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Jersey Number 13
Matthew Pena
- Position:
- First Baseman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hollister, CA
- High School:
- San Benito HS
- Prev School:
- San Benito HS
- B/T:
- L/L
2026 All-Big West First Team
CSUN - 2026 (Junior)
Pena earned All-Big West First Team honors for the first time in his career ... managed first base as he started 50 of 51 total games ... recorded new career-bests in a host of categories including batting average (.293), runs (36), hits (53), triples (2), home runs (15), RBI (49), walks (21) and slugging percentage (.597) ... shared the team lead and ranked tied for third in the Big West in home runs ... also ranked fourth in slugging, fifth in OPS (.984), tied for fifth in RBI and ninth in total bases (108) in the Big West ... recorded 14 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games ... slashed .303/.376/.578 in Big West play while totaling eight homers and 30 RBI ... drove in a career-high seven runs and homered twice vs. Seattle U (2/15/26) ... homered twice more and totaled three hits in a win over Western Michigan (2/28/26) ... went 3-for-4 with four runs scored and two homers vs. UC San Diego (3/13/26) ... knocked in three runs and homered vs. Long Beach State (4/2/26) ... finished with two hits and a three-run homer vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/9/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Sophomore)
Pena appeared in 40 games with 35 starts, mostly at first base ... ranked second on the team with seven homers and 30 RBI ... batted .244 with 31 hits, 22 runs, 16 walks and six doubles ... recorded six multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... held a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage for the year ... improved batting average to .256 with 20 hits, 14 RBI, 13 runs and four homers in 23 Big West games ... posted two hits including his first career homer while driving in a season-high five runs at Santa Clara (2/15/25) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run at Cal State Bakersfield (3/23/25) ... drove in three and homered once more in a win at San Francisco (4/2/25) ... belted a three-run homer to help beat Cal Poly (5/10/25).Â
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)
Pena made eight appearances and started once in his freshman season with CSUN ... collected a double, an RBI and two walks in eight at bats ... picked up a pinch-hit RBI double in his first appearance vs. Utah Valley (2/17/24) ... made his first career start at DH at Utah Tech (2/25/24).
Hollister High School
Pena played four years on the baseball team ... earned first-team all-league and third-team all-state in his senior year ... batted .434 with eight homers in 2023 ... collected second-team all-league accolades as a junior ... hit .330 at the plate with two homers in 2022 ... helped the Haybalers win a league title as a junior and senior ... belted seven homers to go with a .448 batting average as a sophomore ... participated his freshman year on the football team.
Personal
Full name is Arthur Matthew Pena ... parents are Arthur and Sussana Haro ... he has three siblings, Nicolas, Alexa and Zac Haro ... favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants ... favorite athlete is Mike Tyson ... favorite actors include Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston ... favorite tv show is "Impractical Jokers" ... favorite movie is "Grown Ups" ... favorite food is Mexican ... favorite solo artist is Drake ... Lists his dad as his hero.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
CSUN - 2026 (Junior)
Pena earned All-Big West First Team honors for the first time in his career ... managed first base as he started 50 of 51 total games ... recorded new career-bests in a host of categories including batting average (.293), runs (36), hits (53), triples (2), home runs (15), RBI (49), walks (21) and slugging percentage (.597) ... shared the team lead and ranked tied for third in the Big West in home runs ... also ranked fourth in slugging, fifth in OPS (.984), tied for fifth in RBI and ninth in total bases (108) in the Big West ... recorded 14 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games ... slashed .303/.376/.578 in Big West play while totaling eight homers and 30 RBI ... drove in a career-high seven runs and homered twice vs. Seattle U (2/15/26) ... homered twice more and totaled three hits in a win over Western Michigan (2/28/26) ... went 3-for-4 with four runs scored and two homers vs. UC San Diego (3/13/26) ... knocked in three runs and homered vs. Long Beach State (4/2/26) ... finished with two hits and a three-run homer vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/9/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Sophomore)
Pena appeared in 40 games with 35 starts, mostly at first base ... ranked second on the team with seven homers and 30 RBI ... batted .244 with 31 hits, 22 runs, 16 walks and six doubles ... recorded six multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... held a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage for the year ... improved batting average to .256 with 20 hits, 14 RBI, 13 runs and four homers in 23 Big West games ... posted two hits including his first career homer while driving in a season-high five runs at Santa Clara (2/15/25) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run at Cal State Bakersfield (3/23/25) ... drove in three and homered once more in a win at San Francisco (4/2/25) ... belted a three-run homer to help beat Cal Poly (5/10/25).Â
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)
Pena made eight appearances and started once in his freshman season with CSUN ... collected a double, an RBI and two walks in eight at bats ... picked up a pinch-hit RBI double in his first appearance vs. Utah Valley (2/17/24) ... made his first career start at DH at Utah Tech (2/25/24).
Hollister High School
Pena played four years on the baseball team ... earned first-team all-league and third-team all-state in his senior year ... batted .434 with eight homers in 2023 ... collected second-team all-league accolades as a junior ... hit .330 at the plate with two homers in 2022 ... helped the Haybalers win a league title as a junior and senior ... belted seven homers to go with a .448 batting average as a sophomore ... participated his freshman year on the football team.
Personal
Full name is Arthur Matthew Pena ... parents are Arthur and Sussana Haro ... he has three siblings, Nicolas, Alexa and Zac Haro ... favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants ... favorite athlete is Mike Tyson ... favorite actors include Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston ... favorite tv show is "Impractical Jokers" ... favorite movie is "Grown Ups" ... favorite food is Mexican ... favorite solo artist is Drake ... Lists his dad as his hero.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Runs | 4 vs. UC San Diego | 3/13/26 |
| Hits | 3 (3x) last vs. UC San Diego | 3/13/26 |
| Doubles | 1 (13x) last vs. UC Davis | 4/19/26 |
| RBI | 7 vs. Seattle U | 2/15/26 |
| Home Runs | 2 (3x) last vs. UC San Diego | 3/13/26 |
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