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CAREER ACCOLADES
2016 Big West All Conference, First Team
2016 Big West Conference Player of the Week, April 18
2015 Fullerton All-Regional Team
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Played in 57 games, making 56 starts... Second on the team with a .327 batting average... Tallied 70 hits and led the team with 43 runs scored... Led team with 16 doubles and 19 extra-base hits including two home runs... Second on the team with 33 RBIs... Batted .391 in 24 conference games, posting 36 hits and 10 RBIs with a .511 slugging percentage... Recorded 17 multi-hit games including 10 three-hit games... Tied for team lead with eight multi-RBI games... reached base in 19 straight games, the best mark on the team during the season and ended the year having reached in 10 straight games... Recorded a pair of four-hit games during the season including one at No. 24 UC Santa Barbara (05/14)... Drove in a career-high four RBIs against Wichita State (03/11)... Stole two bases in a game for first time in career against UNLV (04/22).
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Has played in 56 games making 23 starts all at first base and mainly hitting fourth in the order…batted .256 with 18 RBIs, 13 runs scored and nine doubles…5-for-5 in stolen base attempts…batted 3-for-4 with a RBI and double as the Titans completed the sweep of UC Riverside with a 7-4 victory (05/03)…in a 10-1 series clinching win over then No. 11 UC Santa Barbara drove in two with a single in the seventh inning (05/09)…in series-opening 4-2 win vs. Long Beach State, batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored…batted 2-for-4 and drove in three runs with two doubles to help the Titans to a 9-3 victory in game two of the Fullerton Regional (05/29)…had another 2-for-4 effort with a run scored, RBI and double as the Titans advanced to the Super Regionals with a 10-1 victory over Pepperdine (05/31).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 54 games and made 50 starts (26 at DH, 24 at first base)... Led the team for most of the season before tailing off a bit late and finished with a solid .298 batting average... Had 56 hits, six doubles, one home run and 19 RBI along with 16 runs scored... Was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts... Had a .995 fielding percentage, making just one error in 212 chances... In conference, batted .273 with 21 hits and eight RBI... Belted his first career home run at Wichita State on Mar. 30... Was third on the squad with 16 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games... Had a nine-game hitting streak during the seasosn, the fourth longest on the team... Hit .305 (17-for-56) against left-handers and .295 (39-for-132) against right-handers... Hit .295 with runners in scoring position and batted .344 with two outs... Was third on the team with 11 two-out RBI... Had a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Titans a 1-0 victory over Hawaii on Apr. 25.
SUMMER 2013
Appeared in 21 games for the Cowlitz Black Bears of the West Coast League…batted .236 with 10 RBIs, nine runs scored, four walks and two stolen bases.
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Appeared in six games and made one start…his only hit was a double at USC (03/06)…was walked with the bases loaded to drive in a run vs. Nebraska (02/16).
DOUGHERTY VALLEY HS: A 2012 graduate of Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, Calif. • Was a four-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Brian Freitas • Was a two-time Diablo Foothill Athletic League first team selection (2011 & 2012), and won the league batting title as a junior • After hitting .418 as a senior with 12 runs scored, 21 RBIs and.490 on-base percentage was named second team all-East Bay • Was also an all-league tight end for the football program.
PERSONAL: Born in Dublin, Calif. • Parents are Michael and Karen Pinkston • Has one sister Amanda, and one brother, Lee • Majoring in kinesiology • Career goals are to graduate from Cal State Fullerton and play in Major League Baseball • models his game after Chris Davis • Favorites include: Barry Bonds (baseball player), AT&T Park (baseball stadium), Ray Lewis (athlete), San Francisco Giants (baseball team).
At Bats: 7 at Fresno State (04.23.14)
Runs: 2, 2x, last vs. UC Davis (04.05.14)
Hits: 3, 5x, last vs. Hawaii (04.27.14)
RBI: 2, 2x, last vs. Hawaii (04.26.14)
Home Runs: 1 at Wichita State (03.30.14)
Doubles: 1, 7x, last at Long Beach State (05.03.14)
Walks: 2 vs. Nebraska (03.19.13)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4x, last vs. Cal State Northridge (05.22.14)