PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2024 from Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, where he earned four varsity letters for head coach Brian Yocke… Posted a 26-8 record with a 2.57 ERA and 236 strikeouts in 68 appearances across four seasons, according to MaxPreps… Also hit .304 (31-102) with three doubles and 22 RBIs in 88 games at the plate… Owns the school record for most career pitching victories… Compiled an 8-3 record with a 2.99 ERA and a career-high 79 strikeouts in 72.2 innings as a senior to earn second-team all-West Catholic Athletic League honors… Helped the Monarchs capture the CIF Central Coast Section Division I title and advance to the semifinals of the NorCal Division I championships… Received first-team all-conference recognition as a junior after logging a 6-1 mark with a 1.73 ERA, 74 strikeouts and one save… Received a No. 14 ranking from Perfect Game among left-handed pitchers in California for the 2024 recruiting class and was rated 192nd in the state overall… Garnered second-team preseason All-America accolades for the California region by Perfect Game prior to the 2024 campaign after meriting honorable mention as an underclassman the previous two years… Landed on multiple all-tournament teams at Perfect Game-sponsored events, including two as a member of the Trosky National 2024 squad that captured titles at the 2022 16U West Select Championship in Irvine, California, and the 2022 WWBA World Qualifier in Surprise, Arizona… Also competed for California Club Baseball in the Bay Area… Chose the Aztecs over Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara during the recruiting process.
PERSONAL: Born in Mountain View, California… Son of Jason and Elisabeth Pintar… His cousin, Andrew Pintar, plays in the Miami Marlins minor league system… Lists Madison Bumgarner as his favorite athlete… Kinesiology is his intended major at San Diego State… Has career plans to research biomechanics and injury prevention.