University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Torres, Jose
Jersey Number 47
Jose Torres
- Position:
- Catcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 195
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Miguelito, Panama
- High School:
- Miami Christian School (Fla.)
- Prev School:
- San Jacinto JC
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
• 2024 NCAA College Station Regional All-Tournament
• 2024 Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List
2024 (Junior)
An immediate fan favorite and stellar player behind the plate in his inaugural season at Louisiana … hit .310 with three home runs, 35 RBI, 10 doubles and 35 runs scored … played in 57 games on the season and started 53 … posted a .992 fielding percentage … tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunts (6) … finished fourth among Sun Belt Conference defenders in total chances (455) and putouts (412) … recorded 14 games with multiple hits and 10 games with two or more RBI … had a season-long, seven-game hit streak while reaching base safely in 13 straight contests … hit game-winning, sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning in Division I debut against Wright State (2/16) … hit .077 (1-for-13) during the month of February before breaking out at the Astros Foundation College Classic, going 4-for-6 over the final two games … hit a solo home run against LSU (3/2) before finishing 3-for-5 with three RBI against Houston (3/3) … had two hits in a midweek win at Louisiana Tech (3/13) and opened Sun Belt Conference play with a two-RBI night at Arkansas State (3/15) … went 4-for-10 with two RBI in three-game, SBC series sweep of Old Dominion (3/22-24) … was 5-for-8 with a double and two RBI in opening two games at Texas State (3/28-29) … hit safely in all three games against ULM (4/5-7) finishing 4-for-9 with a double in the three-game sweep … drove in three runs and was 4-for-8 in a three-game series against Southern Miss (4/26-28) … went 4-for-11 with a double and two RBI in a three-game sweep at Georgia Southern (5/10-12) before going 3-for-8 with two doubles against South Alabama (5/16-18) … named to the NCAA College Station All-Regional team after finishing 5-for-14 at the plate in four games … scored twice and finished 1-for-2 in the regional opener against Texas (5/31) before going 1-for-4 with two runs scored against Grambling (6/1) in an elimination game … had three hits, including a double and mammoth three-run homer against Texas (6/2) to help send Louisiana to the Regional final … played for the Acadiana Cane Cutters of the Texas Collegiate League … named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
A career .262 hitter in two seasons at JUCO power San Jacinto College ... hit .274 with five home runs and 32 RBI as a sophomore ... helped SJC to a 34-23 record ... played two seasons for the Purcellville Cannons (Va.) of the Valley Baseball league ... hit .353 in his two seasons and was a two-time defensive player of the year ... named a VBL All-Star.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Miami Christian School in Doral, Florida ... rated as the No. 21 catcher in the state of Florida by PerfectGame.org ... helped the Victors to the 2019 Class 2A state title.
PERSONAL
Born November 22, 2002 in San Francisco, Panama ... the son of Yamileth Sanchez and Nicanor Torres Rosero ... has one brother and one sister ... immigrated to the United States at age 16 to pursue a baseball career ... career ambition is to manage his own baseball training facility ... majoring in general studies.
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
• 2024 NCAA College Station Regional All-Tournament
• 2024 Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List
2024 (Junior)
An immediate fan favorite and stellar player behind the plate in his inaugural season at Louisiana … hit .310 with three home runs, 35 RBI, 10 doubles and 35 runs scored … played in 57 games on the season and started 53 … posted a .992 fielding percentage … tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunts (6) … finished fourth among Sun Belt Conference defenders in total chances (455) and putouts (412) … recorded 14 games with multiple hits and 10 games with two or more RBI … had a season-long, seven-game hit streak while reaching base safely in 13 straight contests … hit game-winning, sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning in Division I debut against Wright State (2/16) … hit .077 (1-for-13) during the month of February before breaking out at the Astros Foundation College Classic, going 4-for-6 over the final two games … hit a solo home run against LSU (3/2) before finishing 3-for-5 with three RBI against Houston (3/3) … had two hits in a midweek win at Louisiana Tech (3/13) and opened Sun Belt Conference play with a two-RBI night at Arkansas State (3/15) … went 4-for-10 with two RBI in three-game, SBC series sweep of Old Dominion (3/22-24) … was 5-for-8 with a double and two RBI in opening two games at Texas State (3/28-29) … hit safely in all three games against ULM (4/5-7) finishing 4-for-9 with a double in the three-game sweep … drove in three runs and was 4-for-8 in a three-game series against Southern Miss (4/26-28) … went 4-for-11 with a double and two RBI in a three-game sweep at Georgia Southern (5/10-12) before going 3-for-8 with two doubles against South Alabama (5/16-18) … named to the NCAA College Station All-Regional team after finishing 5-for-14 at the plate in four games … scored twice and finished 1-for-2 in the regional opener against Texas (5/31) before going 1-for-4 with two runs scored against Grambling (6/1) in an elimination game … had three hits, including a double and mammoth three-run homer against Texas (6/2) to help send Louisiana to the Regional final … played for the Acadiana Cane Cutters of the Texas Collegiate League … named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
A career .262 hitter in two seasons at JUCO power San Jacinto College ... hit .274 with five home runs and 32 RBI as a sophomore ... helped SJC to a 34-23 record ... played two seasons for the Purcellville Cannons (Va.) of the Valley Baseball league ... hit .353 in his two seasons and was a two-time defensive player of the year ... named a VBL All-Star.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Miami Christian School in Doral, Florida ... rated as the No. 21 catcher in the state of Florida by PerfectGame.org ... helped the Victors to the 2019 Class 2A state title.
PERSONAL
Born November 22, 2002 in San Francisco, Panama ... the son of Yamileth Sanchez and Nicanor Torres Rosero ... has one brother and one sister ... immigrated to the United States at age 16 to pursue a baseball career ... career ambition is to manage his own baseball training facility ... majoring in general studies.
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