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Baldwin Wallace University

2022 Baseball

11 Alex Ludwick

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Brunswick
  • High School Padua Franciscan
  • Position SS

Biography

2022

  • American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-America third-team selection
  • American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region first-team honoree
  • D3baseball.com All-Region second-team recipient
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Hitter of the week February 21, 2022
  • BW Outstanding Male Athlete Award winner
  • Preseason d3baseball.com All-American Selection
  • Appeared in and started all 50 games
  • Totaled 218 at-bats, leading the team and the OAC
  • Tied for the lead and tied for third in the OAC in hits (80)
  • Scored 64 runs, led the team and was third in the OAC
  • Single Season Record Holder in Doubles (20)
  • Single Season At-Bats Record holder (218)
  • Single Season Most Games Played/Started (50)
  • Led the team and was second in the OAC in doubles (20)
  • Added three triples and fifth in the OAC with 10 homeruns
  • Totaled 48 RBIs
  • Walked 26 times
  • Second on the team in stolen bases, posting 14
  • Totaled 68 putouts and 111 assists
  • Earned his fourth varsity letter

2021 

  • D3baseball.com All-Mideast Region first-team selection
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection 
  • American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Sports All-Mideast Region second-team selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference All-Tournament selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week on March 22
  • BW Big Stick Award Winner
  • Appeared in all 40 games
  • Led the team in runs (50), hits (76), and triples (4)
  • Led the team in batting avg., hitting .434
  • Notched a team-high .697 slugging percentage
  • Tied for the most homeruns on the team, tallying eight
  • Recorded 14 doubles
  • .465 on-base percentage
  • Earned 10 stolen bases
  • Went 4-6 in the 11-7 win vs. Wilmington on Mar. 20 - posting two homeruns, two runs, a triple, and five RBIs
  • Recorded 47 putouts 
  • Pitched 10.2 innings
  • Finished the season with a 1-1 record on the mound
  • Struck out five batters and allowed just four hits
  • Earned third varsity letter

2020

  • Appeared in 11 games before the season was canceled due to COVID-19
  • 16 hits in 43 at-bats
  • Drove in eight runs and stole five bases
  • .372 batting average with four doubles and one triple
  • .481 on-base percentage and .512 slugging

2019

  • Received the BW Gold Glove Award, symbolic of the team's Most Outstanding Defensive Player
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection
  • Single Season Triples Record holder (6)
  • Appeared in and started all 43 games
  • Batted .314 with 11 doubles, a team-leading and career-high six triples
  • Led team with 43 runs scored and 88 total bases
  • Had 35 RBI and seven stolen bases
  • Had two homeruns in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Tournament in Chicago, Illinois
  • Earned his second varsity letter

2018

  • BW Rookie of the Year Award recipient
  • Appeared in and started 45 games
  • Fifth on team with a .331 batting average (59 for 178)
  • Had a .441 on-base percentage
  • Fourth on team with a .494 slugging percentage
  • Fourth on squad with 59 base hits
  • Fourth on team with 13 doubles
  • Led the squad with five triples
  • Hit two home runs
  • Walked 24 times
  • Third on team with 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts
  • Fourth on squad with 39 runs batted in 
  • Fifth on team with 43 runs scored

Career Records Held

  • Games Played/Started - 189/189
  • At-Bats - 802
  • Hits - 290
  • Runs Scored - 208
  • Singles - 187
  • Doubles - 62
  • Triples - 19

Batting Career Bests

  • Six at bats (13x) with the last at Penn St. Behrend on May 8, 2022
  • Four hits (5x) with last vs. Ohio Northeron on April 24, 2021
  • Two doubles (3x) with the last vs. Ohio Northern where he went 4-4 on April 24, 2021
  • Two home runs (2x) both vs. Wilmington with last time on March 20, 2021
  • Six runs batted in (2x) (RBIs) with last coming vs. Sewanee on March 11, 2022
  • Four runs scored (3x) with last coming vs. Oberlin on April 24, 2022 and one time being against NCAA Division I Butler University in 2020
  • Started out the NCAA Regional Championship with a two-run homerun, hitting 3-4 with three runs, three RBIs, and a double, defeating Wheaton (Mass.)
  • In his final game of his career, in game two of the NCAA World Series, hit 2-4 with a run, a double, and two RBIs
  • Started in every game for the Yellow Jackets in 2022, including the NCAA Regionals, Super Regionals, and World Series (2022), and was one of two student-athletes on the team from the 2018 NCAA Tournament appearance

Fielding Career Bests

  • Four putouts (7x) with last coming vs. Mount Union in the OAC Tournament on May 13, 2022
  • Seven assists (3x) with the last coming vs. Arcadia (Pa.) on March 12, 2022

High School

  • Earned three varsity letters in baseball
  • Two-time first-team All-North Coast League
  • Honorable mention All-Ohio
  • Two-time Defensive Player of the Year
  • Also earned two varsity letters in basketball
  • Honorable mention All-North Coast League for basketball
  • Also earned three varsity letters in football
  • Two-time first-team All-North Coast League for football
  • Second-team All-Ohio for football
  • National Honors Society member
  • 2017 Mr. Bruin award recipient

Personal

  • Business Administration major
  • Dean's List student
  • Son of Lisamarie Ludwick and Tulio Garanzi

 

This page was last updated on August 11, 2022

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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    2022Senior

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