Western New England University

2015 (Junior Year): Named to All-CCC first team in his first season with the program after hitting .355 (7th in CCC) with six doubles, three triples (T-1st), one home run and 24 RBI (T-8th)...also posted a .516 slugging % (5th) and a .407 on-base % (T-19th) while scoring 20 runs and drawing nine walks...in his first game as a Golden Bear, went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in a 6-5 loss to Hope (3/13)...went 2-for-2 with a three-run triple in an 8-5 loss to Gordon (3/30)...posted a five-game hitting streak from 4/13-4/18, which included consecutive two-hit performances against Westfield State and Wheaton...went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBI as Western New England swept both ends of its doubleheader against Wentworth (4/19)...recorded a season-high six-game hitting streak from 4/19-4/25...went 3-for-4 with a double and a season-high five RBI in a 14-4 win at Bridgewater State (4/24)...recorded 11 hits over the final eight games of the season, including a 3-for-4 effort with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Western New England's 11-4 victory over WPI in the ECAC Championship quarterfinals (5/6)...CCC All-Academic selection...CCC Player of the Week (4/20).

2014-15: Spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Bunker Hill Community College...hit .488 (41-for-84) as a sophomore with six doubles, 11 RBI and 26 runs scored in 26 games...in the last six games of his Bunker Hill career, he hit .593 (16-for-27) with ten runs. 

High School: 2011 graduate of Instituto Educacional Henry Clay in Caracas, Venezuela. 

Personal: Born November 30, 1993 in Plantation, Fla. to Carolina Salinas and Jose Colmenares...grew up in Caracas, Venezuela...has three siblings, Gabriela, Miguel, and Marcos...enjoys computer programming, snowboarding, and traveling...Favorites: TV Show - Marvel; Pro Team - Red Sox; Athlete - Victor Martinez; Food - Venezuelan Arepas; Musical Group - Chino y Nacho; City - Caracas...wants to start a business after graduation...majoring in mechanical engineering.