Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2018: Named to Collegiate Baseball Magazine All-America first team and Perfect Game second team as a junior … Made the ABCA/Rawlings West Region second team … WCC Player of the Year and All-WCC first team … Made the WCC All-Tournament team ... Hit 13 home runs, leading the team and second in the WCC … Had a .279 overall average and a .330 average in West Coast Conference play … Led WCC in RBI with 63, which also tied for seventh-most in school single-season history … Had a .529 slugging percentage (fifth in the WCC), 50 points better than anyone else on the team … Had seven saves on the mound (fifth in the WCC) as the closer … Finished with a 3.44 ERA with nine strikeouts in 18.1 innings … Had a career-high seven RBI against New Mexico (3/13), including two home runs … Scored a season-high three runs at Gonzaga (3/17) … Had three hits and four RBI against San Diego (4/20) … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete … Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 25th round (signed).
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Earned All-WCC honorable mention in his redshirt sophomore season ... Made 44 starts in 46 appearances in the Pepperdine lineup and also made 15 appearances on the mound as a reliever … Batted .269 and was second on the team with 26 runs scored and third with 24 RBI … Hit 11 doubles, one triple and two home runs … Had a .346 on-base percentage and slugged .374 … Posted a season-high four hits at Portland (4/8) … Drove in a season-high four runs at CSUN (4/4) … Drove in multiple runs six times … Scored a season-best three runs against Fresno State (3/7) … On the mound, posted a 3.19 ERA and a 4-1 record … Notched one save in 31.0 innings pitched … Struck out 15 batters and allowed a .217 opponent batting average … Tossed a season-high 5.0 innings twice, against Fresno State (3/7) and Saint Mary’s (5/13) … Struck out a season-best four batters against Portland (4/9) and Saint Mary’s (5/13).
 
PEPPERDINE 2016: His sophomore season was cut short due to injury and he received a medical redshirt ... Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts … Batted .273 in 44 at-bats, driving in 17 runs and scoring five … Had one home run and two doubles … Slugged .386 and had a .313 on-base percentage … Had three multi-hit games … Had a season-high three RBI against Gonzaga (3/19).
 
PEPPERDINE 2015: Named to the WCC All-Freshman team … Appeared in 23 games and started 20 … Finished the season batting .313, tops on the team … Also finished the season with 18 RBI … Drove in a season-high three runs against Cal Poly (3/31) … Notched eight multi-hit games … Also pitched in 19 games … Posted an ERA of 3.52 … Had 15 strikeouts to seven walks on the year … Pitched a season-high 3.0 innings against Cal Poly (3/31).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Valhalla High School, located in El Cajon, Calif., in 2014 ... Played three varsity seasons under head coach Mike Wilson … For his prep career, hit .342 with 116 hits, 63 RBI, 32 doubles, seven homers and 34 stolen bases … On the mound, compiled a 2.40 ERA with 38 strikeouts and a .198 opponent batting average … As a senior was named all-state second team, All-CIF San Diego Section first team and All-East County first team … Was all-league second team and Offensive MVP as a junior … Named Rookie of the Year and all-league honorable mention as a sophomore … Team was CIF runner-up in 2014 … Also played basketball at Valhalla High, earning all-league honors and team MVP in 2014 … Named a San Diego Union-Tribune Scholar-Athlete … Named 2014 All-San Diego Academic Team Captain for baseball and the 2014 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
CLUB: Played for the San Diego Show and Rays scout team in 2013 … Show was ranked first in the nation by Perfect Game.
 
PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of John and Lisa Qsar … Has one sister, Julianna … Father played baseball at Mesa College … Majoring in business administration … Chose Pepperdine “not only for the quality baseball program, but for the high level of academics.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Derek Jeter (pro athlete), San Diego Padres (pro team), The Great Gatsby (book), Good Will Hunting (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), Mac Miller (musical artist), sushi (food) and football (sport other than baseball).