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13 Juan Zuniga

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Monterey Park, Calif.
  • High School St. Paul HS

Biography

All-Time CUI Records: Tied for 9th in Career Batting Average (.344)... Tied for 9th in Career Caught Stealing (16).


2021: Started in 9 of the 11 games he appeared in... Collected 6 hits in 20 at-bats resulting in a .300 batting average... Hit 2 doubles and drove in 6 RBI... Slugged .400... Walked 5 times and finished with a .423 on-base percentage... Recorded 42 putouts, threw out 3 base stealers, and finished the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... Named Academic All-PacWest.


2020: Started in 8 of the 10 games he appeared in before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Collected 9 hits in 27 at-bats resulting in a .333 batting average... Drove in 5 RBI... Slugged .333... Walked 2 times and finished with a .379 on-base percentage... Recorded 43 putouts, threw out 4 base stealers, and finished the season with a .980 fielding percentage... Named Academic All-PacWest.


2019: Started in 6 of the 12 games he appeared in... Collected 12 hits in 25 at-bats resulting in a .480 batting average... Drove in 8 RBI... Slugged .480... Walked once and finished with a .500 on-base percentage... Recorded 30 putouts, threw out 2 base stealers, and finished the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... Named Academic All-PacWest.


2018: Started in 21 of the 24 games he appeared in... Collected 18 hits in 59 at-bats resulting in a .305 batting average... Drove in 6 RBI... Slugged .305... Walked 4 times and finished with a .359 on-base percentage... Recorded 79 putouts, threw out 7 base stealers, and finished the season with a .989 fielding percentage.


2017: Redshirt.


HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at St. Paul High School and graduated in 2016... Three year scholar athlete... Four year varsity player... Del Rey League two time 2nd team All-League and one time 1st team All-League... Team captain junior year... Team captain and MVP senior year.


CLUB: Played for the So Cal Birds from 2012-16.


PERSONAL: Born May 24, 1997 to Juan and Jessica Zuniga... Has one sibling, Jakob (14)... Majoring in Exercise Sports Science Pre-PT... Enjoys going to the beach, listening to music, and driving... Nickname is Zuni... Favorite athletes are Lorey Seager and Derek Jeter... Favorite team is the Dodgers... Greatest athletic thrill was throwing a runner out at second... Favorite quote is, "How can you not be romantic about baseball?" - Moneyball... Biggest heroes are my parents... Favorite book is Murder on the Orient Express... Favorite music artists are Khalid and Post Malone... Favorite actor is Tom Hardy... Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones... If money were no object I would travel the world and give to those who need it

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017Freshman

    C
    5'10" 180 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2018Freshman

    C
    5'10" 180 lbs
    18
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10" 180 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2020Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 180 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 180 lbs
    13