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2024 Baseball Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

21 Joel Tornero

  • Position LHP
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Covina, Calif.
  • High School South Hills HS
  • Major Cognitive Science
  • Bats/Throws L/L

Biography

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024
Big West Spring All-Academic Team…Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll, With Honors...Made one appearance at Arizona State (April 30), facing one batter and collecting one strikeout.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023
Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll, With Honors…Did not play.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022
Appeared in one game, Mar. 3 against San Diego State, facing four batters and recording one strikeout.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2019-2020)
Attended Northwest Nazarene University (DII) … All-Academic selection.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2019 from South Hills High School in West Covina … Four-time All-League Academic selection 2015-2019 … Palomares League Champions (2016) … Hacienda League Champions (2017-2019) … 10.1 IP, 23 K, 22 BB, 1.51 ERA, .093 OBA … Also competed for the West Covina Dukes and GBG.
 
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 3 in Pasadena … Has two older sisters, Ericka and Alyssa … Favorite baseball memory is his first collegiate outing, coming out of the bullpen with two outs to strike out his first batter faced … Majoring in Cognitive Science at Warren College … Hopes to pursue a career in web based interaction and design, making everyday necessities like phones and websites more user friendly … Enjoys swimming in his free time … Roots for the Seahawks and the Dodgers … Favorite athlete is Tyreek Hill … Listens to J. Cole, Drake, Kanye West … Favorite movie is Sandlot … Favorite food is grilled salmon.

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2022Freshman

    LHP
    6'0" 185 lbs
    41
  • 2023Redshirt Sophomore

    LHP
    6'0" 210 lbs
  • 21

    2024Senior

    LHP
    6'0" 210 lbs
    21

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