Honors & Awards
• Four Letters (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• NCAA Oklahoma City All-Regional Team (2019)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2019)
• Third-Team All-Big Ten (2017)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015, 2017; Spring 2018)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2019: Angelo Altavilla (ALT-uh-VILL-uh) was one of two Huskers to start and play in all 56 games, along with Aaron Palensky • Made 31 starts at third base and 25 starts at shortstop • Batted .257 (52-for-202), the fifth-highest batting average by a Husker in 2019 • Led the team in RBIs (40), stolen bases (9), sacrifice flies (5) and walks (41), while tying for first in doubles (11) • Ranked second on the team in runs scored (39) and hits (52) • Hit four home runs, tied for third-most on the team in 2019 • Had 10 multi-RBI games, which led the team • Registered 17 multi-hit games, second-most on the team • Managed two-hit performances in four of his first five games of the season • Defensively, led the team in assists (117) • Smashed two home runs and tallied a career-high five RBIs at Baylor on March 8 • Went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and three walks against Air Force on March 20 • During the Purdue series, he went 6-for-10 with five runs scored, three RBIs, one double and two stolen bases • Managed a hit in all three games of the Penn State series • Launched a home run at Iowa on April 20 as part of a three-RBI, two run effort • Doubled twice as part of a 3-for-4 performance with three RBIs at Northwestern on May 6 • During the last two games of the Arizona State series, he went 4-for-7 with a double and two runs scored • Earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after going 6-for-17 with eight runs scored over five games • Garnered a spot on the NCAA Oklahoma City All-Regional Team after going 5-for-12 with a home run and three RBIs over three games.
2018: Altavilla started 46 of his 48 appearances with 32 starts at shortstop, 12 starts at third base and two starts as the designated hitter • Batted .228 (37-for-162) with three doubles, one triple and five home runs, tied for the third-most on the team • Went 6-for-8 stealing bases, second-most on the team behind Jaxon Hallmark (7) • Ranked in the top five on the team in runs scored (35), RBIs (28) and walks (30) • Team-high 102 assists defensively • Tallied nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games, which was the fourth-most on the team • Went 6-for-12 during the Illinois series with one home run, three RBIs and four runs scored • Led the Husker offense in the season finale on May 19 with a 4-for-5 performance including a career-high three stolen bases, two RBIs and two runs scored against Illinois • Blistered a home run at Illinois on May 18 • Managed at least one hit in all three games of the Indiana series, going 4-for-11 with three RBIs, three runs scored and one home run • Launched a home run on May 11 against Indiana • Homered against Maryland on May 5 as part of a 2-for-4 day with a double, four RBIs and two runs scored • Blasted two home runs as part of a 2-for-4 performance with two runs scored and three RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Iowa on April 13 • Went 2-for-2 with an RBI at Oral Roberts on March 20 • Scored four runs against Northern Colorado on March 14 and also had a stolen base • Led the Husker offense during the Cal Poly series, going 7-for-13 with eight runs scored, one double and five RBIs • In the March 10 doubleheader against the Mustangs, went 4-for-6 with six runs scored and five RBIs over the span of both games • Went 2-for-3 against UC Riverside on Feb. 17 with a triple when the rest of the NU lineup didn’t get a hit.
2017: Altavilla had a breakout sophomore season, achieving third-team All-Big Ten status • Earned starts in 56 of his 57 appearances, including 45 starts at shortstop, nine starts at third base and two at second base • Had the second-best batting average among the Huskers (.316) behind Scott Schreiber, who hit .330 • Scored 38 runs, fourth-most on the team • Had 14 doubles, the second-most on the team • Slugging percentage of .406 was the fourth-best on the team • His 67 hits tied for second on the team with Ben Miller • Ranked second on the team in on-base percentage (.407) • Tied for second on the team with 39 RBIs • His eight sacrifice flies tied for the second-most single-season sacrifice flies by a Husker • Defensively, his 135 assists were second-most on the team • Went 2-for-3 stealing bases • Blasted a leadoff home run against Maryland on May 26 at the Big Ten Tournament • Achieved the third-most multi-hit games on the team (18), including one four-hit performance when he went 4-for-4 against Utah on Feb. 24 with four RBIs and three doubles, tying NU’s single-game record • Had nine multi-RBI games to tie for third on the team • Had four RBIs against Penn State on May 20 in the Big Ten regular-season title-clinching game • Went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs in the series opener against Rutgers on May 5 • Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs against Creighton on April 4 • Had five hits in the series at Cal Poly, including a pair of doubles • Hit .500 in the series against College of Charleston with four hits and three runs scored • His 14-game hitting streak which spanned from April 30 to June 2 was the second-longest on the team in 2017 • His 25-game on-base streak which spanned from April 11 to June 2 was the second-longest on the team.
2016: Altavilla was one of two newcomers on the 2016 roster from the state of Minnesota with Robbie Palkert • Saw action in 14 games as a true freshman, including two starts • Hit .211 (4-for-19) in limited at bats and added three RBIs • First career start came at Omaha on April 6 when he went 2-for-3 with a run scored, two RBIs, two walks and a stolen base • Started against Omaha at home on May 11, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI • Pinch hit in both of Nebraska’s games at the Big Ten Tournament.
Before Nebraska: Altavilla joined Nebraska from Lakeville North High School in Lakeville, Minn., where he was a finalist for Minnesota’s Mr. Baseball Award, as well as a 2015 first-team all-metro selection by both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press • Ranked as the No. 13 overall player in the state of Minnesota and the No. 3 shortstop by Perfect Game • Led the Panthers to a runner-up finish at the state tournament in 2015 after they placed third in 2014 • Hit .400 as a senior with four doubles, three triples, four home runs and 20 RBIs • Produced 37 RBIs as a junior on 11 doubles, two triples and four home runs with a .402 batting average • Set a Minnesota state record during the 2014 high school season with 12 RBIs in one game, as he hit a three-run home run and two grand slams in a win over Eastview • Also tabbed defensive player of the year on the Panthers’ hockey team that won the 2015 state title • Earned the Minnesota Herb Brooks Award, given to a hockey player for their skill, effort, leadership, character and passion.
Personal: Born on Oct. 11, 1996 in Minneapolis, Minn. • Parents are Bob and Tammy Altavilla • Has two brothers, Tony and Nick • Majored in communication studies and earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in December 2019 • Comes from a baseball family, as his grandfather was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, brother, Tony, played baseball at Illinois-Chicago and for the St. Paul Saints of the American Association, and brother, Nick, played baseball at North Dakota State.