Chico State Athletics

Transfer from Ohlone College in Fremont…Pre-Chico Days: Pitched three seasons for the Renegades…Earned Second Team All-Coast Conference honors in 2021…A 2018 graduate of Clayton Valley High School in Concord…Played two varsity seasons…Helped lead Eagles to the 2017 Diablo-Foothill League championship…Personal: Born January 18, 2000, in Concord…Son of Chuck and Regina…Has one older sibling, Coke…His parents are his heroes (“for always setting great examples in life”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Otani (“because he gets it done on both sides of the field at a high level”)…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “I liked the surrounding area with all the nature and outdoors”…His greatest sports moment was, as a youngster, placing first in the Northern California Pitch, Hit, and Run competition…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is climb up Half Dome in Yosemite…Has learned by playing baseball that “failure creates success”…Enjoys hunting, fishing, and going on hikes when he has some free time…Considers fishing his biggest talent outside of baseball…Is legally blind in one eye…At the top of his bucket list: “Skydiving”…Best advice ever received came from a podcast for the mental game of pitching: “Stay focused and cancel out the hate”…Majoring in parks and recreation.