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Jersey Number 24
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
- Position:
- Third Base
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Hill, Calif.
- High School:
- College Park HS
Bio
JUNIOR COLLEGE: An All-American performer at Yavapai College … hit .410 with 31 doubles, 33 home runs and 103 RBIs in 81 career games … sophomore season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic but prior to that he hit 11 homers and drove in 33 runs to go along with a .430 batting average … as a freshman in 2019, was named the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was a First-Team All-American and First-Team NJCAA All-Region I honoree … was also a national Gold Glove Award winner … led the ACCAC with 22 homers and 70 RBIs and was second with a .402 batting average … drafted in the 34th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by Seattle.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at College Park High School … was named to The Mercury News All-Bay Area News Group Second Team as both a junior and senior … earned Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division MVP honors as a senior after hitting .455 with 27 RBIs … hit .359 for the NCS Division I semifinalists as a junior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in university studies … born Dec. 1, 1999 … has two siblings, Alex and Helena … Alex wrestled at Cal State-Bakersfield … favorite movie is Benchwarmers … favorite team is the Oakland A’s … chose OSU because it felt like home, it’s a true family at OSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at College Park High School … was named to The Mercury News All-Bay Area News Group Second Team as both a junior and senior … earned Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division MVP honors as a senior after hitting .455 with 27 RBIs … hit .359 for the NCS Division I semifinalists as a junior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in university studies … born Dec. 1, 1999 … has two siblings, Alex and Helena … Alex wrestled at Cal State-Bakersfield … favorite movie is Benchwarmers … favorite team is the Oakland A’s … chose OSU because it felt like home, it’s a true family at OSU.
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