Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

2021-22 (Graduate Student)

All-BIG EAST (Second Team)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)

Villanova Career: Steady hitter who possesses strong defensive skills at first base … Comes to Villanova as a graduate transfer from UMass-Lowell … Started and played all 49 games of the season… Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team as well as the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in his Spring semester.
 
Previous to Villanova Career: Experienced college player who appeared in 158 games while amassing 601 plate appearances during his undergraduate career at UMass-Lowell … As a senior ranked fifth in the country in triples (six) and was 10^th in the America East with a .997 fielding percentage and just one error in 335 total chances … Over his four seasons (2018-21) with the River Haws was a .240/.301/.326 batter with 128 hits in 533 at-bats … Had 59 runs scored and 67 runs batted in while hitting 14 doubles, 10 triples and four home runs … Drew 37 walks and struck out 102 times … Hit by a pitch on 14 occasions, had seven sacrifice bunts and hit 10 sacrifice flies … Stole two bases in six tries … As a fielder had 454 putouts, 162 assists and 24 errors in 640 total chances … Recorded a .963 fielding percentage while turning 55 double plays…
 
2022 (Villanova): A crucial member of the offensive team, a strong batter and solid fielder in his first season suiting up with the Wildcats… Started and played all 49 games of the season…Was the team’s second leading batter with a .323 batting average, .429 slugging percentage, and four home runs on the season… Yielded a .398 on base percentage… Stepping up to the plate 198 times, he produced 64 hits and 31 runs, hitting seven doubles, one triple as well as bring in 33 RBIs… On the defensive end he had 26 putouts and was the team’s third leader in assists with 82 and a .885 fielding percentage.
 
2021 (UMass-Lowell): Led the America East and ranked fifth in the country with six triples on the season … Only player on the River Hawks roster who started in all 47 games during the year … Batted .221 (38-for-172) with a .283 on-base percentage and a .355 slugging percentage … Recorded 13 extra-base hits with five doubles, the six triples and two home runs … Scored 23 runs and had 23 runs batted in … Drew 10 walks, was hit by a pitch six times and struck out 33 times … Hit one sacrifice hit and three sacrifice flies … Caught stealing in his only attempt … Ranked 10^th in the conference with a .997 fielding percentage … Had 310 putouts, 24 assists and just one error in 335 chances while turning 25 double plays … Tallied 10 multi-hit games, including three games with three hits, and tied for second on the team with seven multi-RBI games … In a four-game conference series against UMBC on March 20-21 went 7-for-16 at the plate with six runs scored, five RBI, three doubles and a triple … Had three hits against Hartford on May 2 and in the season finale versus the Hawks on May 22.
 
2020 (UMass-Lowell): Started all 15 games before the season was halted and had a slash line of .293/.348/.379 for the year … Went 17-for-58 at the plate with two doubles, a home run, four runs scored and a team-high nine RBI … Drew six walks and struck out seven times … Stole a base, had one sacrifice bunt and hit two sacrifice flies … Had a .978 fielding percentage with 75 putouts, 13 assists and two errors.
 
2019 (UMass-Lowell): Appeared in 44 games with 35 starts as a sophomore and hit .260/.315/.344 over 147 plate appearances … Went 34-for-131 at the plate with 16 runs scored and 14 runs batted in … Hit four doubles, two triples and a home run while drawing nine walks and striking out 20 times … Was hit by a pitch on three occasions … Recorded one sacrifice bunt and three sacrifice flies … Stole one base in two tries … In the final game of the season against Hartford in the America East Championship finished just a single short of the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and a solo home run in a narrow 6-4 loss in an elimination game on the second day of the conference tournament … Ended the year going 8-for-17 (.471) at the plate over his final four games played … In the field had 17 putouts, 37 assists and 11 errors in 65 chances.
 
2018 (UMass-Lowell): Played in 52 games with 51 starts as a freshman and batted .227 (39-for-172) with a .293 on-base percentage … Had 16 runs scored and 21 runs batted in on the year while hitting three doubles and two triples … Drew 12 walks, was hit by a pitch five times and struck out 42 times … Had four sacrifice bunts, two sacrifice flies and was 0-for-2 on stolen base attempts … Tallied seven multi-hit games on the year, including going 2-for-3 with a run scored in a midweek game against Boston College … Went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI against Stony Brook in the America East conference tournament … Recorded 52 putouts, 88 assists and 10 errors in 150 chances in the field … Had a .933 fielding percentage and turned 20 double plays.
 
St. Mary’s High School: Earned four varsity letters as a shortstop on the baseball team … Two-time first team all-state and three-time first team all-county honoree … Earned all-league accolades all four years of high school and was a first team New Jersey All-Decade Team selection … As a senior was named The Record North Jersey Player of the Year while helping his team win a Non-Public Group B state sectional title … Finished first in the state with 53 hits and 43 runs batted in to go along with a .552 batting average … Those statistics earned him first team all-league and all-county mention … Named to the all-state second team and the All-State Non-Public first team … Previously earned first team all-league honors as a sophomore and was a second team pick as a freshman … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years of high school and was inducted to the Spanish National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 11/21/98 in Bronx, N.Y. … One of seven children of Jose and Annette Castellanos … Siblings are Anthony (37), Luis (35), Leslie (32), Samantha (28), Chris (25), Chris (30) and Kaylin (18) … Enjoys playing video games, working out and taking his dogs to the park in his spare time … Graduated from UMass-Lowell and is enrolled in graduate school at Villanova … Chose to further his education at Villanova because of its prestigious academic programs and the opportunity to play BIG EAST baseball … Business major.