2024 Baseball Roster
Sosa, Alex
Auburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM
Thursday, May 29
Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Tuesday, June 11
Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Sunday, June 09
Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional
Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 13
Alex Sosa
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Viera, Fla.
- B/T:
- L/R
- Major:
- Management
- High School (Last School):
- Viera
Bio
2025- Sophomore Season
2024 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Played and started 52 games, finishing with a .291 batting average
- Recorded 55 hits, 16 doubles, 10 home runs, and 40 RBIs while scoring 43 runs in 189 at-bats
- Had an SLG% of .534 and an OB% of .401
- Logged 16 multiple-hit games and tied for the team lead with 13 multiple-RBI games
- Had a season-high six-game hitting streak and a 14-game on-base streak
- Recorded his first four-hit game for the Wolfpack against UNCW (5/6)
- Matched a career-high in total bases with six against Clemson (4/26_
- Hit three doubles in the Wolfpack win over Louisville (4/11)
- Caught four runners stealing on the season
2024 - Freshman Season
- Made 35 total appearances with 30 starts as a freshman, starting 26 games as the designated hitter and four games at catcher
- Ranked second among freshman position players with 35 games played despite missing a month due to illness
- Batted .230 with 26 hits, six homers, 24 RBI and 16 runs scored
- Logged eight multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
- Set a career-high with three hits in a Super Regional win over No. 10 Georgia on June 10, helping NC State advance to its fourth College World Series
- Crushed a grand slam for a run-rule walk-off victory over No. 8 Wake Forest on May 16
- Went 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored, two walks and a career-high five RBI in an ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech on May 22
- Started all eight NCAA Tournament games for the Pack, batting .273 with a homer, a double, three RBI and nine hits
- Recorded 30 putouts and two assists in four games behind the plate
- Added to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Summer League Tour Roster in July
High School / Prep Career
- Credited as the top catcher in Florida and 17th-best player overall in the Sunshine State according to the 2023 Perfect Game prospect rankings
- Ranks 99th overall and eighth at catcher in the 2023 Perfect Game prospect rankings
- Ranked No. 125 overall (No. 6 catching prospect, No. 56 overall high school prospect) on the 2023 MLB Draft Prospects List according to MLB.com
- Was rated the No. 190 overall prospect in the 2023 MLB Draft in Kiley McDaniel’s 2023 MLB Draft Rankings 3.0: Top 300 Prospects
- Batted .471 with 33 hits and 26 RBI as a senior at Viera High School, helping lead his high school to the FHSAA State Championship Game
- Named Florda Today's Player of the Year
- Tabbed a MaxPreps Second Team All-American at catcher and First Team All-State honoree at the same position
- Named an All-Space Coast Conference selection three times
- Played club baseball for the Scorpions Baseball Club with fellow 2024 incoming freshman Robert Nedry