2025 Baseball Roster
Walewander, Owen
Jersey Number 5
Owen Walewander
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Novato, Calif.
- Major:
- Accounting
Bio
2025 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Academic All-Patriot League… Played in 45 games while making 43 starts… Batted .300 with 42 hits, 27 RBIs, 25 runs scored, nine doubles and three home runs… Drew 18 walks, was hit by eight pitches and stole three bases… Recorded a .963 fielding percentage from the catcher position and caught 12 runners stealing… Ten multi-hit games… Went 3-4 with two RBIs and a double vs. LIU (3/1)… Went 3-5 with four runs scored, two doubles and an RBI at Coppin State (3/12)… Went 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Navy (4/27)… Named to Patriot League Honor Roll...
2024 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Played in 26 games while making 22 starts… Hit .174 with 12 hits, eight RBIs, three doubles, one home run and eight runs scored… Drew five walks and was hit by two pitches… Caught seven runners stealing from the catcher position… Had three multi-hit games… Went 2-4 with an RBI in season opener against Ball State (2/16)… Went 2-5 with four RBIs, a double, a home run and a run scored against Penn (3/20)… Went 2-4 with an RBI and a double against Lafayette (3/22)… Named to Patriot League Honor Roll…
2023 (FIRST-YEAR SEASON)
Moved into the lineup due to injuries and made his presence felt behind the plate with 12 starts in 24 appearances with seven hits, two doubles and a home run for nine RBIs and five runs scored...In his first start with the Mountain Hawks, Walewander crushed the first home run of his career, a three-run homer for three RBIs against Maryland Eastern Shore (3/5)... In his next game, he went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double with a run scored (3/8)... Put together another two-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored against Cairn (5/4)... Behind the plate, Walewander caught four runners stealing and had 81 putouts with 11 assists for a .989 fielding percentage...
BEFORE LEHIGH
Adding to the Mountain Hawks' catcher depth, Walewander enjoyed success at Chatham, being a part of the battery that includes fellow Lehigh arms Anthony Gonzalez and Tommy Lamar. He was a First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Division pick during his senior season, named the team's Most Valuable Player. In 2022, Walewander hit .365 with three homers, six doubles and a triple. Also a member of the football team, he was a First Team All-County and First Team All-Conference selection, earning the team MVP award during his senior year. In the classroom, Walewander was named 2022 Morris County Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for Chatham and spent four years on the honor roll.
Academic All-Patriot League… Played in 45 games while making 43 starts… Batted .300 with 42 hits, 27 RBIs, 25 runs scored, nine doubles and three home runs… Drew 18 walks, was hit by eight pitches and stole three bases… Recorded a .963 fielding percentage from the catcher position and caught 12 runners stealing… Ten multi-hit games… Went 3-4 with two RBIs and a double vs. LIU (3/1)… Went 3-5 with four runs scored, two doubles and an RBI at Coppin State (3/12)… Went 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Navy (4/27)… Named to Patriot League Honor Roll...
2024 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Played in 26 games while making 22 starts… Hit .174 with 12 hits, eight RBIs, three doubles, one home run and eight runs scored… Drew five walks and was hit by two pitches… Caught seven runners stealing from the catcher position… Had three multi-hit games… Went 2-4 with an RBI in season opener against Ball State (2/16)… Went 2-5 with four RBIs, a double, a home run and a run scored against Penn (3/20)… Went 2-4 with an RBI and a double against Lafayette (3/22)… Named to Patriot League Honor Roll…
2023 (FIRST-YEAR SEASON)
Moved into the lineup due to injuries and made his presence felt behind the plate with 12 starts in 24 appearances with seven hits, two doubles and a home run for nine RBIs and five runs scored...In his first start with the Mountain Hawks, Walewander crushed the first home run of his career, a three-run homer for three RBIs against Maryland Eastern Shore (3/5)... In his next game, he went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double with a run scored (3/8)... Put together another two-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored against Cairn (5/4)... Behind the plate, Walewander caught four runners stealing and had 81 putouts with 11 assists for a .989 fielding percentage...
BEFORE LEHIGH
Adding to the Mountain Hawks' catcher depth, Walewander enjoyed success at Chatham, being a part of the battery that includes fellow Lehigh arms Anthony Gonzalez and Tommy Lamar. He was a First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Division pick during his senior season, named the team's Most Valuable Player. In 2022, Walewander hit .365 with three homers, six doubles and a triple. Also a member of the football team, he was a First Team All-County and First Team All-Conference selection, earning the team MVP award during his senior year. In the classroom, Walewander was named 2022 Morris County Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for Chatham and spent four years on the honor roll.
Baseball vs. Coppin State
Tuesday, April 29
Baseball vs. Penn
Wednesday, March 19
Baseball vs. UAlbany
Sunday, March 16
Season Preview Baseball
Thursday, February 13
