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2027 Baseball Roster

Trenton Hernandez
Ece Aliyazicioglu
Christian Magdaleno
Alex Kline
Alex Kline

26 Matthew Leyva

  • Position RHP
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown La Puente, CA
  • Highschool Walnut HS
  • Prev School Rio Hondo College

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • CCAA Pitcher of the Week (2026)

  2026   Redshirt Junior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • Named CCAA Pitcher of the Week for April 20-26
  • Made 14 appearances with 12 starts
  • Posted a 3-6 record across 59.1 innings pitched
  • Struck out 48 batters while walking 22
  • Earned victories against Colorado Mesa, Cal State San Bernardino, and Westmont
  • Logged the third-most innings pitched on the team
  • Added two pickoffs and posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 12 chances

  2025   Redshirt Sophomore | Rio Hondo College
  • Started in all 14 games he appeared in
  • Went 4-8 with a 4.88 ERA
  • Threw 79.1 innings with a WHIP of 1.49
  • Struck out 72 batters for a 8.17 K/9
  • Struck out a career-high 10 batters against San Bernardino Valley on February 5th
  • Threw at least 7.0 innings in five of his starts
  • Dean's List

  2024   Redshirt Freshman | Rio Hondo College
  • Started in all 12 games he appeared in
  • Went 5-5 with a 4.72 ERA
  • Threw 68.2 innings with a WHIP of 1.37
  • Struck out 53 batters for a 6.95 K/9
  • Had a season-high 9 strikeouts against Victor Valley on February 13th
  • Threw a 9-inning complete game against LA Harbor on March 19th

  2023   Freshman | Rio Hondo College
  • Made four appearances including three starts
  • Went 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA
  • Threw 16.0 innings with a WHIP of 1.63
  • Struck out 18 batters for a 10.13 K/9

High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Walnut HS
  • Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2022 Coaches' Award
  • Played in the 2022 SGV All Star Game 
  • Honor Roll

Personal
  • A Liberal Studies - General Studies major
  • Son of Cesar and Patricia Leyva
  • Has a brother named Nathan
  • Aspires to play professional baseball
  • Favorite TV shows are FBI, Impractical Jokers, and S.W.A.T.
  • Favorite movies are Transformers, Fast & Furious, and Jurassic Park 
  • Favorite music artists are Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and Future
  • Favorite pro teams are the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Lakers
  • Favorite pro athletes are Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw, and Kobe Bryant
  • His cousin Marisa and aunt Joanna also attended CPP

Statistics

Season:
2027

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2026Redshirt Junior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 215 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2027Redshirt Senior

    Pitcher
    6'1" 210 lbs
    26