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Jersey Number 13
Kenji Pallares
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Gabriel, CA
- High School:
- Bishop Mora Salesian High School
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Pallares made 15 appearances and started three games on the mound ... posted a 5.71 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 41 innings ... lowered his ERA to 4.80 in 10 Big West appearances ... started two series openers to end the season ... worked 4.2 innings, allowing a run vs. San Diego (2/27/24) ... recorded a season-high six strikeouts over 2.2 innings at No. 6 Oregon State (3/8/24) ... tossed 2.1 shutout innings at Hawai'i (5/3/24) ... gave his team 4.1 innings of work out of the bullpen with one run allowed vs. UC San Diego (5/10/24) ... allowed four runs over seven innings to go with five strikeouts at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/23/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Pallares made 17 appearances including eight starts in his first season at CSUN ... tied for 11th in The Big West with five victories ... Went 5-3 on the season with 26 strikeouts and a 6.84 ERA ... tossed the third-most innings on the team with 50.0 ... allowed just one earned run over his last six outings of the season ... earned a win in his first start and appearance, working five innings and striking out five at San Diego State (2/21/23) ... notched another win with seven innings of work and three runs allowed vs. Creighton (3/5/23) ... hurled five shutout innings vs. Pepperdine for his second-straight win (3/13/23) ... recorded a third consecutive win with five innings tossed and two runs allowed at UC Davis (3/18/23) ... inherited a bases loaded and nobody out jam before escaping the inning with no runs allowed vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23) ... worked three innings out of the bullpen, striking out three to pick up a win over Hawai'i (5/21/23) ... played summer baseball with Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League where he was selected to the first ever inaugural Prospect Game.
Glendale College (Freshman)
Spent the 2022 season with the Vaqueros ... helped Glendale capture the Western State Conference South championship, eventually advancing to the CCCAA Southern California Regional Finals ... served as a two-way player, playing at first base in addition to pitching ... posted a 7-1 record on the mound with 57 strikeouts over 59 innings to go with a 3.36 ERA ... batted .273 with 21 hits, 15 runs, 12 RBI, nine walks and seven doubles in 77 at-bats.
UCLA
Spent the 2021 season with the Bruins ... did not play.
Bishop Mora Salesian High School
Earned four varsity letters at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Boyle Heights ... ranked as the No. 12 RHP and the No. 55 overall prospect in California … listed as the No. 125 RHP and No. 382 prospect nationally by Perfect Game … 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American honorable mention ... made the Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team in 2018 and 2019 ... named to the 2019 WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team ... played summer ball with the Playa Vista Orioles and Long Beach Legends ... didn't allow an earned run during his abbreviated senior season of high school; also batted .563 with a pair of home runs ... sported an ERA of 1.00 as a junior ... participated in the Area Code Games ... played four years of varsity basketball, helping his school to the 2020 CIF Southern Section Division 3AA title ... captained both the baseball and basketball teams ... Santa Fe League MVP and first team all-league in basketball.Â
Personal
Full name Marc Kenjiro Pallares ... parents are Raul Pallares and Cathy Kamimura Pallares ... has two younger brothers, Eric and Jacob, who are identical twins.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Pallares made 15 appearances and started three games on the mound ... posted a 5.71 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 41 innings ... lowered his ERA to 4.80 in 10 Big West appearances ... started two series openers to end the season ... worked 4.2 innings, allowing a run vs. San Diego (2/27/24) ... recorded a season-high six strikeouts over 2.2 innings at No. 6 Oregon State (3/8/24) ... tossed 2.1 shutout innings at Hawai'i (5/3/24) ... gave his team 4.1 innings of work out of the bullpen with one run allowed vs. UC San Diego (5/10/24) ... allowed four runs over seven innings to go with five strikeouts at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/23/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Pallares made 17 appearances including eight starts in his first season at CSUN ... tied for 11th in The Big West with five victories ... Went 5-3 on the season with 26 strikeouts and a 6.84 ERA ... tossed the third-most innings on the team with 50.0 ... allowed just one earned run over his last six outings of the season ... earned a win in his first start and appearance, working five innings and striking out five at San Diego State (2/21/23) ... notched another win with seven innings of work and three runs allowed vs. Creighton (3/5/23) ... hurled five shutout innings vs. Pepperdine for his second-straight win (3/13/23) ... recorded a third consecutive win with five innings tossed and two runs allowed at UC Davis (3/18/23) ... inherited a bases loaded and nobody out jam before escaping the inning with no runs allowed vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23) ... worked three innings out of the bullpen, striking out three to pick up a win over Hawai'i (5/21/23) ... played summer baseball with Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League where he was selected to the first ever inaugural Prospect Game.
Glendale College (Freshman)
Spent the 2022 season with the Vaqueros ... helped Glendale capture the Western State Conference South championship, eventually advancing to the CCCAA Southern California Regional Finals ... served as a two-way player, playing at first base in addition to pitching ... posted a 7-1 record on the mound with 57 strikeouts over 59 innings to go with a 3.36 ERA ... batted .273 with 21 hits, 15 runs, 12 RBI, nine walks and seven doubles in 77 at-bats.
UCLA
Spent the 2021 season with the Bruins ... did not play.
Bishop Mora Salesian High School
Earned four varsity letters at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Boyle Heights ... ranked as the No. 12 RHP and the No. 55 overall prospect in California … listed as the No. 125 RHP and No. 382 prospect nationally by Perfect Game … 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American honorable mention ... made the Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team in 2018 and 2019 ... named to the 2019 WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team ... played summer ball with the Playa Vista Orioles and Long Beach Legends ... didn't allow an earned run during his abbreviated senior season of high school; also batted .563 with a pair of home runs ... sported an ERA of 1.00 as a junior ... participated in the Area Code Games ... played four years of varsity basketball, helping his school to the 2020 CIF Southern Section Division 3AA title ... captained both the baseball and basketball teams ... Santa Fe League MVP and first team all-league in basketball.Â
Personal
Full name Marc Kenjiro Pallares ... parents are Raul Pallares and Cathy Kamimura Pallares ... has two younger brothers, Eric and Jacob, who are identical twins.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Innings Pitched | 7.0 vs. Creighton | 3/5/23 |
| Strikeouts | 5 at San Diego State | 2/21/23 |
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