Former OSU baseball commit, Michigan football freshman, gets first career hit

Once an Ohio State baseball commit, the Wolverines football defensive back got his first hit on the baseball diamond for the maize and blue.

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When Michigan reeled in Columbus native Joey Velazquez into the 2019 class, it was a matter of time before he’d be productive for the Wolverines.

It just turned out that his first stats have come on the baseball diamond before the gridiron.

Velazquez redshirted for the football team in 2019, where he’s a potential utility man on the defensive side of the ball. He was recruited as a VIPER, but also has shown penchant to play safety. But his versatility doesn’t stop there, as the former Ohio State baseball commit got his first career hit for the maize and blue, in the Wolverines rout of UConn on Saturday.

Pinch hitting in the eighth inning, then playing right field, Velazquez is now 1-for-1 in his collegiate baseball career, batting 1.000 in the early season.

Now, naturally, while he has an entire spring to work on his slugging ability, fans will hope his natural talent will translate to the same success on the football field this fall.