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Jersey Number 24
Anthony Elezaj
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 182
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
- High School:
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s HS
2026 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games with one start ... Tallied two hits in six at bats for a .333 average, and both hits were doubles for a .667 slugging percentage, with three RBI and three runs scored ... Made collegiate debut on March 8 at Nebraska with a pinch hit appearance ... Logged first career hit, double and RBI on March 24 at Central Michigan, and came around to score first collegiate run ... Added a run on March 28 vs. Purdue ... Made first start as a Spartan on May 5 vs. Bowling Green, going 1-for-3 with RBI double, driving in cousin and teammate Ryan McKay for MSU’s first run of game that proved to be game-winning run on way to a 12-4 Victory for MSU, adding an RBI after getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, but sustained injury and was out remainder of season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s for coach Nick Di Ponio ... Helped the Eaglets win the District Championship and advance to the Division 2 Finals, finishing with a 26-13 record ... Selected to play in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park for the West, and was teammates with MSU freshmen Sam Beemer and Andrew Everson, while playing against fellow MSU freshmen Bobby Crane, Isaiah Domey, Steven Fountain and Cole Van Ameyde ... Named OLSM’s Defensive Player of the Year ... Was team captain as a senior ... Recipient of the team’s Breakout Player of the Year as a junior after receiving the Most Improved Player award as a sophomore ... Helped OLSM to a 25-13 mark as a junior after going 33-6 as a sophomore and 44-0 as a freshman ... Ranked as the No. 7 C/2B and the No. 67 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude at OLSM ... Intends on playing with the Michigan Monarchs in the summer of 2026.
PERSONAL: Son of Gina and Alex Elezaj ... Cousins with former Spartan teammate, junior infielder Ryan McKay ... Lists his dad as his biggest baseball influence because he would also spend time playing catch in the backyard, and taught him to be a good leader in life and sports ... Lists greatest athletic experience as playing Division I baseball with his cousin, Ryan McKay, because of their family bond and spending time together, making it special to play together and bigger than baseball ... Chose MSU over Duke, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northwestern, Oakland, Washington State and Western Michigan ... Intends on majoring in business at MSU with future career ambitions in sports finance when his baseball career is completed.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s for coach Nick Di Ponio ... Helped the Eaglets win the District Championship and advance to the Division 2 Finals, finishing with a 26-13 record ... Selected to play in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park for the West, and was teammates with MSU freshmen Sam Beemer and Andrew Everson, while playing against fellow MSU freshmen Bobby Crane, Isaiah Domey, Steven Fountain and Cole Van Ameyde ... Named OLSM’s Defensive Player of the Year ... Was team captain as a senior ... Recipient of the team’s Breakout Player of the Year as a junior after receiving the Most Improved Player award as a sophomore ... Helped OLSM to a 25-13 mark as a junior after going 33-6 as a sophomore and 44-0 as a freshman ... Ranked as the No. 7 C/2B and the No. 67 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude at OLSM ... Intends on playing with the Michigan Monarchs in the summer of 2026.
PERSONAL: Son of Gina and Alex Elezaj ... Cousins with former Spartan teammate, junior infielder Ryan McKay ... Lists his dad as his biggest baseball influence because he would also spend time playing catch in the backyard, and taught him to be a good leader in life and sports ... Lists greatest athletic experience as playing Division I baseball with his cousin, Ryan McKay, because of their family bond and spending time together, making it special to play together and bigger than baseball ... Chose MSU over Duke, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northwestern, Oakland, Washington State and Western Michigan ... Intends on majoring in business at MSU with future career ambitions in sports finance when his baseball career is completed.
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