- 2023 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List
- 2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List
- 2021 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
- AAC Honor Roll (5/24/21)
2023: Played in 34 games and made 31 starts…batted .206 with two doubles, two homers, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored…recorded five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI efforts…went 4-for-5 with two RBI in USF’s comeback win at No. 7 Florida (2/22).
2022: Played in 44 games and made 41 starts, primarily behind the plate (four starts at 1B)…batted .264 with eight doubles, three homers and 25 RBI…slugged .395 with a .348 OPB (.743 OPS)…belted his first career home run at UCF (4/3)…homered in back-to-back games in the AAC Tournament, including a grand slam against ECU (5/24)…four RBI vs. ECU were a season high…tallied seven two-hit games and four multi-RBI efforts…logged a nine-game hitting streak and a 17-game streak of reaching base safely…went 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts…threw out 7-of-39 attempted base stealers.
2021: Played in 37 games during his freshman season...made 29 starts (16 C/12 DH)...batted .263 with five doubles and 12 RBI...recorded 13 walks and 15 runs scored...batted .333 with two doubles and four RBI during the Gainesville Regional...tallied six multi-hit games...season-best three hits and three RBI vs. Miami (6/5)...season-long seven game hitting streak and 12 game streak of reaching base safely.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Leadership Christian Academy in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and graduated in 2020.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 15, 2002 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico…son of Sandra and Nelson...nickname “Lil’ Yady”...majoring in accounting...favorite MLB team is the Chicago White Sox and favorite player is Yadier Molina, who he models his game after...also played volleyball growing up...enjoys going to the beach and playing beach volleyball...favorite movie is Major League...hidden talent is being a skilled chef...grew up with teammate John Montes in Puerto Rico...the two have known each other since they were seven years old, both attended Leadership Christian Academy, and have a long history of playing baseball on the same team and against each other.
