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30 Alex Welder

  • Position First Base/Outfielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 235
  • Hometown Rochester, Minn.
  • Prev School John Marshall H.S.
  • Major Health Care Management

Biography

AS A BULLDOG:
2019: Had 10 starts while appearing in 23 games during his junior season ... had seven hits and five runs in 38 total at-bats ... managed 94 putouts (fourth on the team) with only one error ... had a fielding percentage of .990 (fifth on the team).
2018: Saw a hefty increase in playing time from his debut year, appearing in 40 games (4th most on team) and starting 30 of them at the first base position ... had a hand in team-leading 240 puts outs during the season ... hit his first career double on March 1 against Bemidji State and his  first career triple on April 11 against St. Cloud State ... more than quadrupled his hit total from the previous year (19).
2017: Eased into the Bulldogs' lineup in his first collegiate year, making 11 appearances with five starts ... collected three of his four hits on the season in his final three games of the year ... knocked in his first collegiate home run in his final game against Northern State University on May 6. 
BEFORE UMD: A 2016 graduate of Rochester John Marshall High School ... played three seasons for the Rockets ... served as team captain during 2016 ... led the Rockets to a Big Nine Conference championship in 2014 ... played for the Minnesota Blizzard club baseball program ... also played three seasons of hockey as a defenseman and one season of football as a defensive lineman and tight end.
PERSONAL: Born Alex Scott Welder in Appleton, Wisconsin ... is son of Mary and Scott Welder (a University of North Dakota football alum) ... has one brother, Vincent ... father ... is majoring in health care management at UMD

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2020

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2017Freshman

    Outfielder
    6'5" 220 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2018Sophomore

    First Base/Outfielder
    6'5" 220 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2019Junior

    First Base/Outfielder
    6'5" 235 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2020Senior

    First Base/Outfielder
    6'5" 235 lbs
    30