OMAR AT A GLANCE: Has a great eye at the plate ... Switch-hitting catcher.
JUNIOR (2022): Started in 29 out of 32 games played ... Batted .301 with six doubles, 11 RBI, a slugging percentage of .354 and an on-base percentage of .423 ... Went 2-3 on stolen bases ... Had a fielding percentage of .968. Â
SOPHOMORE (2021):Â Started in 9 out of 12 games ... Batted .440 with one double, five RBI, a slugging percentage of .480 and an on-base percentage of .533 ... Went 1-for-1 in stolen bases ... Had a fielding percentage of .973.
CoVID (2020): Played in 13 games, starting nine ... Batted .256 with a .282 slugging and .356 on-base percentage ... Scored eight runs and drove in six ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI against Tuskegee on Feb. 8 ... Had a season-high 11 putouts twice: against Tuskegee on Feb. 8 and Nova Southeastern on Feb. 21.
FRESHMAN (2019): Spent the fall, 2018 at Hillsborough CC under coach Michael Wrenn ... Joined the team in January, playing in 15 games behind the plate with six starts ... Rapped out his first career hit at Rollins on Apr. 19 in a 9-8 win ... Went 1-for-1 with a walk against Florida Tech on Apr. 22 ... Scored a run in a 8-0 win over Florida Southern on Feb. 23.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played five seasons for the Knights at Keys Gate High under coach Rich Benavides, being named team MVP three times ... Named to the All-District Team three times, a catcher in 2017 and at utility in 2015 and 2018 ... Led the Knights to an 18-6 record in 2017, batting .351 with 15 runs scored and 14 RBI ... Drew 23 walks against just nine strikeouts for a .535 on-base percentage ... Hit .333 as a senior with four doubles and a homer in 57 at-bats ... Scored 10 runs and drove in 13 ... Posted a .535 on-base percentage again ... For his career, he hit. 330 with a .539 on-base percentage and 82 walks against just 49 strikeouts in 321 plate appearances.
PERSONAL: Son of Omar Baldo and Christilla Lautrey ... Has six siblings ... Sport management major.Â
