Biography
Coach Taps says: "Kevin emerged as one of our top pinch hitters this past spring. He has an elite knowledge of the strike zone and possesses an impress array of tools on both sides of the ball. He will be competing for significant time in the infield this upcoming spring."
2025: Appeared in 26 games and started 18, batting .300 ... Went 1 for 2 with an RBI vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/25) … Came in as a pinch hitter and finished 2 for 2 (R, 2B, RBI) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/1) … 1 for 3 with a walk vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/4) … Went 1 for 3 (R, BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Lebanon Valley (3/14) … 1 for 3 with a run scored in MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (3/21) … Combined to go 2 for 3 (R, RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Went 1 for 2 in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (3/28) … 3 for 3 (2 R, 2B, 3 RBI) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (3/29) … Went 2 for 4 (4 R, 2B, 2 BB, 3 SB) vs. Farmingdale State (4/3) … 1 for 3 vs. RV/RV Eastern Connecticut State (4/7) … Went 1 for 3 (R, 2B) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. DeSales (4/11) … 1 for 3 with a sacrifice hit in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/14) … Went 1 for 3 in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. RV/RV Misericordia (4/27) … 1 for 2 (2 R, RBI, BB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/29).
2024: Appeared in 13 games and made 1 started, batting .154 … Came in as a pinch hitter and went 0-0 (RBI, BB, HBP) vs. NJCU (4/23) … Combined to go 2 for 6 with a run scored in a doubleheader vs. Saint Joseph’s – Long Island (4/30).
2023: Appeared in 13 games, started 4, and posted a .333 batting average to go along with a 1.000 OPS, .500 slugging percentage, and a .500 OBP ... Went 1 for 2 (R, 2B, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/12) … 1 for 3 (R, BB) vs. William Paterson (2/19) … Went 2 for 3 (R, 2B, SB) in a MAC Freedom game vs. Delaware Valley (3/24) … 1 for 2 (3 R, RBI, 3 BB) vs. St. Joseph’s-L.I. (5/1).
2022: Appeared in 10 games, making 1 start … Batted an impressive .357 with a .436 on base percentage … Also stole 3 bases in 3 tries … Came in as a replacement and went 1 for 3 (R, RBI, HBP, SB) vs. DeSales (3/18) … Went 3 for 4 (2 R, 2 SB) vs. CCNY (4/19) … 1 for 2 with a walk in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom semifinal doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/8).
High School: Played under coach Francis Benway at Union City High School where he was selected team captain as a senior … Named All-County and All-State Underclassmen, 1st Team All-County … Selected to the State Senior All Star Game … During the summer played for Wladyka Baseball under coach Jim Wladyka … Attended various Prep Baseball Report events, Columbia Prospect Camp, Wladyka Showcase, and Showball Camp amongst other events.
Personal: Son of Onel Villares and Lina Londono … Has one sibling, a sister named Kelly … Majoring in Quantitative Finance with a Minor in Computer Science … Picked Stevens because of the amazing Quantitative Finance program, the research opportunities at Stevens, and the chance to continue playing baseball while pursuing his dream career … Favorite book is One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season … Top movie is Inception … Favorite MLB team and player is the New York Mets and Pete Rose … Enjoys reading.
