CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 9, 2021 – A season etched in Monroe College Mustangs baseball history has resulted in national recognition for Mustangs freshman third baseman Salix Felix, who was named to the 2021 NJCAA Div. I Baseball All-America Third Team, as announced by the NJCAA on Wednesday.
 
Felix continues what is now a three-season run of All-Americans for the Mustangs baseball program, joining July Sosa (2019 Honorable Mention) and Antonio Frias (2018 First Team). He also becomes the first position player in Monroe history to be named an All-American.
 
Felix broke a number of significant hitting records this season for the Mustangs. Most notably, he set new records with 14 home runs and 66 RBIs, doing so despite 2021 being the shortest season in the team's recent history. Felix's .414 batting average also set a new Monroe record for a single-season. He also set new records with a .835 slugging percentage and a .527 on-base percentage, resulting in a program-best 1.362 OPS.
 
Felix's campaign will best be remembered for a ridiculous a seven-game run to close out the regular season. In a road trip that saw the Mustangs travel to Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia across five days, Felix batted .600 (18-for-30), registered an OPS of 2.116 (1.467 SLG% + .649 OBP), slugged eight home runs, contributed 28 RBIs and scored 19 runs. His enormous week resulted in his selection as the NJCAA Div. I Baseball Player of the Week back on May 5.
 
In an abbreviated 2021 season, the Mustangs finished with one of the best records in the team's history, going 33-7-1 (.817). With no Region 15 Championship to play for this season, the Mustangs were added to the 2021 Region 20 Championship, winning the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record to earn a spot in the East District Championship. The Mustangs fell on the road to Florence-Darlington Technical College in the East District Championship series, ending Monroe's two-season run at the JUCO World Series.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 36 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe College marching band, and the newly added esports program, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 17 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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