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Jersey Number 14
Trent Abel
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
- High School:
- Rancho Bernardo HS
- Prev School:
- Rancho Bernardo HS
- B/T:
- R/R
CSUN - 2026 (Junior)
Abel started a career-high 53 times at shortstop in his third season with the team ... produced new career highs in hits (54), RBI (34), runs scored (30), doubles (11) and home runs (4) ... ranked second on the team in hits ... also batted .267 at the plate while he was 4-of-4 in stolen base attempts ... led the Big West in assists with 155 as he helped CSUN turn 33 double plays ... tied for the team lead with 12 multi-RBI games while he produced 14 multi-hit games ... hit a game-tying home run late and picked up two total hits in an extra inning win over Michigan (3/3/26) ... posted a career-high four hits to go with three RBI and two runs scored vs. Long Beach State (4/4/26) ... doubled three times vs. San Diego State (4/21/26) ... drove in the winning run on a squeeze play in extra innings at No. 6 Oregon State (5/1/26) ... blasted a two-out game-tying homer in the ninth and finished with four hits vs. California Baptist (5/5/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Sophomore)
Abel earned starting shortstop duties in his second season with CSUN ... started 33 of 36 games while batting .326 with 42 hits, 25 runs, 18 RBI, three doubles and two homers ... fourth on the team in base hits ... went 3-for-5 in stolen bases ... produced 12 multi-hit games ... shared the longest hit streak on the team with 15 games during the year ... batted a team-best .350 (21-for-60) over 17 road games on the year ... registered a batting average of .348 with 32 hits in Big West play ... drove in a season-high three runs at Cal State Bakersfield (3/22/25) ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI at San Francisco (4/2/25) ... homered for the first time in his career and scored three times vs. No. 6 Oregon State (4/18/25) ... finished with two runs, two hits, two RBI and a homer in the finale vs. No. 6 Oregon State (4/19/25) ... collected three hits and scored twice vs. Cal Poly (5/11/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)
Abel appeared in 17 games, making five starts at shortstop as a true freshman ... recorded four hits, three RBI, two doubles and two runs scored in 24 total at bats ... drove in two runs at San Diego State (2/21/24) ... singled and scored a run at No. 6 Oregon State (3/10/24) ... doubled and drove in a run at Fresno State (4/23/24).
Rancho Bernardo High School
Abel spent four seasons on the baseball team for coach Jeff Baumback ... played at shortstop on the baseball team ... batted .333 with 26 runs, 31 RBI, 37 hits, 11 doubles and one homer as a senior ... played for the Colton Nighthawks in summer 2023.
Personal
Parents are Wayne and Natalie Abel ... favorite sports team is Texas Rangers ... favorite athlete is Pete Rose ... favorite tv show is "Vikings" ... favorite food is steak ... lists winning the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan as his favorite sports moment ... says his parents are his heroes.Â
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Abel started a career-high 53 times at shortstop in his third season with the team ... produced new career highs in hits (54), RBI (34), runs scored (30), doubles (11) and home runs (4) ... ranked second on the team in hits ... also batted .267 at the plate while he was 4-of-4 in stolen base attempts ... led the Big West in assists with 155 as he helped CSUN turn 33 double plays ... tied for the team lead with 12 multi-RBI games while he produced 14 multi-hit games ... hit a game-tying home run late and picked up two total hits in an extra inning win over Michigan (3/3/26) ... posted a career-high four hits to go with three RBI and two runs scored vs. Long Beach State (4/4/26) ... doubled three times vs. San Diego State (4/21/26) ... drove in the winning run on a squeeze play in extra innings at No. 6 Oregon State (5/1/26) ... blasted a two-out game-tying homer in the ninth and finished with four hits vs. California Baptist (5/5/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Sophomore)
Abel earned starting shortstop duties in his second season with CSUN ... started 33 of 36 games while batting .326 with 42 hits, 25 runs, 18 RBI, three doubles and two homers ... fourth on the team in base hits ... went 3-for-5 in stolen bases ... produced 12 multi-hit games ... shared the longest hit streak on the team with 15 games during the year ... batted a team-best .350 (21-for-60) over 17 road games on the year ... registered a batting average of .348 with 32 hits in Big West play ... drove in a season-high three runs at Cal State Bakersfield (3/22/25) ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI at San Francisco (4/2/25) ... homered for the first time in his career and scored three times vs. No. 6 Oregon State (4/18/25) ... finished with two runs, two hits, two RBI and a homer in the finale vs. No. 6 Oregon State (4/19/25) ... collected three hits and scored twice vs. Cal Poly (5/11/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)
Abel appeared in 17 games, making five starts at shortstop as a true freshman ... recorded four hits, three RBI, two doubles and two runs scored in 24 total at bats ... drove in two runs at San Diego State (2/21/24) ... singled and scored a run at No. 6 Oregon State (3/10/24) ... doubled and drove in a run at Fresno State (4/23/24).
Rancho Bernardo High School
Abel spent four seasons on the baseball team for coach Jeff Baumback ... played at shortstop on the baseball team ... batted .333 with 26 runs, 31 RBI, 37 hits, 11 doubles and one homer as a senior ... played for the Colton Nighthawks in summer 2023.
Personal
Parents are Wayne and Natalie Abel ... favorite sports team is Texas Rangers ... favorite athlete is Pete Rose ... favorite tv show is "Vikings" ... favorite food is steak ... lists winning the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan as his favorite sports moment ... says his parents are his heroes.Â
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Runs | 3 (2x) last vs. Oregon State | 4/18/25 |
| Hits | 4 (2x) last vs. California Baptist | 5/5/26 |
| Doubles | 3 vs. San Diego State | 4/21/26 |
| RBI | 3 (2x) last vs. Long Beach State | 4/4/26 |
| Home Runs | 1 (6x) last vs. California Baptist | 5/5/26 |
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