Chico State Athletics

Transfer from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut…Pre-Chico Days: Posted a career .298 batting average in his two seasons with the Mounties, with 26 extra-base hits and 43 RBI in a combined 65 games…Help lead Mt. SAC to the 2019 South Coast Conference championship…A 2017 graduate of Walnut High School…Helped lead the Mustangs to a pair of Hacienda League titles and the 2017 CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship…Personal: Born January 17, 1999, in Hemet…Son of Bernard Zavala and Tatiana Cifuentes…Has two older siblings, Seby and Jazmin…The person he most admires in the sports world is Pete Rose (“because he went [all out] in every inning he played”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Psychology of Relationships, taught by Sarah DeMartini…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “I love playing with other good ball players and I especially love to win, and Chico State is the perfect fit for both those things”…His greatest sports moment so far: “After a summer ball game I came close to beating the reigning hot dog eating champ”…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is snowboarding in a snowstorm…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is finishing a Rubix cube with the help of YouTube…Has learned by playing baseball that “you’re going to make mistakes…a lot of them. Make sure you learn something from each one”…Enjoys playing video games with friends when he has some free time…Was born on the night Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear off in a heavyweight boxing match …At the top of his bucket list: “I want to be able to hug a lion”…Best advice ever received he attributes to rapper Mac Miller: “I’ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me. You can keep on grillin’, I’ma smile back”…Majoring in psychology…Wants to follow a professional baseball career with being a cook at his own restaurant.