Alex Vera

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Joliet, Ill.
High School:
Joliet Catholic
B/T:
L/L

2023 (at Illinois): Went 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA (20 ER/31.1 IP) in 20 relief appearances...struck out 33 batters compared to 10 walks issued...His 20 appearances were third-most on the team...His 33 strikeouts were fifth-most among Illini relievers...Worked a season-high 3.2 innings on April 4 vs. Illinois State and whiffed a career-high nine batters...Did not allow an earned run in his first 8.0 innings of work on the season, spanning five games.

2022 (at Illinois): Went 0-0 with a 4.18 ERA (11 ER/23.2 IP) in 16 relief appearances...Posted the second-lowest ERA on the team among relief pitchers with at least 15 appearances...Fanned a total of16 batters, a personal-best mark for season strikeouts...Worked a career-high 4.0 innings on April 12 vs. Illinois State...Set a career-high with three strikeouts on March 19 at Southern Illinois; Later matched on May 19 at Penn State...Ended the season on a 6.0 inning scoreless streak, spanning five games.

2021 (at Illinois): Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen...0-0, 3.94 ERA (16.0 IP, 7 ER), 7 BB, 12 SO...Second lowest ERA on the team...Three outings of 2.0+ IP and 0 runs allowed.

2020 (at Illinois - Shortened due to COVID-19): Appeared in three games out of the bullpen.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE: No. 7 left-handed pitcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report...No. 19 recruit in Illinois by Perfect game and No. 58 by Prep Baseball Report...No. 470 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game...Played for head coach Jared Voss at Joliet Catholic...2019 All-ESCC...2019 All-WJOL Tournament...2019 all-area first team...2018 all-area second team...6-2, 2.64 ERA, 72 SO as a senior...7-0, 0.64 ERA as a junior

PERSONAL: Son of Rigo Vera and Jennifer Alamillo...Has two brothers, Tony and Ricky, and one sister, Eva