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15 Brenton Villasenor
15 - Brenton Villasenor
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Lemont, Ill.
High School: Providence Catholic
Position: P
app 8
gs 8
w 1
l 5
sv 0
ip 41.0
era 5.71
k 49

School Records:

  • Career: No. 1 in games started (38); No. 2 in strikeouts (197); No. 3 in innings pitched (207.1); No. 7 in ERA (4.25); No. 10 in pitching appearances (38)
  • Season: No. 6 in strikeouts (72 in 2018)

2019:

  • Started eight games on the mound
  • Compiled a 1-5 record with a 5.71 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched
  • Struck out a season-high 11 batters over 5.2 innings in a win over Thomas More
  • Tallied eight strikeouts in seven innings at Transylvania
  • MWC Academic All-Conference 

2018:

  • Started 11 games on the mound
  • Posted a 4-4 record with a 3.22 ERA, three complete games and one shutout on the season
  • Led the team with 72 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched
  • Threw a seven-inning shutout with eight strikeouts versus Luther
  • Struck out a career-high 12 batters in a seven-inning win over Finlandia
  • Tallied 10 strikeouts in 6.2 innings against Benedictine

2017:

  • Started 10 games on the mound
  • Led the team in victories with a 6-3 record to go with a 3.03 ERA, one complete game and 46 strikeouts in 59.1 innings on the season
  • Tossed eight innings with one run allowed in a win over Wisconsin-Superior
  • Struck out seven batters in four innings of a win against Keuka
  • Tallied seven strikeouts with one run allowed in a six-inning victory versus St. Olaf

2016:

  • Started nine games on the mound
  • Posted a 2-5 record with a 6.30 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 40 innings on the season
  • Allowed one earned run in six innings to earn his first collegiate victory at Hanover
  • Struck out a season-high seven batters with one run allowed en route to a seven-inning victory at Dominican

Personal:

  • Majors: Public Policy and History
  • UChicago activities: Order of the "C", Psi Upsilon
  • Played four years of baseball in high school, including three years on varsity
  • As a senior, posted a 10-2 record with a 2.11 ERA
  • Two-time IHSA State Champion (2014, 2015)
  • All-State as a senior
  • Team MVP (2015)
  • All-Area Team (2014, 2015)
  • 1st Honors all four years, AP Scholar
  • Habitat for Humanity, Augustinian Youth Ministry, Mock Trial Team
Recent Games
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 8 3
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 8 3
Games started 8 3
Wins 1 0
Losses 5 2
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 41.0 17.1
Hits 56 23
Runs 35 15
Earned Runs 26 12
Walks 16 7
Strikeouts 49 18
Strikeouts per Game 10.76 9.35
Doubles Allowed 3 1
Triples Allowed - -
Home Runs Allows 1 -
At Bats Against 180 72
Batting Average Against .311 .319
Earned Run Average 5.71 6.23
Wild pitches 3 2
Hit Batters 2 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 1 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 -
Total Chances 6 3
Put Outs 1 0
Assists 4 3
Errors 1 0
Fielding Percentage .833 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 12 6
Runners Caught Stealing 2 2
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .143 .250
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era bb k hr
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 1 0 1 0 7.0 7 5 3 3.86 1 8 -
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 1 1 0 0 5.2 5 2 0 0.00 1 11 -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 1 0 1 0 5.0 7 5 4 7.20 3 3 1
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 1 0 1 0 2.0 9 6 6 27.00 1 3 -
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 2.25 3 6 -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 1 0 1 0 6.2 10 5 4 5.40 1 7 -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 1 0 1 0 4.1 8 6 6 12.46 2 5 -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 1 0 0 0 6.1 5 4 2 2.84 4 6 -
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 3 1 1 1 .667 - 1 - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 0 0 0 0 - - 3 - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 4 1 .200 - -
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2015-16 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2018-19 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 38 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2015-16 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 38 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era
2015-16 9 9 2 5 0 - 40.0 46 39 28 16 30 6.75 4 6.30
2016-17 10 10 6 3 0 1 59.1 70 27 20 13 46 6.98 - 3.03
2017-18 11 11 4 4 0 3 67.0 80 35 24 13 72 9.67 2 3.22
2018-19 8 8 1 5 0 - 41.0 56 35 26 16 49 10.76 1 5.71
Total 38 38 13 17 0 4 207.1 252 136 98 58 197 8.55 7 4.25
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2015-16 9 15 5 8 2 .867 1 5 3 .375 - -
2016-17 10 20 3 15 2 .900 1 5 4 .444 - -
2017-18 11 9 2 7 0 1.000 - 13 6 .316 - -
2018-19 8 6 1 4 1 .833 - 12 2 .143 - -
Total 38 50 11 34 5 .900 2 35 15 .300 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
March 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
March 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era
Total 8 8 1 5 0 - 41.0 56 35 26 16 49 10.76 1 5.71
Conference 3 3 0 2 0 - 17.1 23 15 12 7 18 9.35 - 6.23
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
-
Home 2 2 0 0 0 - 10.1 10 6 3 7 12 10.45 - 2.61
Away 5 5 0 5 0 - 25.0 41 27 23 8 26 9.36 1 8.28
Neutral 1 1 1 0 0 - 5.2 5 2 0 1 11 17.47 - 0.00
-
Wins 3 3 1 0 0 - 16.0 15 8 3 8 23 12.94 - 1.69
Losses 5 5 0 5 0 - 25.0 41 27 23 8 26 9.36 1 8.28
-
March 3 3 1 2 0 - 17.2 19 12 7 5 22 11.21 1 3.57
April 4 4 0 3 0 - 17.0 32 19 17 7 21 11.12 - 9.00
May 1 1 0 0 0 - 6.1 5 4 2 4 6 8.53 - 2.84
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 8 6 1 4 1 .833 - 12 2 .143 - -
Conference 3 3 0 3 0 1.000 - 6 2 .250 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 7 1 .125 - -
Away 5 5 1 3 1 .800 - 5 1 .167 - -
Neutral 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 7 1 .125 - -
Losses 5 5 1 3 1 .800 - 5 1 .167 - -
-
March 3 3 1 1 1 .667 - 3 - - - -
April 4 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
May 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 4 1 .200 - -