Alex Alicea

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

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Alex Alicea celebrating a double against Kentucky.

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Alex Alicea after a home run against St. John's

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Gavin Kilen and Alex Alicea at second base.

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B/T:
S/R
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
High School:
St. Thomas More
Prev School:
St. Thomas More HS

CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
• 2025 NCAA Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team

2025: Played in 61 games, making 59 starts (all at SS) ... Posted a .307 average with 10 doubles, three triples and one home run ... Scored 50 runs and drove in 25 ... Finished 34-of-40 in stolen bases, ranking third in the ACC and tied for ninth-most in program history ... Matched his career high with three hits and scored a career-best three runs against WMU on Feb. 22 ... Tallied five hits and five RBIs in the series against St. John’s, including his first home run of the season in the finale on March 2 ... Went 3-for-4, coming up just a homer short of the cycle against Lipscomb on March 11 ... Tallied a pair of extra-base hits with three RBIs and three runs scored against Northern Kentucky on March 18 ... Had three hits in the win over Kentucky on April 8 ... Had a pair of multi-hit games and stole five bases in the series at Notre Dame ... Matched a season-high with three hits against Wake Forest on May 16 ... Named to the Nashville Regional All-Tournament team after going 5-for-10, including a 3-for-3 game in the final against Wright State ... Reached base three times and scored twice, including the game-winning run, in the walk-off win over Oregon State in the College World Series.

2024: Played in 47 games during his freshman season, starting 36 (35 at 2B, 1 at SS) ... Finished with a .291 average, 11 doubles, two triples and one home run ... Drove in 25 and scored 27 times ... Tallied more walks and HBPs (23) than strikeouts (18) ... Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against UConn on Feb. 16 ... Drew his first start on Feb. 23 at second base against St. Bonaventure ... Recorded six hits and three multi-RBI games in the four-game series vs. St. Bonaventure ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in three in the series opener against Youngstown State ... Tallied a career-best three hits with two RBIs against Kentucky on April 16 ... Gave the Cardinals the lead with a bases-clearing three-run double at Miami on April 19 ... Notched his second three-hit night in the win over Miami on April 20 ... Had a pair of hits and drove in three against Clemson on April 28 ... Hit the first home run of his career in the series opener at North Carolina on May 10.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball at St. Thomas More High School … Three-time All-State and All-District selection … 2023 Metro Classic Conference Player of the Year … 2023 PBR Wisconsin Player of the Year … 2023 WBCA Division 2 Player of the Year … Hit over .500 in all three varsity seasons … Was a perfect 57-for-57 in stolen bases as a senior, setting the school record … Ranked as the No. 11 overall player in Wisconsin by Perfect Game.

Personal: Son of Juan Carlos and Lilly Alicea … Has two older siblings – Christina and Jazmine … Majoring in Criminal Justice … Chose Louisville over Michigan, Indiana, Miami (Ohio), Kansas State and Iowa … Enjoys video games and golf … Favorite movie is Speed Racer … Fan of the Milwaukee Brewers … Favorite athlete is Jon Jones … Likes to garden and be outside … Favorite food is chicken wings.