Cal State LA Athletics

2025: Had a third successful season for the Golden Eagles in his third year with the program. Appeared in 35 games with 20 starts. Hit .240 with 18 hits in 75 at bats. Had one home run, 10 runs batted in and 11 runs scored. Also made one appearance on the mound and allowed one run in one inning. Went 2-for-5 with a home run in a 9-5 win at Stanislaus State on March 9. Went 2-for-3 with one run scored and two RBI in a 13-5 win at Cal State East Bay on April 4. Entered the game as a pinch hitter and wound up scoring two runs in a 14-9 win in 11 innings at Chico State on April 17. Scored as the pinch runner in the 10^th inning and stayed in the game in centerfield and scored a second run in the 11^th inning after being hit by a pitch. Hit safely in 13 games and had six multi-hit games.

2024: Had another strong season for the Golden Eagles in his second year with the program. Appeared in 36 games with 23 starts. Hit .286 with four home runs, 16 runs batted in and 16 runs scored. Also made eight relief appearance and had a 0-0 record and a 4.70 earned run average in 7 2/3 innings. Walked six and struck out eight. Had a career-high four hits as part of a 4-for-5 performance in a 20-9 win over Stanislaus State on May 3. Scored a career-high three runs, drove in a career-high four runs and had three doubles in the game. Hit a tie-breaking two-run triple in the seventh inning of a come-from-behind 8-6 win at Sonoma State on April 12. Hit home runs in back-to-back games at San Francisco State. Went 2-for-6 with a three-run home run in a 17-14 win on April 27 and hit a two-run home run in a 12-8 win on April 28. Hit safely in 16 games and had five multi-hit games, including one three-hit game and one four-hit game. Didn’t allow a run in six of his eight relief appearances. Struck out the side against La Sierra on Feb. 17.

2023: Made positive contributions for the Golden Eagles as a true freshman in his first year with the program. Appeared in 25 games with 14 starts and had three home runs and 12 RBI in 52 at bats. Also scored eight runs. Also had a strong season on the mound, compiling a 1.59 earned run average while making five relief appearances. Pitched 5 2/3 innings and recorded one save. Made his Cal State LA debut and got the start in a 15-2 win over Providence Christian on Feb. 2. Drove in his first run. Hit his first collegiate home run with a solo shot in the sixth inning against The Master’s on Feb. 3. Had a two home-run game in a 7-4 win over Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 17. Hit a solo home run in the third inning and added a two-run homer in his next at bat in the fourth. Had a two-run single as part of a four-run rally in the 10^th inning of a 7-3 win at Chico State on May 5. Hit safely in eight games with one multi-hit and multi-home run game. Pitched a scoreless inning to record the save in a 10-9 win over Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 18.

At South Hills High School: Was the 2022 San Gabriel Valley All-Star Game Defensive Most Valuable Player. Had a batting average of .305 with four home runs and 15 runs batted in.

Personal: Son of Adrian and Marlow Penuelas. Majoring in communications. Enjoys baseball, cars and cliff jumping. Lists hitting two home runs in a game and throwing out multiple people from the outfield as his most exciting experiences in sports.