2013: Villegas had a slow start as a sophomore due to an injury. He appeared in 20 games, making 15 starts and finished with a .150 batting average. Villegas scored seven runs, had two doubles, drove in five runs, finished with a slugging percentage of .200, had seven walks, had an on base percentage of .292, and had two sacrifice hits. He finished with two multi hit games with the last being against MidAmerica Christian University (3/26).
2012: Villegas appeared in 47 games with 46 starts on his way to earning Honorable Mention All-KCAC honors for the Braves in his first collegiate season. He had a .274 batting average with 34 hits in 124 at bats. Villegas scored 24 runs, had six doubles, 20 RBI, a slugging percentage of .323, 24 walks, a .416 on base percentage, 16 sacrifice hits, and he was 5-for-7 in stolen base attempts. Villegas earned his first collegiate hit against Dakota State University (2/19). He had two or more hits in a game seven times and had a career high three hits twice with the last being against McPherson College (4/16). Villegas’ 16 sacrifice at bats rank him second all-time in career SACs and first in single season SACs.
High School: Villegas helped the Venezuela Team to a 2007 Silver Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Interscholastic Championships in Puerto Rico, competing against teams from Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Competing for the Texas 1A Team in Venezuelan Junior Special League in 2009, he hit .349, had a .419 Slugging, and a .942 fielding percentage. Villegas was a 2008 All-League Selection of the Leoncio Martinez League in Venezuela and competed in the Invitational Tournament in La Romana, Dominican Republic in September where he was a starting outfielder. In 2006 he represented Venezuela at the Scholastic Nationals in Cuba.
Personal: Son of Egilda Gomez and Vladimir Villegas ... born January 3, 1992 ... communication major
