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Balta, A.J.
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Jersey Number 35
A.J. Balta
- Position:
- OF
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Calif.
- High School:
- Valencia HS
- Prev School:
- Oregon
Bio
Career Honors
• 2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2018 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 (Senior)
One of two Horned Frogs to play in and start all 56 games... of his 56 starts, 24 came in center field and 32 in right field... led the team with a .310 batting average... collected 63 hits, 17 of which wer doubles, two triples and seven home runs... paced the team with 59 RBIs... ranked second on the team with 15 stolen bases in 19 attempts... registered five outfield assists... collected 19 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI contests... tallied a base hit in 38 games and reached base safely in 50... doubled and drove in two runs as part of a two-hit game at Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)... also doubled and drove in a run in the series finale at Grand Canyon (Feb. 18)... went 1-for-1 with a double and two runs scored against UT Arlington (March 1)... had five hits and drove in four runs in the UC Irvine series (March 2-4)... tallied three hits in the series-opening win (March 2)... collected two RBIs in Game 2 against the Anteaters (March 3)... doubled twice and drove in a run in the win at USC (March 9)... tripled in a pair of runs at Rice (March 13)... collected two hits in the Minnesota series (March 16-18)... went 2-for-3 and hit first home run of the season against Kansas State (March 24)... had two doubles as part of a three-hit game at Oklahoma State (March 30)... recorded two hits and drove in two runs in the series finale against the Cowboys (March 31)... hit safely and drove in a run in all three games against Oklahoma (April 6-8)... doubled twice as part of a three-hit game and drove in two runs in Game 2 at Kansas (April 14)... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at UT Arlington (April 18)... recorded two hits in the Baylor series (April 20-22)... picked up second triple of the season as part of a two-hit game and drove in three against Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... hit the go-ahead home run in the fifth inning against No. 4 Texas Tech (April 27)... drove in two runs and had two hits in the series finale against the Red Raiders (April 29)... was 3-for-3 with two walks against Dallas Baptist (May 2)... went 2-for-3 in the series opener against Lamar (May 4)... drove in a career-high five runs and hit his third home run of the season as part of a three-hit game in the series finale against Lamar (May 6)... hit a two-run home run in the series finale against West Virginia (May 13)... combined for five hits in the first two games of the Texas series (May 17-18)... had a strong Big 12 Tournament hitting .429 (6-for-14) with three doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs... drove in four runs in the Big 12 Tournament opening win over Texas Tech (May 23)... collected four more RBIs in the win over West Virginia (May 24)... doubled in two wins in another victory over the Mountaineers (May 26)... hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs in the Big 12 Championship game against Baylor (May 27.
Previous School
Appeared in 162 games and started 138 over the last three seasons as a member of the Oregon Ducks... was a .225 hitter with 25 doubles, seven triples and 13 home runs... tallied 88 RBIs and collected 14 stolen bases... was a Louisville Slugger All-American and a member of the Nashville Regional All-Tournament team in 2014... earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as a sophomore.
High School
Earned four letters at Valencia High School... served as a team captain as a junior and senior... named second-team all-region by Perfect Game... hit a combined to hit .330 (67-for-203) with 16 home runs, 53 RBI, 60 runs scored and a .457 on base percentage in his last three seasons... earned first-team all-league recognition as a sophomore and junior and honorable mention accolades as a senior... batted .425 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI as a sophomore... was named Foothill League Player of the Year... member of the Honor Roll.
Personal
Parents are Henry and Liliana... sister, Victoria, played softball at Yale.
• 2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2018 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 (Senior)
One of two Horned Frogs to play in and start all 56 games... of his 56 starts, 24 came in center field and 32 in right field... led the team with a .310 batting average... collected 63 hits, 17 of which wer doubles, two triples and seven home runs... paced the team with 59 RBIs... ranked second on the team with 15 stolen bases in 19 attempts... registered five outfield assists... collected 19 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI contests... tallied a base hit in 38 games and reached base safely in 50... doubled and drove in two runs as part of a two-hit game at Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)... also doubled and drove in a run in the series finale at Grand Canyon (Feb. 18)... went 1-for-1 with a double and two runs scored against UT Arlington (March 1)... had five hits and drove in four runs in the UC Irvine series (March 2-4)... tallied three hits in the series-opening win (March 2)... collected two RBIs in Game 2 against the Anteaters (March 3)... doubled twice and drove in a run in the win at USC (March 9)... tripled in a pair of runs at Rice (March 13)... collected two hits in the Minnesota series (March 16-18)... went 2-for-3 and hit first home run of the season against Kansas State (March 24)... had two doubles as part of a three-hit game at Oklahoma State (March 30)... recorded two hits and drove in two runs in the series finale against the Cowboys (March 31)... hit safely and drove in a run in all three games against Oklahoma (April 6-8)... doubled twice as part of a three-hit game and drove in two runs in Game 2 at Kansas (April 14)... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at UT Arlington (April 18)... recorded two hits in the Baylor series (April 20-22)... picked up second triple of the season as part of a two-hit game and drove in three against Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... hit the go-ahead home run in the fifth inning against No. 4 Texas Tech (April 27)... drove in two runs and had two hits in the series finale against the Red Raiders (April 29)... was 3-for-3 with two walks against Dallas Baptist (May 2)... went 2-for-3 in the series opener against Lamar (May 4)... drove in a career-high five runs and hit his third home run of the season as part of a three-hit game in the series finale against Lamar (May 6)... hit a two-run home run in the series finale against West Virginia (May 13)... combined for five hits in the first two games of the Texas series (May 17-18)... had a strong Big 12 Tournament hitting .429 (6-for-14) with three doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs... drove in four runs in the Big 12 Tournament opening win over Texas Tech (May 23)... collected four more RBIs in the win over West Virginia (May 24)... doubled in two wins in another victory over the Mountaineers (May 26)... hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs in the Big 12 Championship game against Baylor (May 27.
Previous School
Appeared in 162 games and started 138 over the last three seasons as a member of the Oregon Ducks... was a .225 hitter with 25 doubles, seven triples and 13 home runs... tallied 88 RBIs and collected 14 stolen bases... was a Louisville Slugger All-American and a member of the Nashville Regional All-Tournament team in 2014... earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as a sophomore.
High School
Earned four letters at Valencia High School... served as a team captain as a junior and senior... named second-team all-region by Perfect Game... hit a combined to hit .330 (67-for-203) with 16 home runs, 53 RBI, 60 runs scored and a .457 on base percentage in his last three seasons... earned first-team all-league recognition as a sophomore and junior and honorable mention accolades as a senior... batted .425 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI as a sophomore... was named Foothill League Player of the Year... member of the Honor Roll.
Personal
Parents are Henry and Liliana... sister, Victoria, played softball at Yale.
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