- AAC Player of the Week (5/17/21)
2021: Appeared in all 61 games in his first season at USF...made 60 starts (41 2B/17 CF)...batted .236 with 27 extra-base hits...tied for the team in triples (3) and homers (12)...tied for second in RBI (40) and third in doubles (12)...led the team with 38 walks...recorded seven stolen bases and 39 runs...slugged .476 and had a .362 OBP...compiled a streak of 18 consecutive games reaching base safely...five-game hitting streak...tallied 10 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI efforts...season-high four hits at Wichita State (5/14)...six games with three RBI...two-homer game vs. Stetson (3/16)...homered in back-to-back games in the AAC Tournament.
2020 (College of Central Florida): Batted .330 with eight home runs, six doubles, two triples, 32 RBI, a .642 slugging percentage, a .452 on-base percentage and nine stolen bases through 28 games of the shortened season. Also had a .906 fielding percentage with 70 putouts and six double plays.
2019 (Florida): Played in 13 games and made four starts at third base for Florida… Went 5-for-22 (.227) on the year with a double, home run and two RBI… First career home run came in his final game of the season against Army in the 2019 NCAA Lubbock Regional… Transferred from Florida following the 2019 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by former USF assistant Alan Kunkel at Calvary Christian Academy… Selected to the 2018 FACA All-Star Classic South Team… 2018 MaxPreps Medium School All-America Second Team selection… Named to the Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald All-Broward Team… Helped lead Calvary Christian to the 2018 4A state title, recording three RBI in the championship game… Valuable two-way player who hit .365 over 30 games as a senior at Calvary Christian with 30 runs scored, 31 RBI, seven doubles and five home runs. On the mound, posted a 2.12 ERA in 10 appearances and 33 innings… Attended Flanagan High School from 2014-17.
PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1999 in Caracas, Venezuela… nickname “Chamo”... Lived in Venezuela until he moved to Miami at age 11… Son of Julio Pena… His mother passed away when he was 8 years old... Has an older brother, Krayg, a younger brother, Bryan, and an older sister, Karen… Made the Venezuela National Soccer Team when he was 8 years old... Enjoys fishing in his spare time… Also has received scholarship offers from Florida, Tennessee, Florida International, Webber, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Indiana and Ohio State… Majoring in criminology... Favorite MLB team is the Detroit Tigers and favorite player is Miguel Cabrera... Models his game after Fernando Tatis Jr... Favorite non-baseball athlete is Tom Brady... Pregame routine/superstition includes eating Cocoa Puffs and Chipotle.
