COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS (Entering 2022):
- D2CCA All-West Region Second Team (2022)
- All-CCAA Second Team (2022)
- All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2018, 2019)
- CCAA All-Academic (3x; 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21)
- CCAA Spring All-Academic (3x; 2019, 2020, 2021)
2022 (SENIOR): One of 10 (from all levels of college baseball but lone Division II representative) Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week (3/21), as well as NCBWA West Region and CCAA Player of the Week for first time in career, after going 10-for-15 (.667) and slugging 1.133 with seven doubles, five runs and 12 RBI over a four-game home sweep of Cal State East Bay (multiple RBI in all four) ... Had already eclipsed single-season career highs for doubles (13) and RBI (28) within first 24 games of final college campaign ... Three runs in regular-season finale vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/7) moved him past 100-run mark for career ... Saw reached-base and hit streaks snapped at 30 and 10 games, respectively, vs. Cal State San Bernardino (5/12) on first day of CCAA Tournament in Chico ... Two singles in finale at No. 3 Point Loma (5/19) in NCAA West Region #1 sub-regional gave him exactly 200 hits for college days ... Reached base safely in 11 straight plate appearances from start of doubleheader vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/6), to groundout to end fifth in next day's regular-season finale, going 8-for-8 with six singles, two doubles, three walks (one intentional), six runs and two RBI.
2021: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 (JUNIOR): One of five Broncos to appear in all 21 games during shortened campaign ... Of 20 starts, 19 came in center field and one in right ... Fourth on team with .309 (25-81) batting average ... Collected 11 runs, three doubles, 10 RBI, 10 walks and one steal ... Slugged .346 with .387 on-base percentage ... Tied for CPP lead in walks, third in at-bats and runs, and fourth in hits, doubles (tied) and RBI ... Fourth toughest in CCAA (93rd nationally) to strike out (11.6 at-bats per strikeout) ... Went 2-for-4 with two walks, two runs and two RBI at Cal State LA (2/23), starting scoring in 18-5 romp with first-inning RBI double ... Combined for 4-for-10 with three runs and an RBI in doubleheader sweep vs. No. 2 UC San Diego (2/16) ... Three hits and an RBI in back-to-back contests at San Francisco State (3/6-7) ... Trio of three-hit efforts in all, after five two-hit games ... Pair of two-run games and one with two RBI ... Twice had four-game hit streak ... Fielded .974 (36-2-1).
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 51 games, starting 42 ... Batted .323 (53-164), second on team, with .354 slugging percentage and .385 on-base percentage ... Produced 28 runs, five doubles, 22 RBI, 15 walks, five sacrifice hits, and seven steals on 10 tries ... Fourth on team in hits and fifth in at-bats and runs ... Sixth toughest in CCAA (47th nationally) to strike out (12.6 at-bats per strikeout) ... Went perfect 4-for-4 with RBI, steal, and season bests of four hits and two runs (tied) in 9-4 victory at Sonoma State (3/23) ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs both in win at Cal State LA (3/1), and in loss vs. San Francisco State (3/16) ... Had 15 multi-hit games, including eight during season-best 10-game hit streak from March 17-April 5 ... Pair of two-RBI and seven two-run outputs ... Fielded .991 (111-2-1).
2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 46 games, starting each one ... Hit .291 (53-182) and slugged .401 with 25 runs, nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 26 RBI, 14 walks, four hit-by-pitches, .351 on-base percentage, two sacrifice flies, six sacrifice hits, and two steals on two tries ... Tied for third on team in doubles, fourth in at-bats, hits and home runs, and sixth in RBI ... Second toughest in CCAA (55th nationally) to strike out (12.1 at-bats per strikeout), and tied for 11th in sacrifice bunts ... Made college debut in series opener vs. Cal State San Marcos (2/23), going 1-for-3 with a walk as starting leftfielder, his first career hit a double to lead off second in initial plate appearance ahead of first run to open scoring in 5-1 victory ... Went 3-for-7 with home run and season-best four RBI in 18-3 romp at Cal State San Bernardino (3/18) ... Was 3-for-5 with season-high three runs, a double, home run and two RBI in win vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (4/13) ... First collegiate home run and triple both came in series-opening 8-3 victory at No. 7 UC San Diego (3/1), finishing 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two RBI ... Went 3-for-5 with run and three RBI in win at Stanislaus State (4/21) ... Six three-hit games and seven with two knocks to make up 13 multi-hit efforts in all ... Five multi-RBI and multi-run games each ... Season-best nine-game hit streak (3/11-24) ... Fielded all 85 defensive chances cleanly, with three outfield assists.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower ... Played in 62 games for Braves and posted .273 career batting average ... Scholar-Athlete Award, High Honors and Principal's Honors.
PERSONAL: A Business major with a minor in Spanish ... Born Oct. 26 in Downey ... Son of parents Martin and Araceli ... Has two brothers, Martin II and Gerardo ... Career aspirations after graduating from CPP include professional baseball, being a consistently profitable trader, and owning his own business ... Enjoys watching Netflix, playing video games and spending time with family and friends ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Favorite pro athlete is Chris Taylor ... Favorite TV show is
Scrubs ... Top movie is
Indiana Jones ... Loves steak.
