Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Strong defensive outfielder with plus speed both in the field and on the base paths … Excellent situation hitter for the Wildcats who had a .360 career on-base percentage in 247 plate appearances … Played for Villanova from 2018-21 and saw extensive playing time at all three outfield positions … Overall appeared in 92 games with 62 starts during his collegiate career … Batted .211 (41-for-194) with a .360 on-base percentage and a .247 slugging percentage … Had 32 runs scored and 16 runs batted in while hitting three doubles and two triples … Drew 34 walks and was hit by a pitch 11 times … Struck out 54 times … Had eight sacrifice bunts and 11 stolen bases in 20 tries … Owned a career .979 fielding percentage with 139 putouts, four assists and three errors in 146 total chances in the outfield … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team all four years of his career and earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all eight semesters of his time at Villanova.
 
2021: Played in 30 games with 17 starts, including 14 starts in right field and three in left … Ranked second on the team with a .406 on-base percentage in 74 plate appearances … Batted .212 (11-for-52) with 13 walks and four hit by pitch … Struck out only 13 times … Scored seven runs and had five runs batted in … Hit one double and stole six bases while being caught four times … Tied for the team lead with five sacrifice bunts … Great situational hitter who reached base five times in nine plate appearances (.556 OBP) when coming off the bench … Had a season-high two hits and a stolen base against Georgetown on May 9 as the Wildcats completed a three-game sweep of the Hoyas … Singled, was hit by a pitch and drove in a season-high two runs in an 8-3 win over Stony Brook … Played terrific defense in the corner outfield spots with 37 putouts, one assist and one error (.974 fielding percentage) in 39 chances.
 
2020: One of five players on the team to start in all 14 games of the season before play was halted … Made 10 starts in right field and four in left as a steady defensive presence in the outfield … His 12 walks and 11 runs scored both ranked second on the team, as did his two stolen bases … Tallied 34 putouts without an error in the outfield … Had four hits, including a triple, and one run batted in … Was hit by a pitch once and struck out 11 times … Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and recorded a season-high five putouts in the outfield in a 2-1 upset win over No. 3 Arizona State … Walked three times and scored two runs in a win over Campbell … Singled, walked twice, stole two bases and scored two runs in a win over Bucknell.
 
2019: Earned playing time in the outfield and appeared in 37 games with 31 starts … Batted .255 with a .350 on-base percentage for the season, going 26-for-102 at the plate with nine walks and six times getting hit by a pitch … Totaled 13 runs scored and 10 runs batted in to go along with two doubles and a triple … Stole three bases in eight tries … Struck out 30 times … Played strong defense with 67 putouts, three assists and two errors for a .972 fielding percentage … Tallied six multi-hit games, including going 3-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI against Army West Point … Had two hits and drove in a run versus Chicago State and was 2-for-5 with a double against LIU … Singled, walked and drove in two runs against Bucknell … Appeared in 14 games with 12 starts against BIG EAST competition and had a .318 on-base percentage in 44 plate appearances.
 
2018: Worked his way into a role on the team as a pinch runner and a defensive sub in the outfield … Saw action in 11 games, entering as a pinch runner five times and for defense on six occasions … Played four innings in left field and three in right … Pinch ran and scored a run against Wagner … Had a putout in left field versus Army West Point … Made his collegiate debut in right field in the season opener at Norfolk State.
 
Club Baseball: Played for Hopewell Legion Post 339 and set club season records with 49 runs scored and 36 stolen bases.
 
Hopewell Valley Central High School: Earned four varsity letters in baseball and one in indoor track & field.
 
Personal: Born 9/8/99 in Princeton, N.J. … Older of two children of Brett and AJ Margulis … Has a younger sister, Chloe … Hobbies include skiing, playing piano and spending time with friends … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic reputation and the opportunity to play college baseball … Economics major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.