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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

Michael Nance

15 Ernie Echevarria

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • Highschool Belen Jesuit Prep

Biography

Career Honors
2026:
First-team All-Ivy

2026: First-team All-Ivy honoree … Played in 34 games with 31 starts, primarily at catcher … Concluded his sophomore campaign hitting .270 with 30 hits, a home run, seven doubles, 19 RBIs, and 28 runs scored … Hit .319 during conference play and ranked Top 10 in the Ivy League in runs scored (second, 24), on-base percentage (fifth, .438), and doubles (tied for fifth, seven)… Registered a two-hit outing with an RBI and a run scored vs. UMBC (3/8) … Went 2-for-3, scored two runs, and drove in a run during a dominant win over Lehigh (3/18) … Had a perfect day at the dish (2-for-2) at Yale (3/28), posting two RBIs, two runs scored, and drew two walks … Rang up two RBIs and a run scored on two hits at Cornell (4/11), followed by a season-high three-RBI performance in Game 2 against the Big Red … Scored four times and recorded five hits over the series at Princeton (4/17-4/18) … Walked twice, drove in a run, and scored once while batting 2-for-3 at Harvard (4/25) … Logged a season-high three hits and two doubles, while driving in two runs and scoring twice against Brown (5/2) … Ripped off his first home run of the year in Game 2 vs. the Bears … Behind the dish, threw out 13 batters attempting to steal (third in IL), including two in one game three times throughout the season … Maintained a fielding percentage of .996 (eighth in IL) with 224 putouts, 32 assists, and committed just one error.

2025: Turned heads with a strong rookie season for the Red and Blue, appearing in 28 games with 23 starts at catcher … Finished the year batting .276 with two home runs, two doubles, and 20 RBIs … Went 3-for-4 while driving in four runs with three runs scored at Lehigh (3/19) … Walked twice and scored three times while batting 3-for-4 against Lafayette (4/1) … Homered and doubled while tallying four RBIs in a win at Cornell (4/14) … Went 2-for-2 and slugged second homer of the year with three RBIs vs. Columbia (4/27) … Walked five times in final three games … Behind the plate, threw out nine batters attempting to steal, including two in one game against Yale (4/19) … Registered a fielding percentage of .978 with 207 putouts, 19 assists, while committing just five errors.

High School: Four-year starter and two-time team captain … A second-team All-County selection in 2024 … Earned first-team All-County honors in 2023 … Played club baseball with the X-Team all four summers during high school.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
 
Why Penn?: “I wanted to challenge myself to become the best person I could be in the classroom and on the field.”

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Historical Player Information

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    2025Freshman

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    6'2" 210 lbs
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    2026Sophomore

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    6'2" 215 lbs
    15