Three-time Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year… 2018 USA Today and ABCA First Team All-Region… Set Oak Creek High School career records for hits (155), batting average (.458), runs (138), RBIs (140), doubles (36), slugging percentage (.819), on-base percentage (.587) stolen bases (66) and total bases (271)… Batted over .500 in his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Parents are Pete and Amy Binelas… Sibling is Athena… Majoring in sport administration… Intends to play baseball after college… His dad Pete is the greatest influencer on his athletic career… Enjoys deer and turkey hunting in his free time… Favorite movie is Talladega Nights…Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Aaron Rodgers… Favorite teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers… Dad Pete played professional basketball in Europe.
• 2021 MLB Draft, 3rd Round (86th overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2021 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021 All-ACC Tournament Team
• 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2019 Freshman All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
• 2019 All-ACC Second Team
• 2019 ACC All-Freshman Team
2021: Started all 50 games for the Cardinals ... Hit .256 with a team-high 19 home runs and 63 RBIs ... Ranked top 20 nationally in homers and RBIs ... Drove in a pair of runs in game one of the doubleheader against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Made his first career starts at first base in the doubleheader against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Had at least one hit in all three games at Georgia Tech, including three doubles ... Hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot, against Boston College on March 13 ... Tallied a game-tying two-run double in the finale versus Boston College on March 14 ... Tallied a pair of multi-hit games at NC State, including a long home run in the series finale on March 21 ... Went 4-for-4 with two triples and five RBIs against Western Kentucky, the first UofL player with two triples in the same game since Ty Young in 2013 ... Homered and drove in four in the first game at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Hit a game-tying homer in the ninth inning at Notre Dame on March 27 ... Hit a two-run homer against Kentucky on April 6 ... Recorded his third career multi-homer game against Florida State on April 10, including his first career grand slam ... Homered in all three games of the series at Virginia, recording five extra-base hits with seven RBIs and six runs scored ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in the win at Kentucky on April 20 ... Hit his 11th home run of the season at Clemson on May 2 ... Homered and reached base three times in the win over Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Tallied four hits with two homers and five RBIs in the series against Duke ... Went 2-for-5, drove in three and hit his 15th home run of the year in the finale at North Carolina on May 16 ... Went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBIs in the ACC Championship opener against Clemson, the first three home run game by a Louisville player since Brendan McKay went deep four times against Eastern Kentucky in 2017 ... Hit a solo home run in the 11th inning of the ACC Championship second game against Georgia Tech.
2020: Started the first two games of the season at Ole Miss before exiting the second one with a hand injury... Missed the remaining 15 games before the season was halted... Had a run-scoring single in the season opener.
2019: Played in 59 games, starting 54 in his first season. Posted a .291 batting average with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs. The first freshman since Chris Dominguez in 2007 to hit 10 home runs in a season. Went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBIs in the Super Regional opener against East Carolina on June 7. Had a pair of hits, including a home run, and drove in four against Indiana in the NCAA Regional on June 2. Homered twice in the series opener against Florida State on May 16. Had a pair of hits, including a three-run homer at Indiana on May 14. Launched a solo home run at Virginia on May 11. Hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning of the victory at Notre Dame on May 4. Hit a pair of home runs in a 3-for-5 game against Western Kentucky on April 30. Named the ACC Player of the Week and Perfect Game National Player of the Week honors (April 22-28) after hitting .643 (9-for-14) with eight extra-base hits and 13 RBIs. Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple versus Alabama A&M on April 27. Became the sixth UofL player to hit for the cycle, going 5-for-6 with eight RBIs and five runs against Alabama A&M on April 26. Drove in three with a bases clearing triple and scored three times at Cincinnati on April 23. Went 4-for-5 with two RBI and four runs scored at Kentucky on April 16. Named the ACC Player of the Week (April 8-14) after hitting .533 (8-for-15) with four doubles, a home run and seven RBI. Tallied two doubles and reached base four times in the series finale at NC State on April 14. Went 3-for-5 with two runs in game two at NC State on April 13. Drove in a career-high five runs with a double and homer in game one at NC State on April 13. Doubled home two runs in the win over Northern Kentucky on April 9. Hit a go-ahead home run in the 11th inning at Clemson on April 7. Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the win over Wake Forest on March 31. Reached base three times and scored the winning run in the walk-off win against Georgia Tech on March 24. Homered in a 2-for-4 game at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Hit first career home run and drove in four runs against Ole Miss on March 13. Made his first career start in game two of the doubleheader against Brown on Feb. 22. Recorded his first collegiate hit as a pinch-hitter in game one on Feb. 22 against Brown. Made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter against UConn on Feb. 16.
High School: Lettered four seasons at Oak Creek High School, coached by Scott Holler… Selected in the 35th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Washington Nationals… Ranked as 149th nationally in the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game, including No. 3 in the state of Wisconsin… Four-time first-team All-State select… 2018 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year… Three-time Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year… 2018 USA Today and ABCA First Team All-Region… Set Oak Creek High School career records for hits (155), batting average (.458), runs (138), RBIs (140), doubles (36), slugging percentage (.819), on-base percentage (.587) stolen bases (66) and total bases (271)… Batted over .500 in his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Parents are Pete and Amy Binelas… Sibling is Athena… Majoring in sport administration… Intends to play baseball after college… His dad Pete is the greatest influencer on his athletic career… Enjoys deer and turkey hunting in his free time… Favorite movie is Talladega Nights…Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Aaron Rodgers… Favorite teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers… Dad Pete played professional basketball in Europe.
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