2021 Baseball Roster

Andrew Madsen/KLC Fotos
John Fajardo/Long Beach State Athletics
Peter Fukumae

26 Quentin Selma

  • Position Infield
  • Class Senior
  • Height/Weight 6-3 / 205
  • Bat/Throw L/R
  • Hometown Clovis, Calif.
  • High School Buchanan HS
  • Major American Studies
  • Twitter @quentinselma26
  • Instagram @quentinselma

Biography

Accolades
  • 2x All-Pac-12 First Team (2019, 2021)
  • ABCA All-West Region Second Team (2021)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2021)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll/Honorable Mention (2019, 2021)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (2020 - Feb. 25)
  • 2x Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List (2020, 2021)
  • College World Series Home Run Derby participant (2019)
At Cal
2021 (Sr.)
  • Was one of the Pac-12's most respected sluggers in his final collegiate season
  • Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team for the second time in his career after leading all conference players in home runs (11) during league action
  • Played in all 55 games & made 54 starts, primarily at third base
  • Slashed .291/.368/.544 while hitting 15 total home runs (tied for third-most in Pac-12 at end of regular season)
  • Tallied 60 hits, 47 RBI, 43 runs & 24 walks
  • Scorched a trio of ranked foes (#12 Stanford, #18 UCLA, #10 Oregon) in the final three weeks of the season, hitting .368 (14-for-38) with seven home runs & 15 RBI
  • Homered in all three games vs. #12 Stanford (May 14-16) & batted .455 with seven RBI in the series
  • Blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the fourth inning of Cal's 9-5 win vs. #12 Stanford, helping Cal clinch its first Big Series since 2014
  • Followed the Stanford series with five hits, three RBI, four runs & a home run in Cal’s series win at #18 UCLA (May 21-23)
  • Homered in each game vs. #10 Oregon (May 27-29) & tallied four hits & five RBI in the series
  • Smacked a go-ahead grand slam in a 3-for-4 effort to help Cal rally from a nine-run deficit to defeat San Jose State, 18-11 (May 4)
  • Posted a career-high five RBI in a blowout win vs. Saint Mary's (March 4)
  • Owned a 21-game reached-base streak during the season
  • Led Cal with 13 multi-RBI performances & was second with 18 multi-hit efforts
*** 2020 (Jr.)
  • Anchored Cal's third base position, starting all 16 games as a junior
  • Was the Bears' most consistent hitter, leading the team in batting average (.293), OPS (.825), doubles (4), RBI (16), walks (12) & on-base percentage (.411)
  • Named the Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 25) after batting .538 (7-for-13) with 11 runs batted in and two extra-base hits in a four-game span
  • Ripped his lone home run of the year, a three-run shot, vs. St. John's (Feb. 23)
  • Set a career-high with five RBI at UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17)
  • Went 3-for-4 with two RBI & one double in Cal's first win of the year at Long Beach State (Feb. 16)
  • Owned a .911 fielding percentage in 45 defensive chances
  • Ranked as the No. 81 hitter in the nation by D1Baseball.com entering the season
2019 (So.)
  • All-Pac-12 First Team selection as a sophomore third baseman
  • Earned the starting role at third base part way through the season
  • Participated in the 2019 College Home Run Derby in Omaha in June
  • Started 37 of 43 games played
  • Batted .311 with 14 doubles, 10 home runs & 27 RBI
  • Posted an on-base percentage of .366 & a slugging percentage of .584
  • Ranked fourth on the team in batting average & tied for the team lead in doubles
  • Had 15 multi-hit games, with a high of three hits at Arizona on April 12
  • Homered twice vs. Stanford on May 10
  • Was an All-Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention
2018 (Fr.)
  • Played in 17 games & earned eight starts as a true freshman
  • Saw time at first base, third base & designated hitter
  • Tallied three hits, three runs scored & one RBI
  • Notched his first collegiate hit in his debut appearance with a single at UC San Diego on Feb. 17
  • Also recorded hits against Cincinnati & Cal State Bakersfield
*** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
High School
  • Graduated from Buchanan High School in 2017
  • Left Buchanan as the school's all-time saves leader
  • Helped Buchanan become one of the nation's top baseball programs in 2017
  • Was named an All-State Second Teams selection & All-Tri-River Athletic Conference First Team pick in 2017
  • 2016 Valley & Tri-River Offensive Player of the Year & an All-State First Team player as a junior
  • Hit .443 with 43 hits, 29 RBI, 10 doubles, five triples & four home runs as a junior
  • Also appeared on the mound in 11 games, going 1-1 with a 1.31 ERA, six saves, 17 strikeouts & an opposing batting average of .119
  • Two-time Perfect Game Underclassman All-America Honorable Mention in 2015 & 2016
  • Was an Area Code Games participant for the Oakland Athletics
  • Played club ball for the North Coast Reds & played for the PUF Caps in the summer of 2017
Personal
  • Full name is Quentin Bjorn Selma
  • Born on June 8, 1998 in Clovis, Calif.
  • Son of Tanja & Bart Selma
  • Has one sibling, Courtney
  • Grandfather, Dick Selma, won 42 games during a 10-year major league career, playing for the Mets, Padres, Phillies, Cubs, Angels & Brewers from 1965-1974
  • Enjoys fishing, golfing, ping pong & basketball

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2018Freshman

    Infield
    6'2" 210 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2019Sophomore

    Infield
    6'2" 210 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2020Junior

    Infield
    6'3" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Senior

    Infield
    6'3" 205 lbs
    26