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Jersey Number 18
Christian Becerra
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-1 / 170
- Bat/Throw:
- S/R
- Hometown:
- Studio City, Calif.
- High School:
- Harvard-Westlake School
- Major:
- Political Science
After Cal
At Cal
2024 (Jr.)
2022 (Fr.)
Before Cal
High School
August 1, 2024
- Drafted in the 12th round with the 368th pick overall of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins (2024)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2024)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team (2023)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
At Cal
2024 (Jr.)
- Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention accolades
- One of Cal's top relief pitchers
- Made 19 appearances with one start.
- Went 4-1 with four saves and a 3.68 ERA
- The four saves was tied for the team lead with Tyler Stasiowski and tied for seventh most in the Pac-12.
- In 51.1 innings pitched he struck out 57 and held opponents to a .247 average.
- In Pac-12 play he was 2-1 with a 4.01 ERA.
- In 33.2 innings pitched he struck out 30 with just nine walks.
- Boasted a WHIP of 1.27 which was third best on the team.
- The four wins is a career-best.
- Earned his first win in the upset of No. 24 Kansas State, tossed 2.0 innings in the 6-3 win on Feb. 16.
- Earned his second win in the series opening win over UCONN, went 4.0 innings striking out six in that outing.
- Struck out seven against Oregon on Mar. 16, in 4.0 innings he allowed a hit and a walk without surrendering a run.
- Over his final 20.2 innings he allowed just one eared run, while striking out 25.
- He did not allow an inherited runner score in the month of May.
- Struck out a career-high eight batters in the 7-4 win over San Jose State.
- In 4.0 innings pitched he allowed two hits with no runs or walks - pitching up his third save of the year.
- Earned his fourth and final save stranding two runners in Cal's 7-5 win over Arizona on May 23 to win the pool and advance to the semifinals in the Pac-12 Championships.
- Averaged 2.70 innings per appearance which was tops among all of Cal's relief pitchers.
- Finished the year averaging 9.99 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Boasted a K/BB ratio of 4.1 which was second on the team.
- Made 18 appearances including 11 starts.
- Went 2-5 with a 6.29 ERA.
- Tossed 54.1 innings which was second most on the team.
- Struck out a team-high 53 batters to just 18 walks. His 2.9 k/bb ratio was third-best on the team.
- Averaged 8.78 strikeouts per game.
- Struck out four or more batters in nine appearances.
- Tallied season-high seven strike outs twice, first against Arizona State on Mar. 31 and against at Pitt on Apr. 28.
- Earned his first win of the season on Apr. 14 at Utah. Went 6.0 complete scattering seven hits with a strikeout.
- Earned his Second win of the season at UCLA on May 5 went 5.1 innings, striking out five.
- Picked up two saves on the year, first game in a 2-1 win over Cal Poly on Feb. 24, the second was in an 8-6 win over Villanova on Mar. 7.
- In Cal's win over No. 2 Stanford on Feb. 21 he tossed 2.2 innings allowing just one hit, one walk while striking out four.
- Made his first start of the season against USC on Mar. 17, went 3.0 complete allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out four.
2022 (Fr.)
- Made 20 relief appearances on the mound during an impressive freshman season
- Was 2-0 with one save & posted a 3.86 ERA that ranked fourth among Golden Bears
- Recorded a 1.46 WHIP, 28 strikeouts & 14 walks in 28.0 innings pitched
- Limited opposing batters to a .252 average against & 27 total hits
- Did not allow an earned run over his first nine appearances (12.2 innings)
- Pitched at least two innings six times, including twice in Pac-12 play vs. Arizona (March 11) & Oregon State (March 27)
- Earned his first career win with two shutout innings pitched in a blowout victory at San Jose State (March 15)
- Picked up his lone save of the season by recording the final two outs in Cal's series-clinching win at Washington State (April 16)
- Struck out a season-high five batters over two perfect innings vs. Sacramento State (March 1) in his second career appearance
- Tossed one scoreless inning vs. Gonzaga (Feb. 21) in his collegiate debut
Before Cal
High School
- Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, Calif.) in spring of 2021
- Capped his high school career by pitching a shutout with seven strikeouts and one hit allowed to anchor Harvard-Westlake’s 3-0 victory over JSerra in the 2021 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship
- Finished his senior season with an 11-1 record, 1.62 ERA & 86 strikeouts in 66.2 innings pitched
- 2021 Mission League Pitcher of the Year & Los Angeles Daily News Pitcher of the Year
- 2021 MaxPreps All-American pitcher
- Led Harvard-Westlake to a spot in the 2019 USA Baseball National High School Invitational (NHSI) as a sophomore with a three-hit, three-strikeout complete game
- Full name is Christian Anthony Becerra
- Born on June 2, 2003
August 1, 2024
Monday, July 15
Tuesday, February 06
Thursday, May 25
Sunday, May 21
