Alex Venditti carried a double major at Worcester Poly Tech — mechanical engineering and crushing the baseball.

The New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association’s Division 3 Player of the Year, the 22-year-old senior from Newton ranked in the top three in the nation in home runs (16, punctuated by three grand slams), RBIs (62) and slugging percentage (.853).

The 5-foot-11, 220-pound first baseman also led the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference in total bases (122), was second in batting (.434) and registered a .994 fielding percentage. He set program records with 30 homers and 143 RBIs.

Venditti, who played football and baseball at St. Sebastian’s in Needham, was a first-team All-American, the NEWMAC Baseball Athlete of the Year, and is a two-time D3baseball.com All-New England first team selection. On Sunday, he will play in the NEIBA All-Star game at Holy Cross.

“Alex is a big, strong kid with unbelievable bat speed that you can’t teach,’’ said WPI head coach Mike Callahan, who also nominated Vendetti for a national gold glove award. WPI finished 27-14 overall (12-5 NEWMAC) and repeated as NEWMAC West Division champions.

A standout the past three summers for the Boston Park League’s Towne Club, Venditti was honored as the league’s MVP in 2014, when he hit .425 in 36 games and drove in 38 runs.

“Alex never gets cheated at the plate. He’s focused and intense and was our go-to guy,’’ said former Towne Club manager Harvey Soolman.

Venditti’s older brother, Christian, was a star baseball and football player at St. Sebastian’s and a varsity baseball player at Georgetown University. Their dad, Steve, a three-sport athlete at Newton Catholic High, played varsity hockey at Assumption College.

Q. How do you account for doubling your home run total from a year ago?

A. Some of it was luck and some of it was consistency. I hit the ball pretty hard last year, too. I also think I handled being down in the count and not getting beaten by offspeed pitches better this year.

Q. You bat from the left side but throw right-handed. Why the difference?

A. It may be genetic. My grandfather, my uncle, and my cousins all did the same thing. I even batted left-handed playing T-Ball. Although I’m not ambidextrous. I write with my right hand but I’m a left hand shot when I play hockey for fun.

Q. What are your future plans?

A. I’ve already returned to the Towne Club and will begin working fulltime for my dad’s company Datum 3D, a design development firm in Watertown.

Q. Did you ever play on the same team as your brother?

A. Yes. In the Babe Ruth League in Newton and for one season of baseball at St. Sebastian’s, when he was a senior and I was a sophomore. We always practiced together over the years and his pushing and teaching me has helped me succeed.

Q. How much of a confidence-boost was your MVP season in the Park League.

A. I had a painful wrist injury that forced me to miss a lot of games with WPI my sophomore year, so going to the Park League that following summer and playing with less pain did a lot to improve my mental approach. I love to play and compete so that season really motivated me and carried over to my junior year.

Q. What is your favorite travel destination?

A. My late grandfather, Joe Farina, had a house in Naples, Fla. When I visited there, I did lots of fishing off the Naples Pier and got a chance to see the Red Sox at spring training. I plan to return there when I have vacation time.

Q. What do you enjoy most about fishing?

A. Being out on the water early in the morning with my other grandfather, Tony Venditti, at Spectacle Pond in Wareham. I also love bass fishing with my roommates. I’ve been fishing since I was five. It definitely teaches you patience.

Q. How influential was your dad in your athletic career?

A. He coached me and my brother in Little League and Babe Ruth League. He taught us to hit, how to play the game the right way and we still go to Fessenden Field in Newton where he throws batting practice. He also told us to take responsibility for what we did on the field, own up to our mistakes and be a good teammate.

Q. Is there a favorite food you just can’t go without?

A. My grandmother, Connie Venditti’s spaghetti. The pasta and sauce are homemade and you can’t get a dish like that anywhere else.

Q. What were your emotions at graduation ceremonies last month?

A. Pride because of WPI’s academic standards and sadness because it was the end of being part of a great baseball program. I’m going to miss my coaches and teammates.

MARVIN PAVE

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