UC Santa Barbara
2014: Entered seven games for the Gauchos as a sophomore, all in relief ... Ended the season with no record, a 4.26 ERA, 10 strikeouts, eight walks, and 10 hits allowed in 12.2 innings pitched ... Limited oppositing hitters to a .158 batting average against (3-19) with the bases empty ... All but one of his appearances came in the months of February and March ... Started off the year with three shutout innings of relief against Cal State Bakersfield in the season opener, including a career-high five strikeouts ... Closed the year with back-to-back scoreless appearances against Wagner (Mar. 23) and BYU (Apr. 14) ... For summer ball, played with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters of the Northwoods League. Was unscored upon in five innings over three appearances, racking up five strikeouts.
2013: In his freshman season, appeared in eight games and started one ... Pitched a total of 12.2 innings for a 7.82 ERA and five strikeouts ... Recorded two strikeouts against Sacramento State while allowing just two hits in 2.2 innings on Mar. 17 ... First career start at Pepperdine: L, 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB.
High School: Played his high school ball at Jurupa Valley for head coach Che Edmonds and the Jaguars … Primarily used as a pitcher … in his junior and senior seasons, he compiled 21 wins and 200 strikeouts … earned First Team All-Sunkist League his junior year … Awarded League MVP and earned First Team All-County honors his senior season.
Personal: Born on August 8, 1994 to Amalia and Nicholas Lujan in Corona, Calif. … Currently undecided on a major … Aspires to play professional baseball and/or continue to be involved in sports … Favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers … Favorite athlete is Ubaldo Jimenez … Favorite movies are Moneyball, The Sandlot, and the Dark Knight series … Favorite TV show is The Simpsons … Enjoys listening to Latin music … Also recruited by Utah, Hawaii, and Long Beach State.
