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5'
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185 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
San Diego,
California
Last School
Southwestern College
Roster Years
2019-2021
Personal
- Parents are Abraham and Ruth
- Raised in Mexico
- Majoring in exercise and wellness
Before BYU
- Played freshman and sophomore years at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California
- Played in 71 games at Southwestern, batting .341 with 77 hits, 33 RBI and 28 walks
- Led the team with a .354 average in 2018 with just eight strikeouts in 190 plate appearances
- Attended Otay Ranch High School
- Recruited by Kentucky, UCSB, USD and Chico State
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
2019
- Hit .288 in 21 games with 11 starts at catcher and designated hitter, totaling eight runs, 15 hits, four doubles, a home run, 14 RBI and six walks
- Had a doubles, two RBI and a run in a win against Oregon
- Knocked a two-out double in the ninth in an 11-7 win at Pacific to score two runs and give BYU its first lead of the game
- Had the game-winning home run in the ninth inning, the first homer of his career, in a 3-1 win at Santa Clara
Senior Year
2021
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
- 2020 senior season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Before games were cancelled, played in 14 games with 12 starts at catcher, totaling eight hits, six walks, four runs and two doubles
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in the season-opening win vs. Gonzaga
- Took a pitch to the face in his first at bat against New Mexico (2/28) requiring stitches but returned to the lineup four days later
Medical Redshirt Year
BYU BSB Abraham Valdez vs UVU 2020
Abe Valdez 2021 BSB vs SMC 4-30 696
Abraham Valdez at Pacific 2021
- Baseball | Feb, 17
BYU Stuns No. 25 Oregon State
- ImageBaseball | May, 18
Late Home Run Clinches WCC Title for Cougars
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 25
Late Heroics Give BYU Extra Inning Win at Pacific
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 26
Five-run inning fuels BYU rally
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 02
BYU Shuts Out Lamar