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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 Media Availability
Wednesday, April 22
Postgame Media Availability vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Baseball Highlights vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April 21
