2026 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 34
Mateo Rickman
- Position:
- Infielder/Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Torrance, CA
- High School:
- Torrance HS
- Prev School:
- Torrance HS
- B/T:
- R/R
PRIOR TO CSUN
Rickman attended Torrance High School and graduated in 2025 ... played at first base and third base with Torrance ... collected all-state, all-league and all-area honors in baseball ... named Daily Breeze Player of the Year in back-to-back years from 2022-24 ... won a pair of league titles with Torrance ... batted .419 with four homers, eight doubles, 13 stolen bases, 31 runs scored, 36 hits and a .651 slugging percentage.Â
PERSONAL
Son of Tiffany and JR Rickman ... his uncle Jason Verdugo played in the San Francisco Giants organization ... his favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ronald Acuña Jr., Kevin Hart, Megan Fox, the tv show "The Flash," the film "Fast and the Furious 2," Coldplay and Rod Wave ... his favorite food is steak ... chose CSUN because the coaches and players made him and his family feel at home ... lists hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the second round of the CIF tournament as his favorite sports moment ... says the best thing about being an athlete is the amount of competition that comes out of it ... chose his #34 because of David Ortiz ... says his parents are his heroes.Â
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Rickman attended Torrance High School and graduated in 2025 ... played at first base and third base with Torrance ... collected all-state, all-league and all-area honors in baseball ... named Daily Breeze Player of the Year in back-to-back years from 2022-24 ... won a pair of league titles with Torrance ... batted .419 with four homers, eight doubles, 13 stolen bases, 31 runs scored, 36 hits and a .651 slugging percentage.Â
PERSONAL
Son of Tiffany and JR Rickman ... his uncle Jason Verdugo played in the San Francisco Giants organization ... his favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ronald Acuña Jr., Kevin Hart, Megan Fox, the tv show "The Flash," the film "Fast and the Furious 2," Coldplay and Rod Wave ... his favorite food is steak ... chose CSUN because the coaches and players made him and his family feel at home ... lists hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the second round of the CIF tournament as his favorite sports moment ... says the best thing about being an athlete is the amount of competition that comes out of it ... chose his #34 because of David Ortiz ... says his parents are his heroes.Â
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