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Jersey Number 17
Xavier Martinez
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bonita, CA
- High School:
- Otay Ranch HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2023 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2023 Season (Sophomore)
Martinez earned All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... Made the second-most appearances on the team with 20 in relief ... Worked as a set up man in the bullpen, posting a team-high 2.29 ERA with a 4-1 record ... Posted the third-most strikeouts on the team with 45 in 35.1 innings ... Limited batters to a .211 average for the year ... Would hold a 3-0 record with a 2.59 ERA and 31 strikeouts in Big West play ... Lowered ERA to 1.74 in 10.1 innings pitched on the road ... Fanned five batters over three shutout innings to earn a win vs. Stony Brook (2/19/23) ... Struck out all five batters he faced and received a win at UC Santa Barbara (3/25/23) ... Nabbed another win with 2.1 innings of work vs. UC Riverside (4/2/23) ... Collected a win with 3.2 innings of work and five strikeouts vs. Cal Poly (4/21/23) ... Racked up a season-high six strikeouts with no runs allowed over 3.1 innings at UC San Diego (5/5/23) ... Worked 2.2 shutout innings, striking out three vs. UC Irvine (5/14/23) ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2022 Season (Freshman)
Martinez appeared in a team-high 22 appearances, all in relief, as a true freshman ... Served as the team's late-game relief pitcher ... Posted a 2-0 record with a 3.03 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 29.2 innings ... Recorded a save for the year ... Limited batters to a .235 average at the plate ... Lowered his ERA to 2.20 in 13 appearances in Big West play ... Tossed 1.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts at No. 22 UCLA (2/20/22) ... Worked a season-high four innings, allowing a run, to pick up a win over Pacific (2/27/22) ... Tossed 2.2 shutout innings at Grand Canyon (3/9/22) ... Hurled two shutout innings to earn a save at UC Riverside (4/16/22) ... Struck out the side in an inning of work at San Diego State (5/4/22) ... Worked a shutout frame to earn a win over UC San Diego (5/26/22).
Otay Ranch High School
Spent four seasons on the baseball team where he played in the outfield and pitched ... Earned first-team all-league honors in 2021 ... Posted a 0.61 ERA, allowing two earned runs in 23 innings to go with 26 strikeouts as a senior ... Graduated in 2021.
Personal
Parents are Eric Martinez and Lynnette Famania ... He has a younger brother, Ezekiel ... Favorites include the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Chargers, Aaron Judge, LeBron James, Dwayne Johnson, Megan Fox, "Outer Banks," "The Longest Yard," Migos, Lil Baby, Bad Bunny and NBA YoungBoy ... Favorite food is pesto pasta.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2023 Season (Sophomore)
Martinez earned All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades ... Made the second-most appearances on the team with 20 in relief ... Worked as a set up man in the bullpen, posting a team-high 2.29 ERA with a 4-1 record ... Posted the third-most strikeouts on the team with 45 in 35.1 innings ... Limited batters to a .211 average for the year ... Would hold a 3-0 record with a 2.59 ERA and 31 strikeouts in Big West play ... Lowered ERA to 1.74 in 10.1 innings pitched on the road ... Fanned five batters over three shutout innings to earn a win vs. Stony Brook (2/19/23) ... Struck out all five batters he faced and received a win at UC Santa Barbara (3/25/23) ... Nabbed another win with 2.1 innings of work vs. UC Riverside (4/2/23) ... Collected a win with 3.2 innings of work and five strikeouts vs. Cal Poly (4/21/23) ... Racked up a season-high six strikeouts with no runs allowed over 3.1 innings at UC San Diego (5/5/23) ... Worked 2.2 shutout innings, striking out three vs. UC Irvine (5/14/23) ... Named to Big West All-Academic Team.
2022 Season (Freshman)
Martinez appeared in a team-high 22 appearances, all in relief, as a true freshman ... Served as the team's late-game relief pitcher ... Posted a 2-0 record with a 3.03 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 29.2 innings ... Recorded a save for the year ... Limited batters to a .235 average at the plate ... Lowered his ERA to 2.20 in 13 appearances in Big West play ... Tossed 1.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts at No. 22 UCLA (2/20/22) ... Worked a season-high four innings, allowing a run, to pick up a win over Pacific (2/27/22) ... Tossed 2.2 shutout innings at Grand Canyon (3/9/22) ... Hurled two shutout innings to earn a save at UC Riverside (4/16/22) ... Struck out the side in an inning of work at San Diego State (5/4/22) ... Worked a shutout frame to earn a win over UC San Diego (5/26/22).
Otay Ranch High School
Spent four seasons on the baseball team where he played in the outfield and pitched ... Earned first-team all-league honors in 2021 ... Posted a 0.61 ERA, allowing two earned runs in 23 innings to go with 26 strikeouts as a senior ... Graduated in 2021.
Personal
Parents are Eric Martinez and Lynnette Famania ... He has a younger brother, Ezekiel ... Favorites include the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Chargers, Aaron Judge, LeBron James, Dwayne Johnson, Megan Fox, "Outer Banks," "The Longest Yard," Migos, Lil Baby, Bad Bunny and NBA YoungBoy ... Favorite food is pesto pasta.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Innings Pitched | 4.0 vs. Pacific | 2/27/22 |
| Strikeouts | 6 at UC San Diego | 5/5/23 |
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