Biography
SU Career Rankings: t-7th in starts (37)...
2026: National rankings: 139th in ERA (3.35)…C2C rankings: 3rd in K (64), t-5th in Wins (5), 6th in ERA…Opening Day starter for third straight year, 2/14 vs. Moravian…Made 12 starts and logged 75 1/3 innings with 64 strikeouts, 26 walks, 72 hits allowed and 28 earned runs… Led the team with 4 runners caught stealing while totaling 18 assists and 2 putouts in the field… Picked off 1 runner vs. Moravian on Feb. 14… Struck out a season-high 9 and worked 7 innings vs. Haverford on March 21, adding a season-best 3 strikeouts looking and 3 assists… Recorded 3 strikeouts looking at Randolph-Macon on April 11…Recorded final out to clinch Super Regional championship and College World Series berth against UChicago on May 22…
2025: ABCA First-Team All-Region, D3baseball.com Second-Team All-Region…First-Team All-C2C…1x C2C Pitcher of the Week (3/10)…National rankings: Ninth in starts (14), 113th in ERA (2.96)…C2C rankings: First in wins (7), third in ERA (2.96), fifth in strikeouts (44)…Pitched 4.1 scoreless innings in second straight Opening Day start, 2/23 vs. RIT…Earned first win with career-long 7.1 strong innings (1 ER, 4 K), 3/8 vs. TCNJ…Won three straight starts (17.1 IP, 1 ER, 11 K), 3/25-4/7…Buzzed through seven scoreless one-hit innings for first of three straight wins, 4/27 vs. CNU…Pitched 5.1 innings of four-run ball to win C2C championship game, 5/8 vs. CNU…Earned win in NCAA Regional opener (5.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 K), 5/16 vs. JWU-Providence…
2024: Made Opening Day start, allowed three runs over 4.1 innings, 2/16 vs. Cortland…Registered first Quality Start of season (6 IP, 2 R), 3/3 vs. Oswego…Earned save with three scoreless no-hit innings, 3/8 vs. PSU-Harrisburg…Struck out career-high nine batters over seven one-run innings to win, 3/24 vs. Haverford…Won and pitched seven scoreless with five strikeouts in Regional-opening shutout, 5/17 vs. UMass-Dartmouth…
2023: Earned relief win in collegiate debut (3 IP, 2 R, 2 K), 2/19 vs. Cortland (Game 2)…Tossed five scoreless innings with five strikeouts for win, 3/4 vs. TCNJ (Game 2)…Allowed one run over seven innings to win first career start, 3/12 vs. Moravian (Game 1)…Pitched four innings in relief to earn save at Harrisburg Regional, 5/20 at PSU-Harrisburg…
High School: Played baseball for head coach Craig Helfgott and basketball for Mike Nausedus at Marlboro…All-Shore Conference honoree…National Honor Society inductee…
Personal: Son of Kevin and Liz Villa…Brother of Lia Villa…Favorite foods are chicken, pasta, mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese…Favorite professional teams are the New York Giants and Yankees…Chose SU for its great baseball team, culture, and history…
