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March 29, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Nebraska at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park Evanston, IL on Friday, March 29, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics

March 26, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Northern Illinois at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

March 2, 2024, Daytona Beach, FL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Bethune-Cookman at Jackie Robinson Park in Daytona Beach, FL on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Liam Kennedy/Northwestern Athletics

Rocky and Berenice Miller Park aerial photo

January 8, 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 Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Sonny Rao

Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Position:
1B
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Bishop Moore Catholic HS
Prev School:
Bossier Parish CC

Career Highs:
At-Bats…...…..6, vs. Cincinnati (4/24/22)*
Hits……….......4, vs. Cincinnati (4/24/22)*
Runs…….....…3, vs. Cincinnati (4/24/22)*
RBI…………....3, vs. Cincinnati (4/24/22)*
Total Bases......5, vs. Cincinnati (4/24/22)*
Walks…......….1 (6x), last at Penn State (4/6/24)
*at USF

2025: Appeared in three games.

2024: Appeared in seven games with three starts ... went 3-for-12 … Tallied a hit in his only at bat against Northern Illinois (3/26) ... Picked up a hit against Nebraska (3/29) ... Singled in his only plate appearance against Penn State (4/5).

2022 (USF): Played in 26 games and made 15 starts as a true freshman … batted .246 with three doubles, one triple and 13 RBI … recorded three multi-hit games and five multi-RBI efforts … tallied a three-game hitting streak … went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI at Cincinnati (4/22) … went 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBI at Cincinnati (4/24) … named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on April 25th.

High School: Coached by Tony Mehlich at Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando … earned All-State honors as a senior … elected as a team captain … member of the National Honor Society and English Honor Society.

Personal: Born September 27 in Orlando … full name: Santino Villegas Rao … son of Richard and Linette … father played offensive line at BSU … played for Florida Travel Ball in Kissimmee … hobbies including fishing, eating and lifting … majoring in finance.