Biography
2024: Started 28 of 25 games played ... recorded 14 hits, 14 runs, 11 RBI, four doubles, three home runs, and a triple ... tallied four multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances ... led the Gothic Knights in home runs (3) ... hit a home run for two RBI and one run in win at Baruch (3/19) ... hit 2-for-4 with a triple to collect two RBI and three runs (3/20) ... went 3-for-3 with a double to score one in win at William Paterson (4/26).
2023: Appeared in 27 games, including 11 starts in the middle infield as a junior ... went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a run scored in the 21-6 win over John Jay (3/9) ... finished 1-for-3 with two RBI, two runs and a homer in the 9-3 win over Manhattanville (4/4) ... was 1-for-1 with a triple and a run scored at St. Joe's-L.I. (4/11).
2022: Appeared in all 39 games, making 38 starts as the team's primary shortstop as a sophomore ... tied for first on the team in triples (3), was third in runs scored (33) and walks (22), fourth in home runs (3), fifth in RBI (24) ... he also led the team in assisted putouts (98) and double-plays turned (19) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI, scored a run and stole a base in the win vs. Ohio Northern (3/8) ... was 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBI, a walk and a stolen base in the win over Baruch (3/22) ... dominated in the win against St. Elizabeth (3/31), going 3-for-4 with seven RBI, three runs, a walk and his first two career home runs, including a grand slam ... went 5-for-8 with five runs, three RBI, two walks and a homer in the doubleheader loss to Stockton (4/9) ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI against Rowan (4/10) ... was 1-for-4 with two RBI, which came on the two-out, bottom-of-the-ninth game-tying triple in the win over Rutgers-Camden (4/16).
2021: Appeared in 29 of 30 games as a rookie, making 25 starts between second, third and short … was one of four players with double-digit steals (10-of-16) … led the team in walks (19) and was fourth in runs scored (14) … in the field, he led the team in assists (68) and double plays (13) … recorded his first-career hit, going 2-for-8 with two doubles and a run scored in the doubleheader at William Paterson (3/20) … went 1-for-2 with two RBI, a double, was hit by a pitch and scored a run at Montclair State (3/26) … went 2-for-2 in stolen bases against William Paterson (3/27) and at Stockton (4/3), adding three runs, two walks and a hit against the Ospreys … was 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs and a pair of RBI at William Paterson (4/16) … was also 1-for-3 with two RBI, a walk a stolen base and three runs at Ramapo (4/22).
High School: A 2020 graduate of Trenton Catholic High School ... also attended the Peddie School from freshman to junior year.
Personal: Son of Johanna Avelino and Cristobal Moreno ... has two siblings ... minoring in exercise science ... likes eating good food.
