Chico State Athletics

Notable Awards
- All-CCAA Second Team (2022)

As a Senior (2023)
- Started all 40 games played, splitting between first base and shortstop
- Batted .279 with a team-most 7 home runs
- Finished fourth in the CCAA in walks with 35
- Stretched five doubles
- Hit a home run in each game during the Cal Poly Pomona series
- Had a 4-RBI game against Fresno Pacific, including a 3-run home run
- Drew 3 walks in a game three times

As a Junior (2022)
- Second Team All-CCAA selection
- Batted .317 for the Wildcats last season, ranking fourth on the team in runs scored (49), home runs (5), and extra base hits (17), and fifth in hits (53)
- Racked up 14 multi-hit games on the season
- Hit two homers and drove in five runs April 8, 2022 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills
- Put together a seven-game hitting streak March 19-April 1, 2022, batting .550 during that stretch
- Hit his first home run as a Wildcat March 20, 2022 vs. Stanislaus State

Pre-Chico Days
- Spent three years at Division I Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Started 82 of his 93 games for the Red Wolves between 2018 and 2019
- A 2017 graduate of Paraclete High School in Quartz Hill
- Led Spirits to four Gold Coast League titles and four CIF playoff berths
- Named First Team All-GCL three times
- Two-time Gold Glove Award winner
- Selected as USA Junior Olympics alternate
- Received the City of Lancaster 2016 Teen Spotlight award for community service

Personal
- Born February 5, 1999, in Mission Hills
- Son of Warren and Marilynn
- Has one older brother, John
- His parents are his heroes (“for always supporting me no matter what and allowing me to follow my dreams”)
- The person he most admires in the sports world is Tom Brady (“His longevity and career that has been very successful. Mastering his craft with consistency and leadership”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Communication Theory, taught by Nick Burke
- Why he chose to attend Chico State: “There is a great atmosphere surrounding the school and especially the baseball team. Everyone works hard and has a chip on their shoulder which I admire most about the program”
- His greatest sports moment is hitting a walk-off grand slam against Troy University while playing at Arkansas State
- The most interesting thing he’s ever done” “Too many to say”
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is earning his bachelor’s degree at Chico State
- Has learned composure by playing baseball: “Keeping it cool in very intense and high pressures situations, and how to be a team player by putting personal motives behind the team goal that comes first”
- Enjoys hiking, surfing, taking photos and videos, and adventure when he has some free time
- Says karaoke is his biggest talent outside of baseball
- Claims “I am the best customer at El Centenario for Taco Tuesday in Chico”
- At the top of his bucket list: “Jumping out of a helicopter on the top on a mountain and snowboarding down it”
- Best advice ever received came from his dad: “Embarrass the parents and grandparents in the other stands”
- Currently working on his master’s degree in communications.