Aaron Eden Season 2020

2020 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Made three starts in four appearances during his sophomore campaign that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Posted an 0-1 record with a 5.79 earned run average … Recorded 11 strikeouts against seven walks in 14.0 innings … Fanned a four batters in a season-high 4.2 innings vs. USC (2-23-20) … Matched that total with four additional in his next start against Oregon State (3-1-20) … Saw what would be his final game action of the season, pitching 2.2 innings of relief in the second game of a weekend series at No. 11/15 Oklahoma (3-7-20).

2019 SEASON (As A Freshman): Made 12 starts in 18 appearances, notching a 4-2 record with a 4.01 ERA and  41 strikeouts … Allowed one earned run or less in seven starts … Held host New Mexico scoreless over a season-long 7.1 innings for his first collegiate victory (3-22-19) … Fanned a season-high seven batters vs. Fresno State (3-29-19) … Collected his second win of the year after allowing just one run in six innings, helping the Aztecs to a 4-2 home conquest of LMU (4-9-19) … Also emerged triumphant after yielding just one run in 5.2 innings of relief vs. Air Force in the completion of an earlier suspended game (4-18-19) … Was credited with the victory in SDSU’s wild 10-8 triumph over San José State despite giving up seven earned runs in seven innings of his final start (5-5-19) … Tossed another three innings of relief in the regular-season finale vs. New Mexico (5-18-19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner at Norco High in Corona, California... Played both pitcher and designated hitter for the Cougars... Named team MVP, team Most Valuable Pitcher, and was a first team all-league selection... Led the Big 8 in strikeouts during his senior year with 78... 2018 Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention... Named to Press Enterprise HS Gametime First Team with a 10-1 record and 1.30 earned run average as a senior... Also recruited by Long Beach State and Pepperdine.

PERSONAL: Son of Jammie Hill and Aaron Eden... His brother, Chandler, played baseball at Texas Tech and Oregon State before being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft... Majoring in Computer Science... Aspires to work in aerospace or engineering... Enjoys cleaning shoes, reading, working out, watching movies and listening to music in his free time... Lists favorite music artists as Meek Mill, Dom Kennedy, 2pac among others... Lists favorite athlete as 16-year MLB veteran Dave Stewart.