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2026 Baseball Roster

Steve Simoneau
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Marimar Lazaro Cedeno
Madilyn Jerald

0 Juan De La Cruz

  • Position Infielder
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 170
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Jersey City, NJ
  • Highschool Bergen Catholic
  • Prev School Virginia

Biography

2026 Season        
  • Preseason ASUN Defensive Player of the Year
  • Played in 44 games and made 43 starts, primarily at second base
  • Led the Hatters with a .325 batting average (49-for-151)
  • Scored 42 runs while driving in 12 RBIs as the team’s primary leadoff hitter
  • Tied for the team lead with 12 doubles
  • Posted a .404 slugging percentage and a .466 on-base percentage
    • Ranked sixth in the ASUN in OB%
  • Drew 28 walks and was hit by 12 pitches
  • Struck out just 15 times all season
  • Led the Hatters and ranked first in the ASUN with 29 stolen bases on 32 attempts
  • Reached base in 49.4% of opportunities as the leadoff hitter
  • Recorded 16 multi-hit games, tied for most on the team
    • Posted two three-hit games against Monmouth and West Georgia
  • Produced nine multi-run games, including five games scoring three or more runs
  • Put together an 11-game hitting streak, second longest on the team
  • Went 4-for-7 with five runs scored and two RBIs during the home series against Jacksonville
  • Finished with 53 putouts and 83 assists defensively at second base
2025 Season
  • All-ASUN Second Team
  • Made 53 starts primarily at second base
  • Batted .294 at the plate (52-for-177)
    • Hit ten extra base hits including four home runs
  • Drove in 37 runs while crossing home 45 times
  • Stole 28 bases (third most in the ASUN)
  • Launched first career home run in Puerto Rico against Missouri on Feb. 16
  • Went 6-for-11 with nine RBIs in road series at West Georgia
    • Hit two home runs that series
    • Drove in career-high five RBIs in series finale on March 29
  • .294 AVG/ .401 SLG%/ .406 OB% 

2024 Season
  • Played in 17 games with 6 starts
  • Hit .143 with three hits, three walks, five RBIs and four runs scored across 21 at-bats
  • Had two multi-RBI games in victories over Brown and Florida

High School
  • Attended Bergen Catholic High School 
  • All state and all league first team 3x
Personal Information
  • Juan De La Cruz was born in July 31, 2004
  • Transferred from University of Virginia 
  • Is the son of Amalia Hernandez and Juan De La Cruz 
  • Has brothers, Luis De La Cruz and Richard De La Cruz
  • His brother Luis plays baseball in Felician University
  • Undeclared major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Infielder
    5'8" 170 lbs
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    2025Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'8" 176 lbs
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    2026Redshirt Junior

    Infielder
    5'8" 170 lbs
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