Career Honors and Awards:
- 2019 MAC Academic Honor Roll
2019
Appeared in 24 games for the Pride with 17 starts...Hit. 254 with four doubles and seven RBI...Recorded three multi-hit games...Had a big series against Stevenson (3/29-30), going 6-for-13 with a double and two RBI...Enjoyed a two-hit, three RBI day at Elizabethtown (4/23).
2018
Started all eight games he appeared in for the Pride...Went 4-for-23 on the season with two RBI...Singled, stole a base, and drove in a run during his collegiate debut against Rhodes (3/6).
High School
Four-year letterwinner as an outfielder at Coatesville High School... Batted .333 with 21 hits, 11 RBI, six doubles, four stolen bases and a .1000 fielding percentage his senior year... Team Captain... First Team All-Chesmont... Second Team All-Area his senior year... Also a recipient of the Leo Atkinson Outstanding Baseball Player Award... Distinguished Honor Roll student... Member of National Honor Society, Ski Club, Spanish Club and Rotary Club... Also was a member of the Golf team.
Personal
Son of Lisa and Kevin Valenta... Enjoys snowboarding, fishing and basketball... Mentioned Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete... Aspires to become the CEO of a Forbes 500 company after graduation.
Why I Chose Widener?
"I chose Widener because of its excellent academics and to have the opportunity to be a part of its competitive baseball program."
