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Jersey Number 16
Malakai Vetock
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Elkhorn HS
- Prev School:
- Creighton
Get to Know Malakai ...
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
- Football. I played it growing up and I miss the physicality of the game.
- My dad, he always showed me how to be a great man, and he helped me throughout my athletic journey.
- Clayton Kershaw.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Innings pitched: 6.1, at Villanova, Apr 19, 2024
- Walks allowed: 3, at Seton Hall, May 13, 2023
- Strikeouts: 5, Georgetown, Apr 27, 2024 ; AT Air Force, Mar 1, 2024 ; at Charleston Southern, Mar 29, 2024
- Batters faced: 23, at Villanova, Apr 19, 2024
- Field chances: 2, 6 times
- Putouts: 1, 6 times
- Assists: 2, Nebraska, Mar 29, 2022 ; UConn, May 18, 2023 ; Missouri, Apr 29, 2025
- Runners CS: 1, 4 times
SENIOR – 2025
- Appeared in 21 games (three starts)
- 3-1, 5.84 ERA, 24.2 IP, 16 BB, 29 SO
- Made his first start of the season vs. Wichita State 4/15/25
- At least one strikeout in 16 of 21 appearances
- Eight appearances were more than 1.0 inning
- Recorded at least one strikeout in his first six appearances
- Earned the win on Opening Day (W, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO)
- Committed in June 2024
CREIGHTON – 2022-24
- Spent three years in the Creighton program
- Went 9-2 with a 5.87 ERA in 92.0 innings pitched with 40 walks and 70 strikeouts in 45 career appearances (five starts)
- 2024: 4-2, 5.22 ERA, 50.0 IP, 16 BB, 40 SO in 17 appearances (five starts)
- Held opponents to a .209 batting average in 2023
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played three years of baseball at Elkhorn High School in Omaha, Nebraska
- Ranked as the No. 4 right-handed pitcher in the state of Nebraska, and the No. 9 overall prospect in the state by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report in 2021
- Posted a record of 4-1 with a 1.51 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 31 innings his senior year
- Helped his team win two district championships
PERSONAL
- Son of Andrew and Bobbie Vetock
- Has three sisters, Joslyn, Jayden and Channing
- Picked Kansas over Nebraska, Coastal Carolina, Tarleton State and Tennessee Tech
- Chose Kansas because, “The coaching staff and Big 12 baseball.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences
Baseball Highlights vs. Houston
Sunday, March 22
Baseball Highlights vs. Missouri
Wednesday, March 18
Baseball Highlights at Texas Tech
Sunday, March 15
Baseball Highlights vs St. Thomas
Friday, March 06
