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University of North Florida Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas
Natavia Reddick
Jose Visaez
Brock Borgeson
Noah Thomas

1 Alex Lodise

  • Position Infield
  • Year Freshman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 189
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown St. Augustine, Fla.
  • High School Bartram Trail HS
  • Previous School Bartram Trail HS

Biography

Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
First Team All-ASUN (2023)
Unanimous ASUN All-Freshman Team (2023)
Brooks Wallace Award Watch List (4.18.23)
ASUN Player of the Week (4.3.23)
Set the UNF single season freshman home run record (4.1.23 at EKU)
Set the UNF single season freshman RBI record (4.28.23 vs. Queens)
Set the UNF single season freshman runs record (5.2.23 at UCF)
2023 UNF Male Freshman of the Year 
ASUN Honor Roll (2022-23)

2023
  • Posted arguably the best season by a freshman in UNF history, being named a unanimous ASUN All-Freshman pick and a first team all-conference honoree
  • He was the first freshman all-american for UNF since 2016, being named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team.
  • Earned Brooks Wallace Award Watch List recognition, the first for an Osprey in over a decade
  • Set multiple UNF freshman records including the home run, RBI and runs scored mark
  • Named ASUN Player of the Week April 3, the first UNF freshman to earn that mark since Donnie Dewees did so in 2013
  • Garnred over 16,000 likes for his backhanded play in the hole at Florida April 25
  • Started 55 times at shortstop, hitting .307 with 51 runs, 67 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 63 RBI, six stolen bases and a .610 slugging percentage
  • Is the first UNF freshman since Tanner Murphy in 2017 to hit over .300
  • Tied the UNF single game hits record and set the UNF freshman single game runs scored mark
  • Finished in the top ten in the nation among freshmen in home runs, runs and RBI
  • Hit a home run in his first collegiate game, an opposite field homer on an inside fastball to give North Florida their first-run of the season
  • Blasted grand slams at Liberty and in a run-rule win against Stetson 
  • Hit half of his home runs in conference play, posting 39 RBI in ASUN games, both of which are league bests among freshmen
  • Just the program’s second first team all-league pick by a UNF freshman since T.J. Thompson in 2007
  • Finished tied for seventh in UNF single season history for homers and third in UNF’s DI era for single season roundtrippers
  • Homered twice, going 3-for-4  with four runs against Queens April 28
  • Drove in five with a three-run home run, double and single at UCF May 2
  • Launched homers in three-straight games between March 4 and 7, driving in six during that span
  • His two homer game featured six RBI March 25 during a series-evening win against Stetson
  • Had a monster game in a 19-11 win at EKU, going 5-for-6 with four runs, three RBI, three doubles and a home run
  • Posted a season-long nine-game hitting streak between April 7 and April 22
  • Posted 17 multi-hit games and five of at least three
  • Had the second-most multi-RBI games on the team, tallying 15 including six games of three RBI
  • Hit .393 with runners in scoring position

Prior to UNF:
  • Varsity letterwinner for three seasons under head coach Ryan Fitzpatrick
  • Has tallied multiple multi-home run games
  • Hit over .300 in each of his high school seasons
  • Freshman: .323 BA, 21 H, 19 R, 25 RBI, 8 SB
  • Sophomore: .306 BA, 8 H, 6 R, HR, 10 RBI, 2 SB
  • Junior: .327 BA, 24 H, 27 R, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 10 SB

Personal Info
  • Intends to major in sport management
  • Was born in Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Son of Cindy and Billy Lodise
  • Has one sibling, Anthony
  • Father, Billy, played collegiate basketball

Why UNF?
"UNF is close to home and an absolutely great program!"

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