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Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper

29 Marco Ibarra

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Carson, Calif.
  • Highschool Mary Star HS

Biography

Notable Awards
• All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2024, 2025)
• CCAA Pitcher of the Week (April 7-13, 2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)

As a Junior (2024)
- Received All-CCAA honorable mention
- Made 15 appearances, 10 of them starts
- Threw 67.2 innings with a 4.52 ERA
- Went 5-2 with a save in game two at Point Loma (February 1)
- Struck out 35 and walked 14
- Within the West Region, ranked 11th in WHIP (1.21) and 12th in walks allowed per 9 innings (1.86)
- In CCAA games, ranked seventh in innings pitched (59.1), ninth in wins (4) and fewest walks allowed (13) and 10th in opposing batting average (.258)
- Struck out a season-high 7 batters twice, the first against Cal Poly Pomona (February 28) and the other at Cal State Monterey Bay (March 23)
- Threw a season-high 8 innings pitched against Cal Poly Pomona (February 28)
- Came out of the bullpen in the CCAA Tournament opening round at Cal State LA (May 7), throwing 3 innings that helped Chico State win and advance to the double-elimination bracket
- Voted CCAA Pitcher of the Week for April 7-13 after a stellar outing in front of his hometown crowd at Cal State Dominguez Hills (April 13), throwing 7 shutout innings with 6 strikeouts, picking up his fifth win that season

As a Junior (2024)
- Received All-CCAA honorable mention
- Originally a reliever but moved into the starting rotation beginning the San Francisco State series (March 3)
- Of the 15 appearances, 10 of them were starts
- Finished the season with 7 wins, which led Chico State and was tied for fifth in the CCAA
- Threw 65.2 innings, owning a 6.03 ERA
- Struck out 32 batters and walked 15
- Had three outings with game-high 4 strikeouts, against Cal State Dominguez Hills (March 28), at Cal State San Bernardino (April 6) and at Cal State East Bay (April 26)
- Had reached 7 innings in three appearances: against Cal State San Marcos (March 16), against Cal State Monterey Bay (April 19) and at Cal State East Bay (April 26)
- Did not walk a batter in 5 games

As a Sophomore (2023)
- Made 18 appearances out of the bullpen
- Threw 23.1 innings with a 6.17 ERA
- Picked up only save against Flagler, throwing a season-high 3.1 innings
- Struck out 10 batters and allowed 5 walks

Pre-Chico Days
- Spent two years at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, making a combined 23 relief appearances
- A 2020 graduate of Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro
- Helped lead the Stars to a 23 wins in 2019, tying the school single-season record
- Three-time All-Camino Real League selection and earned two All-CIF Southern Section honors
- Named to the 2018 Daily Breeze All-Area Team
- Also lettered in football, earning three All-CL honors and quarterbacking Mary Star to the 2019 Camino Real League championship

Personal
- Born February 12 in Torrance
- Son of Rick and Dori
- Has two siblings, Emily and Ricky
- Worked in the Chico State Athletics Communications office as a gameday statistician and other operational duties
- Favorite course is Human Resources Management taught by Professor Mardy Estrada
- Cites his parents as his heroes because 'they have constantly provided guidance and support while being great role models and showing me how to provide for myself as well as a happy and healthy family in the future.'
- Favorite athlete is former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw because 'as a Dodgers fan I have grown to be a fan of him on the field but he has given back to the local community in Los Angeles as well as helping communities around the world.'
- Chose Chico State because 'it has a long history of success and has established itself as one of the best and most competitive college programs year in and year out. I wanted to be part of the successful culture that has been built in previous years.'
- Greatest sports moment thus far was hitting a game-tying and go-ahead home run in back-to-back at-bats in high school
- His greatest moment in sports was hitting a game-tying and go-ahead home run in consecutive at-bats in high school
- An impressive thing he has accomplished outside of sports was in summer ball he helped a local community build a home
- Enjoys drawing and painting
- Likes to golf in spare time
- On his bucket list is to travel across the world, starting in Europe
- Best quote he received was from his former teammate Jesse Esphorst: 'Work hard, stay humble, praise God.'
- Plans to be a firefighter
- Graduated with an undergraduate degree in Marketing and is now pursuing a Master of Arts with expectation of graduating in 2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 205 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2024Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 195 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2025Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 195 lbs
    29
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