Standout pitcher and first baseman during his prep career who earned all-state honors ... Will see most of his action on the mound at San Diego State ... Played summer baseball for the Colton Nighthawks in 2013 and 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four varsity letters as a baseball player at Kaiser High School in Fontana, Calif. ... Coached there by Mike Spinuzzi ... Was a pitcher and first baseman ... A first-team all-Sunkist League selection all four seasons ... As a senior earned Cal-Hi all-state first-team honors as well as all-CIF recognition ... Batted .379 with 13 doubles, four triple, three home runs and 45 runs batted ... On the mound compiled a 9-0 record with one save and a 0.67 earned run average ... Struck out 68 and walked 17 over 62.2 innings pitched ... As a junior hit .354 with 10 doubles and 28 RBI ... Went 9-2 as a pitcher with a 2.05 ERA ... Recorded 56 strikeouts in 58 innings ... Played football during his freshman and sophomore years ... A second-team all-league selection in football in 2011 ... Earned fall and spring academic honors all four years at Kaiser and maintained a 3.80 gpa ... Member of the California Scholarship Federation club.
PERSONAL
Ryan Patrick Mota was born April 13, 1996, in Redlands, Calif. ... Son of Manny and Isabel Mota ... Enjoys playing football, body boarding, surfing and playing the video game FIFA ... Was also recruited by Washington, Hawai'i, Santa Clara and UC Riverside ... Lists favorite athlete as former Aztec and current Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg ... An undeclared major at SDSU ... Interested in a career either in law enforcement or as a physical trainer.