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35 Boris Peña

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hialeah, Fla.
  • High School Mater Academy Charter

Biography

Junior (2022)
  • Played in 52 games, while drawing 48 starts in his first year with the Wildcats program
  • Batted .250 on the season with 42 hits, 11 doubles and a team-high matching six home runs
  • Carried a .423 slugging percentage across the season
  • Recorded 204 putouts to go along with 13 assists and a .977 fielding average on the campaign
  • Had a 2-for-4 game at the plate against Sacred Heart (3/5/22), producing a run and a RBI
  • Produced a 2-for-4 showing at the dish against SWAC opponent Jackson State (3/19/22) with two runs and a double
  • Drove in a pair of runs in a 2-for-4 showing with the bat versus Mississippi Valley State (4/3/22), adding a run himself
  • Had a 2-of-3 performance at the dish against MVSU (4/23/22) with two (2) doubles and a run scored
  • Scored a season-high tying three runs against Alabama State (4/29/22) with a double as well
  • Completed a 2-for-4 day at the plate against Grambling State (5/27/22) in the SWAC Tournament with three RBIs, two runs and a pair of doubles
 
Sophomore (2021) – At Wallace CC
  • Played the 2021 baseball season at Wallace Community College due to BCU opting out of the 2020-21 athletic year
  • Played under former MLB catcher Mackey Sasser as head coach
  • Played in 44 games at Wallace Dothan as the Govs primary Catcher
  • Batted .258 with 32 hits, three (3) doubles, one (1) triple and four home runs
  • Posted 26 RBIs and a .359 on-base percentage
  • Defensively, Pena threw out 15-of-21 runners from behind the dish – good enough for a 41 percent runner caught stealing average
  • In 282 defensive chances, Peña committed only two errors, resulting in a .993 fielding percentage for the Govs
 
Freshman (2020)
  • Started 10 games for the Wildcats in his rookie season, all while seeing action in 12 games overall
  • Carried a .128 batting average across the COVID-shortened season
  • Recorded two doubles and six RBIs on five hits total
  • Secured 27 putouts to go along with two assists for a .879 fielding percentage
  • Finished 2-for-5 at the plate against Alabama A&M (2/16/20) with four RBIs, two runs and a double
  • Had a 1-for-4 day with the bat against Central Connecticut State (2/23/20)
  • Turned in a 1-for-3 performance at the plate versus Florida Gulf Coast (2/28/20), adding a RB in the contest
 
High School
  • Standout at Mater Academy Charter High under Head Coach Mike DiRosa
  • Batted .419 as a senior in helping lead Mater Academy Charter High to an FHSAA Class 8-A Regional Playoff appearance
  • Named to the 2019 FHSAA Class 8-A District 16 All-District Team as a catcher
  • Selected to represent the 2019 Miami Dade Public All-Stars in the All-Star Game played at Marlins Park
 
Personal
  • Birth date is May 5, 2001
  • Played his travel league ball for Next Level Baseball
  • Son of Ivan Peña and Alioneska Marquez
  • Has two siblings: Adrian and Brando Peña
  • Majoring in Pre-Nursing
  • Lists his favorite athlete as Mike Trout
  • Favorite sports team is the New York Yankees
  • Chose to attend BCU because it is a great school with a lot of positive history

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    C
    6'4" 190 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2023Senior

    C
    6'4" 190 lbs
    35
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