2016 Photo Gallery
2015 Photo Gallery
CAREER ACCOLADES
2015 Fullerton All-Regional Team
2015 Big West Conference First Team
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Appeared and started in 55 games... Batted .268 with 40 runs scored and 53 hits... Hit three home runs and led the team with five triples to go along with seven doubles... Led the team with 14 stolen bases... Batted .277 in 24 conference games with 15 RBIs and 18 runs scored... Recorded his first career home run against Wichita State (03/12)... Second on the team with 20 multi-hit games... Drove in a career-high four RBIs against CSUN (04/01)... Played in 116 games in two years at Fullerton... Recorded 119 hits and scored 82 runs while stealing 27 bases in his career... Posted an even .300 batting average in two season to go along with a .396 on-base percentage.
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Fullerton’s starting left fielder and leadoff batter…also played in center and at second base... named to the Big West Conference First Team and the Fullerton All-Regional Team…led the Titans in batting average (.332), on base percentage (.437), runs scored (42), walks (30), sacrifice bunts (16), and stolen bases (13)…also totaled 66 hits, 16 RBIs, 42 runs scored, eight doubles and two triples…in Big West games batted .405 with a team-leading 32 hits, driving in eight runs and scoring 22...has totaled 18 multiple-hit games…second on the team with four-game winning RBIs…a one-run single to right field in the second inning of a 3-0 shutout of Pepperdine (03/03)…a one-run single in the eighth inning in the series opening 5-3 victory at CSUN (03/27)…one-run double in the fifth inning as part of a 3-for-4, two runs scored, two doubles performance in series-opening 7-2 victory over UC Irvine (4/24)…third inning groundout RBI in 4-0 shutout of Long Beach State which clinched the Big West Conference championship for the Titans (05/22)…batted 3-for-3 with three runs scored, an RBI and a triple in series-clinching 13-2 win vs. Cal Poly (04/04)…batted 4-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI and stolen base in 10-6 win at UC Davis (04/11)…in series sweep of UC Riverside batted 5-for-8 with six runs scored.
PRIOR TO CAL STATE FULLERTON
Played for the Dons at Santa Ana College for two seasons... Played in 37 games and hit .306 as a sophomore in 2014... Stole 20 bases and scored 37 runs with 23 RBI... Tallied eight doubles and one triple with a .423 on-base percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of Segerstrom High School... Played second base and shortstop for the Jaguars in his four seasons playing on the varsity... Was named First-Team All Golden West Conference as a freshman and a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Santa Ana, Calif... Parents are Joe and Dolores Vargas... Has two brothers, Joe Jr. and Jonathan, and sister Natalie... Models his game after Erick Aybar... Favorites include: David Eckstein (Baseball Player), Los Angeles Angels (Baseball Team), Original Yankee Stadium (Stadium), Don Sneddon Field (Place to Play), Dustin Pedroia (athlete), The Town, The Rookie and Never Back Down (Movies), Tupac, J. Cole, Ice Cube (Musical Artists), A Child Called "It" (Book), Denzel Washington (Actor), Jessica Alba (Actress), Lazy Dog Cafe (Restaurant), and Chicken Parmesan (Food).