Greg Basalyga

Position:
INF
Height:
5-10
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington Central

2016: Named a team captain before the start of the season … played 52 games … started 48 games … started the year as the team’s primary DH, but played first base for most of the season after Randy Righter’s injury … led BGSU with 22 RBI … slugged two home runs … scored 13 runs and recorded seven doubles … his .341 slugging percentage led the club … posted 11 multiple-hit games … went on three separate hitting streaks of at least four games, including a season-high seven-game streak across April 13-23 … across that streak, he went 12-for-28 (.429) with nine RBI, four doubles, four runs and one home run … hit his first home run of the season in a victory at Central Michigan (March 22) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Ohio (April 15), and followed things up the next day by going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs and one home run … two days after the Ohio series, went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles in a win over Wright State (April 19) … in BGSU’s last win over the season on May 19 at Buffalo, went 3-for-5 with three runs scored.

2015: Started 46 games for the Falcons as a sophomore, playing in 53 of 54 … finished the year batting .297 with a slugging percentage of .446 … hit nine doubles, a triple and tied for the team lead with five home runs … had 12 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games on the year … started the season by hitting safely in six straight games, including a three-hit game in the season-opener at Southeast Missouri … had two RBI in two of three games against Eastern Kentucky … had a career-high two doubles in a March 24 game at Michigan … had two hits and three RBI, including his first home run of the season, in a win over Findlay (March 31) … had five hits, eight RBI, and two home runs in a weekend series at home against Miami … had a 3-for-4 day with 3 RBI in a win at Central Michigan on April 26 … also had three hits on May 10 at Kent State … had multiple hits in each of the final two games of the regular season, including his fourth home run of the year on May 15 vs. Buffalo … hit a crucial home run to the opposite field in a MAC Tournament win over Western Michigan (May 22) … finished the season with 29 runs scored and 33 RBI ... named to Academic All-MAC team.

2014: Started 23 games, playing in 36 total as a freshman … played primarily at third base, while also getting three starts at designated hitter … tied for the team lead with two home runs … added four doubles, making 33-percent of his hits extra-base hits as a freshman … made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Belmont, starting at third base and going 1-for-2 … had three multi-hit games …had multiple RBI in a May 17 win at Buffalo.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of baseball and football at Pickerington Central High School ... coach by Chick Campbell and Andy Takos ... batted .425 with 20 RBI during his senior season ... was 2013 first team All-OCC ...a team captain during his senior season ... first team All-OCC in football during his senior season ... named Honorable Mention All-State for football ... earned high honor roll award all four years during high school.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gregory Paul Baslayga ... son of Greg and Trina Basalyga ... has one sister, Samantha ...born July 22, 1994 ... plans to major in business.