Bethune-Cookman University Athletics

Redshirt Sophomore Year - 2014
Appeared in 14 games (three starts), playing mostly at second base, with a lone appearance on the mound, facing one batter against North Carolina A&T (3/16)…Batted .143 in 21 at-bats on the year, reaching base as a hit batter once, once on balls, with three singles and an RBI…In the field, Pizarro made 14 assists and seven (7) putouts with a .955 fielding percentage

Sophomore Year - 2013
Did not appear in any games while rehabilitating an off-season injury, taking a redshirt season…Earned MEAC All-Academic honors

Freshman Year - 2012
Began the season strictly as a right-handed pitcher, appearing in 10 games in relief, finishing with an 0-1 record and 4.70 ERA in 15.1 innings pitched…Struck out six and walked six, allowing just two extra-base hits…Beginning with Florida A&M, he proved capable as an infielder, playing seven games at third base, also appearing in 11 games at second base, three games as the designated hitter and two as a pinch hitter…Appeared in 33 total games…Batted .218 with one double and one triple, recording 15 RBI…stole one base on one attempt…Made 22 putouts and 37 assists, including four double plays…Facing MEAC batters, he pitched 3.0 innings in two games, allowing three hits with one strikeout, logging a 0.00 ERA…Batting in the MEAC, he hit .269 with seven hits and nine RBI…He brought home a season-high four RBI on 2-of-3 batting at North Carolina A&T (4/28)…Named MEAC Rookie of the Week (3/13) after hitting 2-of-3 with one run and two RBI in his first collegiate appearance as an infielder (third base) at Florida A&M…Repeated as MEAC Rookie of the Week, hitting 3-of-4 with three RBI versus Harvard (3/15)

High School
Played third base and pitcher at Colegio Carmen Sol in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico…The Soles went 18-2 in 2011 under coach Juan Montero…Pizarro had a 7-0 win record in the Puerto Rico High School League

Personal
The son of Miguel Pizarro and Mayra Cruz, born January 10, 1993 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico…Earned Academic Excellence honors in high school…Outside of baseball, he likes to go to the beach and play volleyball…Recently did local community service feeding the homeless…Has set his goals on becoming a better player, getting another championship and signing an MLB contract…Cites Derek Jeter as his biggest influence because he is a leader…Majoring in Hospitality Management at Bethune-Cookman