University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2025
NCBWA Freshman All-America Second Team … Pitched in 13 games, starting in four, for the Gauchos, recording two saves and 32 strikeouts … Finished the year with a 1.65 ERA and .224 batting average against … Recorded a career-high 8 strikeouts against LMU on April 1.

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HIGH SCHOOL
A two-year letterwinner at Huntington Beach High School … Two-time All-Sunset League First Team honoree … 2024 All-CIF honoree … Posted a 1.02 ERA in 2024 … Helped the Oilers win back-to-back Sunset League Championships … 2023 USA Baseball National High School Invitational Champion.

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PERSONAL
Nathan Aceves was born July 9, 2005 in Huntington Beach … Son of Richard and Amy Aceves … Has a younger sister, Andrea … Enjoys fishing in his free time … Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Green Bay Packers … Walker Buehler, Tyler Glasnow and Aaron Rodgers are his favorite athletes … Enjoys the TV shows Suits and Designated Survivor.