As a Sophomore in 2012: Appeared in 31 games while making 21 starts... Batted .184, collecting 14 hits in 76 at-bats... Tallied 11 walks and added two sacrifice flies... In a April 10 home game against Grand Canyon, he went 2-for-4 at the plate with three runs batted in... Continued his training with a summer stint in the California Collegiate League... With Team Vegas B.C., he batted .232 with 15 RBI.
As a Freshman in 2011: Earned a spot on the All-CCAA Tournament Team after hitting going 9-for-22 (.409) at the plate that week in Stockton, Calif... Collected seven doubles through those five tournament games en route to a slugging percentage of .727... Played in 50 games in his freshman campaign while making 40 starts... Batted .257 and collected 30 runs batted in... Registered 11 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games at the CCAA Tournament against Chico State and UC San Diego... Picked up 10 hits in his first 25 career at-bats... Knocked a homerun in his first collegiate at-bat.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Otay Ranch HIgh School, where he was a four-year varsity letterwinner... Captained the team as a senior, while hitting .442 and earning a spot on the All-Mesa League First Team... In 2009, he hit .472 en route to being named the team's best offensive player and picking up All-Mesa League honors... Selected to the league's All-Star Game in 2009 and 2010.
Personal: Born March 8, 1992... Son of Humberto Tovalin Yañez and Belinda Tovalin... Has three younger siblings named Adrian, Alexandro and Osvaldo... Father played professional baseball in the Mexican League... Kinesiology major and Exercise Science minor... Favorite pro teams are the San Diego Padres, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Lakers and Real Madrid... Favorite athlete is Wade Boggs... Enjoys going to the beach, watching movies, eating and hanging out with friends in his free time... Aspires to a career in professional baseball, either as a player or a trainer.
