2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
James Acuna
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Calif.
- High School:
- Cypress HS
2018 SEASON
Appeared in 19 games, making seven starts ... Finished 2-2 with a 6.65 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 44.2 innings ... vs. Indiana State (Feb. 18): Took the no-decision after going four innings and striking out two while allowing five runs, four earned, on four hits ... vs. FAU (March 4): Shutout FAU over a career-high six innings while striking out three and walking none to pick up the win ... vs. UC Davis (March 10): Set career-high for innings pitched for second straight week, going seven and allowing just a run on two hits to get the win ... vs. Cal (March 24): Pitched three shutout innings out of the bullpen, while striking out two to help preserve a win ... at San Francisco (April 2): Started and threw four scoreless while fanning five and walking one in a win ... at Oregon State (April 19): Gave a solid relief effort, throwing three hitless innings while striking out one ... at Portland (April 25): Did not allow a hit in two innings of relief work while fanning three ... vs. Oregon State (May 1): Surrendered four runs on three hits over four innings with four strikeouts in a loss ... at UC Irvine (May 6): Had two big strikeouts to strand two runners on and maintain a one-run lead.
2017 SEASON
Appeared in 19 games as a freshman, making two starts … Finished 1-1 with a 3.81 ERA and 22 strikeouts with 10 walks in 26.0 innings pitched … at Fresno State (Feb. 18): Went 1.1 innings in relief with one strikeout in first career appearance ... at Fresno State (Feb. 20): Picked up the win, pitching three shutout innings of relief with five strikeouts in final game of the series ... at UC Irvine (Feb. 24): Pitched one scoreless inning of relief … vs. Santa Clara (Mar. 9): Pitched four shutout innings with four strikeouts and two walks, earning a no-decision in first career start ... at Cal (Mar. 19): Threw two shutout innings of relief with one strikeout ... vs. UC Irvine (Apr. 9): Worked one scoreless inning with a strikeout and a walk ... vs. Portland (Apr. 11): Gave up no runs on two hits with one strikeout and a walk in one inning of relief ... at Oregon State (May 2): Threw two scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout ... at UC Riverside (May 22): Went 1.2 innings out of the bullpen, giving up two runs with one strikeout.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Cypress High School … Lettered three years in baseball … Named second-team All-CIF as a senior … Earned second-team all-state honors from CalHi Sports … Also earned first-team Empire League honors … Finished with a 1.60 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 78 innings in leading the Centurions to an Empire League title … Tossed a no-hitter in the first round of the Division I CIF Southern Section playoffs in a 3-0 win over Edison High School … As a junior, named the Empire League Pitcher of the Year after finishing the year with a 1.80 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 64 innings … Named first-team All-Empire League as a sophomore … Recorded 53 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched with a 2.20 ERA helping Cypress High to an Empire League championship … High school coach was John Weber.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Bend Elks in the West Coast League in 2017 … Finished 2-3 with a 4.37 ERA and 27 strikeouts to just seven walks in 35 innings … Played for the Cornejo Oaks of the California Collegiate League in 2016 … Appeared in eight games, making one start, finishing with a 1-0 record and a 4.26 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 12.2 innings.
PERSONAL
Major is pre-business.
