AS A JUNIOR (2015):
- Batted a team-high .355 (49-for-138, .429 vs. Pac-12) with a team-high 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 22 RBI in 38 appearances
- Named to the College Station Regional All-Tournament Team
- Hit .389 (14-for-36) with runners in scoring position
- Had 14 multi-hit games, three of which were three-hit games and two were four-hit games
- Was honorable mention All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Academic
- Had a seven-game hit streak from April 25-May 8 (14-for-28, .500, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR's and 8 RBI)
- From April 25 through the end of the season, Pearson was 31-for-74 (.419) with two home runs, 10 RBI, 16 runs scored and drew six walks in 19 games
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014):
- Batted .190 (24-for-126, .135 vs. Pac-12) with three doubles, two triples, 13 RBI, and was eighth in Pac-12 with 11 stolen bases
- Was 2-for-4 with a RBI double May 19 at San Francisco
- Went 3-for-3 with two RBI March 7 vs. Tulane
- Had the game-winning RBI Feb. 15 vs. Texas
Was honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
AS A FRESHMAN (2013):
- Batted .302 (54-for-179, .303 vs. Pac-12) with eight doubles, two home runs and 17 RBI
- Was 3-for-4 with an RBI May 11 vs. Arizona State
- Had a career-best 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI April 30 at Pacific
- Was 3-for-4 with a double April 7 at Arizona
- Went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI March 22 at UCLA
- Was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI March 17 at Utah
- Went 2-for-3 with first collegiate home run March 9 vs. Fresno State
- Was 2-for-3 with a double in first collegiate start Feb. 23 at UC Irvine
- Was 15-for-45 (.333) with runners in scoring position
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
- At Carmel High School was two-time all-state and two-time league MVP in baseball, helping his school to three league titles
- Hit over .500 both his junior and senior seasons and tallied 35 stolen bases in two years
- Was also outstanding in football and basketball, earning all-state three times in football and was league MVP in both sports
- American Studies major with an emphasis in the global United States
- Father, Dennis Pearson, played professional football for the Atlanta Falcons
- Parents are Dennis Pearson and Kimberly Drinker
- Born January 10, 1994 in Monterey, Calif.
CAREER BESTS
Most Hits: 4, three times, last time May 30, 2015 vs. Texas A&M in the NCAA Regional (4-for-7, 2B, RBI)
Most Runs: 4, March 6, 2015 vs. Chicago State
Most RBI: 3, March 1, 2015 vs. Kansas State (2-for-3, 2B)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 7, April 25-May 8, 2015 (14-for-28, .500, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR's and 8 RBI)
Pearson’s Career Statistics
YEAR |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
SB |
2013 |
.302 |
51 |
179 |
26 |
54 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
29 |
7 |
2014 |
.190 |
46 |
126 |
19 |
24 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
11 |
2015 |
.355 |
38 |
138 |
27 |
49 |
22 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
25 |
5 |
2016 |
.295 |
17 |
61 |
13 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
Total |
.288 |
152 |
504 |
85 |
145 |
59 |
26 |
4 |
7 |
41 |
83 |
25 |