PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2024 from Yucaipa High School, where he won four letters in baseball for head coach Ralpha Grajeda… Batted .450 in his prep career… Played for the Team USA 18U squad that captured a gold medal at the 2022 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier in Mexico… Earned all-tournament honors as a third baseman, batting .353 with five RBIs in seven games… Collected two hits and an RBI in the gold medal game against Panama… Appeared in nine games for the USA Baseball 12U national team, helping the U.S. squad claim its third straight World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U12 Baseball World Cup in 2017… Was also a two-year competitor at the prestigious Area Code Games and was invited to the exclusive Prospect Development Pipeline League by MLB and USA Baseball in 2023… Earned a No. 1 ranking among third basemen in California for the 2024 high school signing class by Perfect Game and was rated 10th at his position nationally and 120th overall by the website… Received first-team preseason All-America honors for the California region from Perfect Game prior to the 2024 campaign after earning the same distinction as an underclassman the previous year following second-team preseason acclaim in 2021… Landed on the top prospect team at Perfect Game’s 2023 National Showcase in Phoenix, Arizona, and the 2020 14U National Showcase in Fort Myers, Florida… Garnered multiple all-tournament accolades at several additional events sponsored by Perfect Game, including the 2022 16U WWBA West National Championship in Surprise, Arizona, where his CBA Victus San Diego squad captured the event crown… A heavily recruited prospect who chose the Aztecs over the likes of Arkansas, LSU, Vanderbilt, Duke, Miami, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara.
PERSONAL: Parents are Michele and Daniel Arambula Jr…. Lists Lebron James as his favorite athlete… Plans to major in criminal justice at San Diego State and aspires to play professional baseball.