Michael Paredes Season 2020

2020 Mountain West All-Academic Selection
 
2020 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Started four games during his sophomore campaign that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Posted a 1-1 record with a 4.05 earned run average and 17 strikeouts in 20.0 innings … Ranked among the Mountain West leaders in walks (T8th – 6) and earned runs allowed (T9th – 9) … Started the Aztecs’ season opener vs. Virginia Tech at the Brittain Resorts Baseball by the Beach event in Conway, South Carolina, where he fanned two batters in 3.1 innings (2-14-20) … Logged season highs of seven strikeouts and six innings pitched in the Aztecs’ 4-1 triumph over Iowa at the Tony Gwynn Legacy but did not earn the decision (2-21-20) … Struck out four hitters apiece in consecutive outings vs. Oregon State (2-28-20) and at No. 11/15 Oklahoma (3-6-20) … Picked up his lone victory of the year in that latter contest against the Sooners, allowing two earned runs in five innings, as the Scarlet and Black held on for a 5-4 win … Earned a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team.  

2019 SEASON (As A Freshman): Started five games in 17 appearances on the mound during his first season on The Mesa … Compiled a 3-3 record and a 5.29 ERA in 51.0 innings … Ranked third on the team with 56 strikeouts, walking just 19 batters … Made his collegiate debut in the Aztecs’ 9-3 triumph over UC Irvine, countering one hit and one walk with a pair of strikeouts in 0.2 innings (2-19-19) … Picked up his first victory in a Scarlet and Black uniform in the second game of a home series vs. Seattle, yielding one run on two hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched (3-16-19) … Pitched six innings in his first career start vs. California Baptist (3-26-19) … Tossed 2.2 innings of relief in SDSU’s 11-6 victory over Fresno State, helping his cause with an RBI double and a run scored in his only two at-bats of the year (3-31-19) … Struck out a season-high nine batters in 5.2 innings of a narrow 8-7 loss at Nevada (4-5-19) … Received a starting assignment in four straight appearances from April 19-May 11 … Struck out eight in a season-high 6.1 innings without a decision in the Aztecs’ 6-3 win over Air Force (4-19-19) … Emerged victorious in a 10-6 triumph at Fresno State (5-11-19) … Ended the year with two innings of relief in the second game of the Mountain West tournament vs. Nevada (5-24-19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner at San Diego High School for head coach Will Mercado ... Played middle infield and saw pitching duty for the Cavers ... Earned team MVP honors on three occasions and was twice named San Diego City League Player of the Year ... Received second team all-CIF recognition and was named a 2018 San Diego County All-Star ... Hit .382 during his prep career to go with 182 strikeouts on the mound while maintaining a 2.02 ERA ... Helped his team to the 2015 Division 4 CIF championship as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Michael Paredes was born  in San Diego, California ... Son of Michael and Allison Paredes ... Participated in the Academy of Finance at San Diego High and was SDHS’s 2018 salutatorian ... Lists former NBA player Allen Iverson as his favorite athlete ... Majoring in business management at SDSU ... Aspires to play professional baseball.