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Vince Bianchina at Illinois
Vince Bianchina vs Maryland
Photo by: Donald Crocker/Northwestern Athletics
Bianchina @ Texas State
Bianchina
Vincent Bianchina Homers vs. Indiana
Photo by: Carolyn Katz - CKatz Photography
Vincent Bianchina at Maryland
January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 13

Vince Bianchina

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Position:
    INF
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Lafayette, Calif.
  • High School:
    De La Salle HS
Career Highs:
At Bats..................6 (3x), last at UTSA (3/16/24)
Hits.......................3 (7x), last at Bethune-Cookman (3/1/24)
Runs.....................3 (3x), last at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/19/24)
RBI.......................4 (2x), last at Bethune-Cookman (3/1/24)
Home Runs..........2, vs. Indiana (4/17/21)
Total Bases..........9, vs. Indiana (4/17/21)
Walks...................3, last at McNeese (3/22/24)
Stolen Bases........1 (7x), last vs. Maryland (5/1/22)

2025: Appeared in 12 games, starting four… Doubled three times in 20 at-bats during the season… Hit an RBI double, walked and scored twice against Maryland (3/30).

2024: Started all 52 games at third base... Ranked fifth among teammates in batting average (.217)... Recorded a .960 fielding percentage, making just five errors on 124 chances... Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and four RBI in the leadoff spot in an 11-6 win at Bethune-Cookman (7/5)... Blasted a solo home run and scored the game-winning run in a 7-6 walk-off win over Minnesota (5/16).

2023: Doubled and reached base on a hit-by-pitch in a two-hit performance at Texas State (2/18) ... Went 3-for-4 with a walk against UTA (3/25) ... Recorded three multi-hit games in 17 appearances

2022: Hit .247 in 46 starts as a sophomore ...  Hit safely in every game of the four-game opening series against UAB (2/18-20) ... Singled, stole a base, and scored in the season-opener against UAB (2/18) ... Tallied his first career triple, a single, three RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base in a win over Santa Clara (2/26) ... Notched two singles and a RBI against Santa Clara (2/26) ... Tripled and walked against St. Thomas (3/13) ... Doubled, walked twice, and drove in three runs to help beat Evansville (3/13) ... Tallied two hits, two RBI and two runs scored against Butler (3/26) ... Launched his first home run of the season against Illinois (4/15) ... Doubled, singled, stole a base, and scored two runs against Michigan St. (4/24) ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI to help beat Maryland (4/30) ... Doubled and singled twice against Ohio State (5/7).

2021: Started in 33 games as a first-year ... Struck out 21 times in 122 at bats, least among Wildcat starters ... Finished third on the team win nine doubles and tied for third with 33 hits ... Hit two doubles in the season opener against Penn State (3/14) ... Smashed his first career grand slam in series opening game against Michigan State (3/12) ... Recorded a double in every game in the series against Minnesota (3/20-3/22) ... Blasted a two-run homer as part of a three-hit effort against Illinois (3/27) ... Went 2-for-4 with a walk in a win over Illinois (3/28) ... Hit third career homer against Maryland (4/3) ... Singled twice against Rutgers (4/11) ... Crushed two home runs and singled in a win over Indiana (4/17).
 
High School: Three-year varsity letter-winner and 2020 team captain in baseball… two-year varsity letter-winner in football… Batted .416 his junior year with .500 OBP… Helped team to #2 national ranking and won North Coast Section Championship game in 2019… Finished 29-1 his junior year… Awarded first team MaxPreps California All-State honors… Awarded first team All-Metro San Francisco Chronicle honors… Named to All East Bay Athletic League Team… 2019 East Bay Athletic League batting champion… Ranked #3 batting leader in Division 1 North Coast Section… Played in 2019 Rawlings California Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game… Played three years with Zoots Baseball Club.
 
Personal: Born Vincent Edward Bianchina on November 11, 2001… Parents are Rick and Debra Bianchina… Grandfather Richard Bianchina lettered in both baseball and football at Stanford University… Father played collegiate baseball at Santa Clara University… Anticipated major is political science.
Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
Baseball - Wildcats Run-Rule Buckeyes at Wrigley Field (5/9/25)
Saturday, May 10