2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Rubalcaba, Alvaro

Jersey Number 24
Alvaro Rubalcaba
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- San Mateo, CA
- High School:
- Vanden HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2017 All-Big West Conference Second Team
2018 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Rubalcaba started 57 games at shortstop in his senior season ... Led the team in stolen bases (8) ... Hit .232 with 35 runs, 51 hits, 20 walks, 14 RBI, six doubles and three home runs ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a home run vs. BYU (2/17/18) ... Walked three times and scored three runs vs. Valparaiso (3/2/18) ... Collected three hits and scored a run at Fresno State (4/24/18) ... Scored three times, collected two hits and homered at Hawai'i (4/28/18) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored vs. UC Davis (5/11/18) ... Hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 13th inning to help beat Cal State Fullerton (5/17/18) ... Helped the Matadors turn 33 double plays.
2017 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Rubalcaba appeared in 53 games and made 51 starts at second base ... Led the team in runs scored (41), walks (32), stolen bases (16), on-base-percentage (.425) and assists (153) ... Registered a .299 batting average along with 27 RBI, five doubles, five home runs and a .437 slugging percentage ... Earned Big West Conference Second Team honors ... Finished third in on-base percentage, third in stolen bases, fourth in walks and fifth in runs scored in the Big West Conference ... Registered two hits and an RBI vs. UCLA (2/28/17) ... Had three hits, three runs scored and three walks in the series with No. 14 Vanderbilt (3/3/17-3/5/17) ... Belted three home runs and drove in seven runs in a win over Purdue (3/10/17) ... Became the first Matador in nine years to hit three home runs in a single game ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI, a double and a home run vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/8/17) ... Finished with three hits, two runs scored, two RBI and a home run in a win over UC Riverside (4/23/17) ... Tallied three hits, three runs scored, two stolen bases, an RBI and a double vs. Loyola Marymount (4/25/17) ... Helped CSUN turn a league-leading 57 double plays ... Reached base safely in the final 19 games.
2016 Season (Junior)
Rubalcaba did not appear in a game during the season and used a redshirt.
Solano Community College
Helped the Falcons to a league title ... Won numerous awards including all-american, all-league, all-state and gold glove at shortstop.
Vanden HS
Participated in soccer and cross country in addition to baseball ... Earned all-league, gold glove and most valuable player honors while with the Vikings.
Personal
Parents are Araceli and Alvaro Sr. ... Born on April 24, 1995 ... Favorites include the Oakland Athletics, Will Ferrell, Kris Negron, Megan Fox, the tv show "Ridiculousness," the film "Dumb and Dumber," burritos ... Lists his father as his greatest hero ... Majoring in Liberal Studies.
2018 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Rubalcaba started 57 games at shortstop in his senior season ... Led the team in stolen bases (8) ... Hit .232 with 35 runs, 51 hits, 20 walks, 14 RBI, six doubles and three home runs ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a home run vs. BYU (2/17/18) ... Walked three times and scored three runs vs. Valparaiso (3/2/18) ... Collected three hits and scored a run at Fresno State (4/24/18) ... Scored three times, collected two hits and homered at Hawai'i (4/28/18) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored vs. UC Davis (5/11/18) ... Hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 13th inning to help beat Cal State Fullerton (5/17/18) ... Helped the Matadors turn 33 double plays.
2017 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Rubalcaba appeared in 53 games and made 51 starts at second base ... Led the team in runs scored (41), walks (32), stolen bases (16), on-base-percentage (.425) and assists (153) ... Registered a .299 batting average along with 27 RBI, five doubles, five home runs and a .437 slugging percentage ... Earned Big West Conference Second Team honors ... Finished third in on-base percentage, third in stolen bases, fourth in walks and fifth in runs scored in the Big West Conference ... Registered two hits and an RBI vs. UCLA (2/28/17) ... Had three hits, three runs scored and three walks in the series with No. 14 Vanderbilt (3/3/17-3/5/17) ... Belted three home runs and drove in seven runs in a win over Purdue (3/10/17) ... Became the first Matador in nine years to hit three home runs in a single game ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI, a double and a home run vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/8/17) ... Finished with three hits, two runs scored, two RBI and a home run in a win over UC Riverside (4/23/17) ... Tallied three hits, three runs scored, two stolen bases, an RBI and a double vs. Loyola Marymount (4/25/17) ... Helped CSUN turn a league-leading 57 double plays ... Reached base safely in the final 19 games.
2016 Season (Junior)
Rubalcaba did not appear in a game during the season and used a redshirt.
Solano Community College
Helped the Falcons to a league title ... Won numerous awards including all-american, all-league, all-state and gold glove at shortstop.
Vanden HS
Participated in soccer and cross country in addition to baseball ... Earned all-league, gold glove and most valuable player honors while with the Vikings.
Personal
Parents are Araceli and Alvaro Sr. ... Born on April 24, 1995 ... Favorites include the Oakland Athletics, Will Ferrell, Kris Negron, Megan Fox, the tv show "Ridiculousness," the film "Dumb and Dumber," burritos ... Lists his father as his greatest hero ... Majoring in Liberal Studies.
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