University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Veillon, Orynn
Jersey Number 21
Orynn Veillon
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
- High School:
- St. Thomas More HS
- Prev School:
- New Orleans
Bio
Prior to Louisiana
Played two season at the University of New Orleans ... Started in all 100 games in which he appeared ... Batted .292 (114-for-390) with 28 doubles, seven triples and 84 RBI ... Posted a .554 slugging percentage and a .341 OBP ... Helped the Privateers advance to the Southland title game in his second season ... A Third Team All-Conference selection as a sophomore.
Prior to UNO
One-year letterman at LSU-Eunice, playing under head coach Jeff Willis ... Helped team to 51-6 overall record, advancing to the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament … Named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 team after finishing the season ranked 10th in the NJCAA with 38 stolen bases while batting .363 with 51 RBI, 58 runs scored, seven home runs, three triples and seven doubles with 57 hits as a redshirt-freshman ... Earned NJCAA Superior Academic Award ... Spent the previous season at Louisiana, where he redshirted ... Earned the Sun Belt Academic Award.
High School
Four-year letterman at St. Thomas More High School, playing for head coach Gary Perkins ... Helped guide the Cougars to a 108-25 overall record, 40-4 in league play, winning the LHSAA 4A state championship as a senior while advancing to the state tournament all four years … Won two games and had 19 strikeouts as a senior while hitting .288 with two home runs and 15 RBI … Hit .440 at the plate while going 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 2013 … Earned three letters for the 2013 Class 4A state championship basketball team.
Personal
Full name is Orynn James Veilon ... Born on Sept. 27, 1995 ... Son of Terry and Jolie Veilon and father of Emilyn Rose Veilon... Has three siblings, TJ, Victoria and Jole Patrick Veilon ... Political Science major.
Played two season at the University of New Orleans ... Started in all 100 games in which he appeared ... Batted .292 (114-for-390) with 28 doubles, seven triples and 84 RBI ... Posted a .554 slugging percentage and a .341 OBP ... Helped the Privateers advance to the Southland title game in his second season ... A Third Team All-Conference selection as a sophomore.
Prior to UNO
One-year letterman at LSU-Eunice, playing under head coach Jeff Willis ... Helped team to 51-6 overall record, advancing to the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament … Named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 team after finishing the season ranked 10th in the NJCAA with 38 stolen bases while batting .363 with 51 RBI, 58 runs scored, seven home runs, three triples and seven doubles with 57 hits as a redshirt-freshman ... Earned NJCAA Superior Academic Award ... Spent the previous season at Louisiana, where he redshirted ... Earned the Sun Belt Academic Award.
High School
Four-year letterman at St. Thomas More High School, playing for head coach Gary Perkins ... Helped guide the Cougars to a 108-25 overall record, 40-4 in league play, winning the LHSAA 4A state championship as a senior while advancing to the state tournament all four years … Won two games and had 19 strikeouts as a senior while hitting .288 with two home runs and 15 RBI … Hit .440 at the plate while going 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 2013 … Earned three letters for the 2013 Class 4A state championship basketball team.
Personal
Full name is Orynn James Veilon ... Born on Sept. 27, 1995 ... Son of Terry and Jolie Veilon and father of Emilyn Rose Veilon... Has three siblings, TJ, Victoria and Jole Patrick Veilon ... Political Science major.
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