TRITON MEDIA
AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
All-Big West Second Team...Big West All-Academic Team…UC San Diego All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Team...Named UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week on Feb. 28...Signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Cleveland Guardians…Appeared in 53 games, making 50 starts primarily in left field and as designated hitter…Led the team in runs scored (35), RBI (41), homeruns (10), sacrifice flies (3) and hit by pitch (15)…Ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.503), hits (53), total bases (94), at bats (187) and games played (53) and third in batting average (.283)…Ranked in the top 20 in the Big West in homeruns (6th), RBI (7th), hit by pitch (6th), OPS (15th) and slugging percentage (17th)…Had four 3-hit games…Went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored, a double and a homerun against UC Irvine (April 10).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Big West All-Academic ... Played in 29 games making 18 starts primarily at DH ... Recorded 15 hits with nine of them going for extra bases ... Also recorded 15 RBIs and 11 walks ... Was the starting catcher in the Tritons first ever D1 win against SDSU on 2/27 and went 2-for-3 from the plate with a steal and a walk ... Hit his first home run of the season on 4/17 against UC Santa Barbara ... Followed it up with a 3-for-4 performance in a win over the Gauchos on 4/18.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
CCAA All-Academic ... Played in 14 games and made nine starts ... Had 11 hits, 10 RBIs and four runs ... On base percentage of .405 and slugging percentage of .444 ... Recorded his first triple on Feb 6 against Point Loma ... Hit for his first home run against Sonoma State on Feb 23 and went for a grand slam.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Kenosha Kingfish in the Northwoods League in 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Irvine High School in Irvine ... Senior year was named the league MVP in both baseball and football...Irvine High School Male Scholar Athlete of the Year and Pacific Coast League Male Athlete of the Year...Played for the Yankee Scout Team outside of high school.
PERSONAL
Born Jan 6 ...Parents are Stacy and Mike ... Brother Mikey played baseball for UCI and Kansas City Royals Organization ... Brother Eric played for UCLA and Seattle Mariners Organization Real Estate Development major in Sixth College ... Goal of playing professional baseball or going into real estate ... Roots for Steelers, Pirates, Lakers and Penguins and favorite athlete is Juju Smith-Schuster ... Listens to R3hab, Kaskade, San Holo, Travis Scott and Playboi Carti ... Enjoys cooking and favorite food is Italian.
CAREER HITTING HIGHS (current through 2021Â season)
At Bats: 6, 2/23/20 at Sonoma State
Runs:Â 3,twice (last 5/15/21 vs UC Davis)
Hits:Â 3, 4/18/21 vs UC Santa Barbara
Doubles:Â 1, 5/15/21 vs UC Davis
Triples:Â 1, 5/6221Â at UC Riverside
Home Runs:Â 1, multiple times (Last 5/1/21 vs UC Riverside)
RBI:Â 5, 2/23/20 at Sonoma State
Walks:Â 2, three times (last 4/17/21 vs UC Santa Barbara)
Stolen Bases:Â 1, Twice (last 4/23/21 vs CSUB)