2023 Baseball Roster

Anna-Kate Owens
Anna-Kate Owens
Anna-Kate Owens
Gregg Reeves

27 Yan Ely Adames

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
  • Highschool Colegio Bautista de la Gracia

Biography

AWARDS
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America (2022 - 1st Team)
  • 3x All-SAC (2020, 2021, 2022 - 1st Team)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
  • NCCAA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022)
Appeared in and started 52 games ... batted 63-for-181 (.348) with a 16 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 50 RBIs, seven stolen bases and  21 runs scored ... led team in doubles and tied for team lead in RBIs ... recorded a season-high six hits and three runs scored in 23-21 loss against Southern Nazarene on Apr. 12 ... notched a season-high four RBIs in 16-3 win over Dallas Christian on Apr. 19.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2021)
Appeared in and started 50 games ... posted a team-high .386 batting average, going 71-of-184 from the plate ... also finished with the highest slugging percentage (.652) as well as the second-best on-base percentage (.431) ... boasted a team-leading 13 doubles and 12 home runs, tying the second-most homers hit by a MACU player during the NAIA Era (2008-present) ... recorded a team-high 55 RBIs for the third-best mark in the NAIA Era and scored the second-most runs on the team (43) ... in a 6-4 win over No. 2 Science & Arts on Mar. 11, went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs ... tied Jeff Eubank's single-game doubles record with three two-baggers, slashing 4-for-5 with seven RBIs in a 17-6 win at Southwestern Christian on Apr. 29.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020)
Competed in 31 games and made 31 starts ... led the team with a .372 batting average after slashing 42-for-113 ... hit 10 doubles and four home runs for the second-highest slugging percentage on the team (.566) ... tallied the second-most RBIs (29) while scoring the second-most runs (26) ... recorded the second-highest on-base percentage (.458) with 10 walks drawn and hit by eight pitches ... notched the highest fielding percentage (.993) of all players with 50 or more chances ...  recorded six three-hit games during the season, the first coming in a 3-for-4 performance with two runs in a 15-9 win over Houston-Victoria on Feb. 7 ... made history at MACU in a 27-5 victory at Bacone (Okla.) on Feb. 20, becoming the first player in the NAIA era to record eight RBIs in one game after going 3-for-6 with two home runs and three runs scored.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)
Appeared in 31 games and made 27 starts ... batted .281, going 27-for-96 from the plate ... hit five doubles and a homer for a .365 slugging percentage ... drove in 13 RBIs and scored seven runs ... recorded a .340 on-base percentage off nine walks ... recorded first career three-hit game after going 3-for-4 with two RBIs in a 6-5 victory over McPherson (Kan.) on Feb. 2 ... hit first career home run, batting 2-for-4 in a 13-9 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Apr. 27.

AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Colegio Bautista de la Gracia in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic ... was named an All-Region selection.

PERSONAL
Son of Luis Adames and Yaniris Altagracia Baez ... wants to start his own business after graduation ... enjoys working out in his free time.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'1"
  • 4

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'1"
    4
  • 4

    2020Junior

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'1"
    4
  • 27

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'1"
    27
  • 27

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Catcher
    6'1"
    27
  • 27

    2023Graduate Student

    Catcher
    6'1"
    27