Biography
Nevada
2018 (Sr.): Serving as the Pack’s designated hitter for most of the season, batted .337 on his way to being named second-team All-Mountain West … Earned second-team ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region honors for the second consecutive year … Was second on the team with 202 at bats, second in runs scored (45), second in hits (68), RBI (50) and doubles (17), tied for first in triples (3) and tied for third in home runs (6) … His .33 doubles per game ranked as the 77th highest in the country … Recorded .98 RBIs per game, the 92nd most in the country … Ranked in the top-20 in the conference in multiple offensive categories, including his .337 batting average (15th), 45 runs scored (15th), 17 doubles (T10th), six triples (T6th), and 50 RBI (9th) … Tied for the second-most multiple hit games on the team with 13, including five hits in a 14-1 Wolf Pack win against New Mexico (4/15) … Had nine multiple RBI games, including two with five or more RBI … Recorded a season-high six RBIs at UNLV (5/13) when Nevada defeated its intrastate rival 12-4 … Blasted a grand slam against Fresno State (5/5) in a 12-11 victory … Reached base the final 33 games of the season, the most on the team … Finished the year on a season-high nine-game hitting streak … Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 honors … Named a MW Scholar Athlete and All-MW academic … Helped the Pack post the 19th best team batting average in the country at .297, rank eighth in the NCAA with 2.26 doubles per game, the 35th highest scoring offense and the 22nd best slugging percentage in Division I … Graduated with a degree in general studies … Lettered for the second time.
2017 (Jr.): In his first season with Nevada, batted .307 while leading the team with a .533 slugging percentage, 36 runs scored, 42 RBI and nine home runs while primarily playing right field … Was named ABCA all-region second team … In conference play, tied for seventh in the Mountain West with two triples … Batted a career-high 5-for-5 at the plate at New Mexico (5/19) to go along with seven RBI and three runs scored in the game … Went 4-for-5 at the plate four different times along with 12 multi-hit games, the second best on the team ... Recorded seven multiple RBI games, the most for the Wolf Pack … Had his best week of the season during the final series of the regular season at New Mexico (5/18-20), where the junior batted .600 with eight RBI, seven runs scored, two doubles, one triple and one home run and was named MW Player of the Week … During the UNM series, had a career-high seven RBI in game two against the Lobos … In the MW Championship, batted .333 and hit a two-run home run against New Mexico (3/25) and a solo shot against Fresno State (3/26) on his way to being named to the All-MW Tournament Team … Academic All-MW ... First-time letter winner.
PRIOR TO NEVADA
College: Redshirted in 2014 at the University of Hawaii … Played at Chabot College in 2015 and 2016 … As a junior in 2015, had a .326 batting average with 32 RBI and a .432 OBP … Batted .346 with 49 RBI, 55 hits and five home runs during the 2016 season … Was a part of the 2014 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-American second-team.
High School: Lettered at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif. for three years … Was a 2013 CIF-NCS Division 1 champion … First-team East Bay Athletic League … Hit .409 with 38 hits, 19 RBI and three home runs.
PERSONAL
Majoring in general studies … Son of Tony and Ann Echavia … Enjoys playing video games and going fishing … Is excited to have the opportunity to compete for a championship and develop baseball skills.
