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2021 Baseball Roster

20 Christian Pena

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Hometown Davenport, Iowa
  • Highschool Davenport Central

Biography

2019 - First Team All-OVC (3rd Base)

2021 (SENIOR): Used COVID-19 senior year... started all 48 games of the season making nearly all starts at first base... hit .208 for the year with three doubles, four home runs and 37 RBI... had seven sacrifice flys for the season which ranked 10th in the NCAA... had seven multi-hit games for the season with a high of 3-for-5 against SIUE (May 17)... had eight multi-RBI games with a high of four RBI against Maryville (April 13)... had three RBI games against Bellarmine (March 9) and Murray State (March 13)... drew 24 walks on the season including four walks against Tennessee Tech (March 20)... preseason All-OVC selection...

2020 (SENIOR): Started in and played in 13 games this season as an infielder... was second in total at bats for the team with 54, managed 13 hits and four runs, and notched five RBI on the season... tied for the most walks drawn with eight on the season... finished the season with a .241 batting average... held a perfect fielding percentage with 36 chances and 23 putouts... turned two double plays for the Panthers... preseason All-OVC selection... 

2019 (JUNIOR): Played in 51 games during his first season at EIU, making 51 starts in the infield for the Panthers...he finished the 2019 season leading the Panthers offense with a .381 average.... was named the best third basemen in the OVC earning All-OVC First Team honors...also finished fifth in the OVC in on base percentage with .453 and seventh in hits with 73... finished the season with 94 total bases, 43 runs, 42 RBIs, 28 walks, seven doubles, four homer uns, and one triple...against Morehead State on April, 18th he had a four hit game...hit a grand slam against VMI on May, 18th and also earned his most RBIs in a game against VMI with four...

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Indian Hills CC... during the 2018 season had a .300 average, 11 RBIs, eight runs, five walks, four doubles, triple, and a home run...was named first team All-American and second team All-Region..

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball at Davenport Central HS... became a pivotal player on high school team during senior year hitting .400 and playing shortstop... began prep career playing second base... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2019Junior

    Infield
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2020Senior

    Infield
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Infield
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20
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