Northwestern State University of Louisana

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE HITTER OF THE WEEK (MARCH 31, 2025)
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE HITTER OF THE WEEK (APRIL 29, 2024)

2025 Season: 
• Appeared in 56 games, starting 54, in his second season at Northwestern State.
• led the team with 20 stolen bases and was third in total bases (101) and tied for third in hits (63).
• hit the second of back-to-back home runs in a May 17 Southland Conference Tournament elimination-game loss to New Orleans, finishing 2-for-6 with three runs scored.
• tripled in each of the first two games against McNeese and finished the series 5-for-12. 
• swatted a home run and a double in a May 3 win at Pepperdine.
• opened the series with a three-hit game in a May 2 win at Pepperdine.
• picked up a three-hit game with a stolen base in an April 29 win at ULM.
• cranked a two-run home run and finished 2-for-4 in an April 25 win at Stephen F. Austin.
• capped a three-run fourth inning with a two-run single in an April 15 win against LSU-Alexandria.
• blasted a three-run home run in the first inning and finished with his first career four-hit game in an April 13 win at HCU.
• earned Southland Conference Hitter of the Week honors after cranking four home runs and driving in 10 runs from March 25-30.
• notched his first career multi-home run game against Nicholls on March 30, going 2-for-3 with four RBIs.
• homered and drove in four runs in Game 2 of a March 29 doubleheader sweep of Nicholls.
• blasted his first home run of the season and added a triple in a March 25 win against Centenary.
• batted .326 (14-for-43) during an 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 25-March 16.
• drove in four runs in a Feb. 15 win against Central Arkansas.

2024 Season:
• Appeared in 53 games, starting 48, in his first season a NSU.
• led the Demons in home runs (10), triples (4) and slugging percentage (.568) and was second on the team with 46 RBIs.
• had 10 multi-RBI games, second on the team.
• homered in the Demons' elimination-game loss to Lamar in the SLC Tournament.
• delivered his fourth triple of the season -- and his third at Alex Box Stadium -- in a May 7 loss at LSU.
• homered in each of the first two games at Lamar, including a two-run, seventh-inning blast to break up Brooks Caple's no-hit bid on May 3.
• named Southland Conference Hitter of the Week after batting .600 with a home run and 11 RBIs in a four-game stretch from April 23-28 .
• went 6-for-9 with a home run, two stolen bases and six RBIs in a three-game sweep of HCU from April 26-28.
• drove in a career-high five runs in an April 23 win against LSUA.
• homered in the second game of an April 19 doubleheader at UIW.
• hit his second grand slam in four days in a 14-0 win against LSUA on April 16.
• connected on an inside-the-park grand slam in an April 13 win at Nicholls.
• blasted a game-winning, two-run home run in the 10th inning of an April 12 win at Nicholls.
• homered for the second straight game and drove in a career-high four runs in an 11-4 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 5.
• connected on his first NSU home run -- a two-run shot -- against ULM on April 3.
• hit safely in a career-long four games from March 26-30.
• had a game-tying double and a triple in a March 26 win against Louisiana Christian.
• went 4-for-11 with two doubles and three RBIs in a three-game series at Louisiana Tech from March 15-17.
• went 2-for-2 with a walk in a Feb. 24 loss to Stony Brook.
• tripled in back-to-back NSU wins against Northern Illinois (Feb. 22) and Stony Brook (Feb. 23).
• made his NSU debut, starting in left field on opening day (Feb. 16) against Southern Illinois.

Prior to NSU:
• Two-time All-Dallas Area Conference selection for the Bears.
• hit .323 with 16 doubles, four triples, two home runs and 18 RBIs in 36 games in 2023.
• batted .396 with three home runs, 32 RBIs and 19 stolen bases as a freshman.
• graduated with a 3.1 GPA.

High School:
• Four-year letterman for coach Clay Martin’s Bulldogs.
• first-team all-district shortstop after hitting .390 as a senior and helping Wylie to a 27-7 record and a fourth-round playoff appearance.
• helped the Bulldogs reach the state playoffs in his freshman and sophomore seasons before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled his junior season.
• three-year football letterman was a first-team all-district quarterback after throwing for 30 touchdowns as a senior.
• graduated with a 3.3 GPA.

Personal:
• Born Dec. 12, 2002.
• son of Crystal and Gregg Valentine.
• mom Crystal has her pro card as a golfer.
• has a brother, Blaze, and a sister, Brylee.
• majoring in political science.
• plans to become a lawyer.
• life’s ambition is to become a U.S. Senator.