At Cal
Career (2023 - Present)
149 G/137 GS, .265, 24 HR, 90 RBI, 1 SB
Career Highs: AB - 6, three times, last at Washington (5/20/23);
R - 4, twice, last at Louisville (3/29/25);
H - 4, twice, last at Louisville (3/29/25);
RBI - 4, four times, last vs. Boston College (5/15/25);
HR - 2, at UCLA (5/7/23);
Grand Slams - 1, vs Nevada (2/17/25);
Hit Streak - 9 (3/28/25 - 4/11/25)
2025 (Sr.)
47 G/40 GS, .242, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 0 SB
- Third in home runs (9), fourth in RBI (34) and fourth in walks (20)
- Made 35 of his 40 starts at designated hitter while also starting four games at third base and one at second
- Six of his final 15 hits were for home runs
- Had a key two-run double during six-run second inning in May 21 win over Wake Forest
- Hit game-winning walk-off two-run homer in bottom of the ninth inning and drove in a career-high-tying four runs in an 8-6 comeback win May 15 against Boston College (3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI)
- Had a career-high nine-game hit streak from March 28 - April 11 (.438, 14-32, 7 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
- Had a four-game hit streak from April 29 - May 9 (.462, 6-13, 4 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI)
2024 (Jr.)
55 GP/55 GS, .280, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 0 SB
- Named to the All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention squad and the Pac-12 All-Tournament team after starting the campaign on the preseason All-Pac-12 squad
- One of four Bears and one of two 2025 returnees along with PJ Moutzouridis who played in and started all 55 games
- Hit .280 (58-207) with 33 runs scored, 15 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 30 RBI and 31 walks with career highs for all but doubles and home runs, while his triples tie for his career best
- Added a .388 on-base percentage and a .449 slugging mark
- Had 13 multiple-hit games including 10 with two, two with three and one with four
- Had nine multiple-RBI contests including six with two and a trio with three
- Reached base in 22 consecutive games from Mar. 24 - Apr. 28
- Hit safety in each of the team's final seven contests from May 13-24
Notable Games/Series
- Was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and a season-high-tying three RBI in a 12-3 win over Georgetown on Feb. 17 at MLB Desert Classic
- Drove in a pair of runs both on sacrifice flies against Boston College on Feb. 18 at MLB Desert Classic
- Had career highs of four hits and four runs scored as he was the only Cal player with a four-hit game and had of only five four-RBI contests on the team in 2024 when he was 4-for-5 with an RBI in a 15-12 home win against Connecticut on Feb. 24
- Hit a two-run homer early in an 11-7 comeback over UCLA on Mar. 8
- Started the scoring with a second-inning solo homer and later picked up a second RBI in an 11-3 win at San Francisco on Mar. 19
- Doubled to start a three-run bottom of the ninth in a 6-4 win over Santa Clara on Mar. 25
- Blasted a two-run homer and had three RBI on Apr. 2 in a 17-1 home win over Pacific
- Walked three times and scored a pair of runs Apr. 10 in a 14-11 win at Saint Mary's
- Signed and scored a needed insurance run in the top of the ninth in a 4-3 win at Washington State on Apr. 12 as the Cougars scored twice in the bottom of the ninth
- Led off a 10-run top of the ninth in a 13-5 win on Apr. 13 at Washington State when he was hit by a pitch and later scored before an RBI-single and second run of the inning scored later in the frame
- Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and also drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the ninth before scoring the game-winning run on Chris Gwynn's two-out, two-run homer in a 10-8 victory over Oregon State in an opener of a three-game sweep on Apr. 19
- Was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a 12-3 win at Pacific on Apr. 23
- Was 3-for-4 with a run scored, double, home run and RBI in a 7-4 win at Stanford on Apr. 28
- Had a two-run homer in a 7-4 series opening win over San Jose State on May 10
- Was on fire during the Pac-12 Tournament, hitting .538 (7-for-13) and posting multiple-hits in all three games, two runs scored, two doubles, a triple and three RBI
- 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBI in a 12-0 win over Washington on May 21 in the Pac-12 Tournament opener
- 2=for-4 with two doubles against USC in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals and season finale on May 24
2023 (So.)
47 GP/42 GS, .266, 9 HR, 26 RBI, 1 SB
- Played in 47 games with 42 starts including 23 at third base, also saw action at second.
- Hit .266 (41-154) with a career-high 39 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 26 RBI and 30 walks, with runs and home runs career highs while his one triple ties for a career high
- Also had career bests of both a .403 on base percentage and a .481 slugging mark
- Hit .406 leading off an inning (26-for-64).
- Had 12 multi-hit games including 10 with two hits and a pair with three
- Had five multiple-RBI games including threw with two RBI, one with three and one with four
- Had an eight-game hitting streak from Apr. 29 - May 13 in which he hit .455 (15-33), had multiple hits in each of the last six games, eight runs scored, three doubles, five home runs including long balls in four straight contests snapping the second through fifth games of stretch, and 13 RBI
- Walked nine times and scored nine runs during a four game stretch that spanned the final two games of home series against Stanford Apr. 7 and Apr. 8 when he walked a career-high-tying three times in each contest, and finishing with back-to-back midweek games against Nevada and at Saint Mary's Apr. 9 and Apr. 10 in which he scored a season-high-tying three times in each game
- Scored six runs over a three-game period from Apr. 15-18 with three straight two-run games twice at Utah (Apr. 15-16) and against San Francisco (Apr. 18)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll selection
Notable Games/Series
- Made his Cal debut on Feb. 19 at Houston starting at second base
- Picked up his first Cal hit, run scored and RBI in a 16-1 win over Ohio State on Mar. 4 at the Frisco Classic
- Posted his first home run, as well as his first multiple-hit and multiple-RBI game on Mar. 12 at Arizona (1-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI)
- Scored a season-high-tying three runs against Nevada on Apr. 10
- 3-for-4 with a season-high-tying three runs scored, one double and one RBI in a 9-3 win at Saint Mary's on Apr. 11
- Led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run in a 17-3 win over on Apr. 18
- Had a huge series in a three-game sweep at UCLA May 5-7, going 6-for-16 (.375) with four runs scored, four home runs and eight RBI, while slugging 1.000
- 2-for-6 with a homer and three RBI in a May 5 series-opening 10-7 win at UCLA
- 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI against UCLA on May 6
- 2-for-5 with two homers and four RBI in series finale at UCLA on May 7 as he hit two-run homers in each of his final two at bats in the sixth and eighth innings
- Hit a home run for the fourth straight contest on May 12 against Washington State, going 2-for-3 with a homer and an RBI
- 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI May 13 in a 16-10 win against Washington State
- Led off a 12-7 win at Washington with a solo homer in the top of the first and finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored
Other
Junior College
2022 (Fr.) (Santa Rosa JC)
- Played in 34 games and hit .303 (43-142) with 33 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 21 RBI
- Team finished 25-16 and reached the first round of the CCCAA Northern Regional
2021 (Fr.) (Santa Rose JC)
- Played in 13 games in a shortened 2021 season
- Hit .315 (17-54) with one double and one triple
Other College
2020 (Fr.) (St. Bonaventure)
- Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
- Appeared in three games off the bench, going 1-for-2 with one walk at the plate
High School
Class Of 2019 (Sonoma Valley HS)
- A career .385 hitter
- Helped his team to a California State championship as a 2018 junior
- Three-time first-team all-league selection
Personal
- Son of Vicki and Mark Handron
- Has two siblings, Liam and Emma
Last Updated
May 24, 2025
