UC Santa Barbara
2017: In his first season with the Gauchos, Ledesma was an oft-used arm out of the bullpen while making a pair of starts ... Was used in both long relief (nine multi-inning outings) and short relief ... Tied with Shea Barry for the team lead with 23 appearances ... Finished the year with a 2-5 record, a 6.80 ERA, 26 walks, and 57 strikeouts over 43 2/3 innings ... His 11.75 strikeouts per nine innings was the best on the team ... Had a 4.30 ERA as a reliever (18 earned runs over 37 2/3 innings) ... Allowed 15 earned runs in over six innings in his two starts, at Kentucky and BYU ... Started off the year strong, posting a 1.04 ERA in February ... Pitched at least eight innings every month, including 15 1/3 frames in April ... Started his Division I career with four innings of shutout relief at Loyola Marymount on Feb. 18, adding four strikeouts ... Followed that up with a season-high seven strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings against Tulane on Feb. 26, surrendering just one earned run ... Allowed just one hit, struck out three over three full innings at UC Davis on May 6 ... Went without allowing an earned run for six outings from Apr. 15-29 (nine innings pitched) ... Threw a scoreless ninth inning against Long Beach State on Mar. 31 in the team's Big West Conference opener to lock down his only save of the year ... Pitched one shutout inning, earned his first Division I win on Apr. 15 against UC Irvine ... Finished just 12 behind Kyle Nelson's team-high 69 strikeouts despite throwing less than half as many innings ... Had a 2.50 ERA at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, compared to a 9.82 mark away from home ... Pitched to a 6.98 ERA in Big West play ... Allowed no earned runs in 14 of his 23 outings.
Northwoods League (2016): Spent the summer before coming to UCSB with the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League ... Had a 2.63 ERA and struck out 13 in 13 2/3 innings of work.
Santa Barbara City College (2014-16): Had a standout career at Santa Barbara City College under head coach Jaff Walker, finishing with a career ERA of 2.14 ... In his sophomore season, made 15 appearances (13 starts) with a 7-4 record, 2.15 ERA, two complete games, and 100 strikeouts in 96 1/3 innings ... In his freshman season, made 15 appearances out of the bullpen with a 3-0 record and a 2.10 ERA ... After his sophomore season, was named First Team All-State and All-Conference ... Earned All-Conference Second Team honors as a freshman ... Tossed a complete-game four-hitter against Cuesta on Mar. 3, 2016 ... Struck out a career-high 12 in just seven innings in an 8-4 win against Ventura on Mar. 17 ... Reached the third round of the playoffs in both of his years at SBCC ...
High School (2010-14): Earned three varsity letters at Ventura High School under head coach Matt Villegas ... Had a career 1.86 ERA in high school ... Had a 2.64 ERA as a senior over 12 appearances (seven starts) ... Had an impressive 0.53 ERA as a junior ... Also batted in high school, finishing with a career slash line of ..258/.320/.344 ... Also earned three letters in football and two in basketball during his time at Ventura HS ... Threw a one-hitter in his sophomore year, his first on the varsity squad ... Named to the All-League Second Team as a junior and senior ... Earned All-League honors in football and basketball as well.
Personal: Steven Ledesma was born on Nov. 22, 1995 to parents Kim and Steve in Ventura, Calif. ... Goes by "Stevie" ... Has two siblings, Taylor and Cade ... Plans on majoring in sociology ... Aspires to pitch in the MLB or join the FBI ... Roots for the New York Mets, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite movies are Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, and Million Dollar Baby ... Listens to The Deftones and Tool ... In his free time, likes to go the beach and play beach volleyball ... His favorite athletes are Jacob deGrom and Kenley Jansen ... Enjoys watching Narcos, Blacklist, and House of Cards.
