Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS (Westmont):
NAIA National Champion — 2023
NCAA DII Third Team All-American — 2024
NCBWA All-West Region First Team — 2024
ABCA NCAA DII West Region Second Team — 2024
ABCA NCAA DII West Region All-Defensive Team — 2024
National Christian College First Team All-American — 2024
All-PacWest First Team — 2024
All-PacWest Third Team — 2025

WESTMONT: Played under Robert Ruiz, Tyler LaTorre and Payl Svagdis at Westmont College from 2022-25 ... Was an NAIA National Champion in 2023 ... Enjoyed a breakout season as a junior in 2024, in which he was named as a NCAA DII All-American Third Team selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and earned a spot on the NCBWA All-West Region First Team ... Named to the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA DII West Region Second Team and the ABCA NCAA DII West Region All-Defensive Team ... Named a National Christian College First Team All-American in 2024 ... Was a two-time All-PacWest selection in 2024 and 2025 ... Was an All-PacWest First Team selection as a junior ... Led the PacWest with a slugging percentage of .746, an OPS at 1.169, home runs scored (59), home runs (18) and doubles (20) ... Set the single-season school record in slugging percentage, home runs and total bases (153) ... Ranked second in school history in doubles ... Had two singles in the NAIA World Series ... Graduated Cum Laude with his bachelor of science degree in data analytics.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cedar Ridge High School, located in Round Rock, Texas, in 2021 ... Played three years of varsity baseball.

PERSONAL: Plans on earning his master's degree in business analytics ... Son of Ellie and Jim Patterson, Has one sibling, Hana ... Career goal is to continue to work in baseball, either as a professional player, or in a player development or front office ... Chose Pepperdine because "I wanted to attend a place where I felt like I was wanted. Having an existing relationship with Coach LaTorre, I am confident that I will be around people that genuinely care about my development on and off the field."

FAVORITES: Enjoys spikeball, pickleball and playing cards outside of playing baseball ... Favorites include Mike Trout (pro baseball player), Jaylen Waddle (pro athlete), the Los Angeles Angels (pro baseball team), the Miami Dolphins (pro sports team), the Bible (book), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (movie), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (movie), Tyler Childers (music artist) and basketball (sport besides baseball) ... Favorite part about baseball is "it is a vessel to spend time with my friends and create a bond that cannot be replicated in any other way."