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22 Irvin Escobar

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
  • High School Leadership Christian Academy

Biography


Junior (2024)
  • Appeared in 39 games - 32 of them starts.
  • In 114 at-bats, recorded 34 hits for a .298 average with fieve doubles, two triples, and 15 RBI.
  • Walked 13 times to only seven strikeouts, a career-low in Ks on a season. Was also hit by 13 pitches. 
  • Finished the season with an OBP of .409.
  • Stole 8 bases on the year.
  • Recorded a 2-3 game with a run scored and three RBI with a steal against Maine on March 9
  • Competed in the 2024 HBCU Swingman Classic in June at Globe Life Field in Texas

Sophomore (2023)
  • Appeared in 43 contests for the Wildcats and started in 35
  • Finished the season with a .331 batting average with 41 total hits in 124 at-bats
  • Had an OPS of .922 (.430 on-base percentage and .492 slugging percentage)
  • Picked up 13 extra-base hits on the year with three home runs, nine doubles, and one triple
  • Drew 22 walks and picked up one stolen base
  • Drove in 31 runs and scored 25 runs
  • Picked up 290 put-outs and 40 assists with a .991 fielding percentage as a catcher
  • Threw out 14 runners attempting to steal
  • Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a run, and three RBI against Mississippi Valley State (3/26/23)
  • Hit a bases-clearing, 3 RBI double against Alabama State (4/22/23)
  • Finished 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBI against Southern (5/26/23)
  • Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Mississippi Valley State (4/15/23) (4/16/23)
Freshman (2022)
  • Played in 49 games while starting in 48 contests on the year
  • Batted .228 across the campaign with 37 hits, four doubles and one home run
  • Added a .272 slugging percentage
  • Drove in 19 runs and scored 21 runs of his own
  • Used a .333 on-base percentage, as well as picking up 22 walks
  • Finished a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts
  • Posted a .998 fielding percentage for the season with 412 putouts and 46 assists
  • Went 3-for-3 at the plate with a run against Youngstown State (2/19/22)
  • Finished 1-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs driven in the series-opener versus SWAC opponent Jackson State (3/18/22)
  • Picked up a 2-for-3 day at the plate against Alabama State (3/26/22) with two RBIs and a run scored
  • Hit his only home run of the year against Mississippi Valley State (4/3/22) with a two-run shot
  • Had a 3-for-7 effort with the bat against Florida A&M (4/10/22), while also registering a RBI
  • Posted a 3-for-5 effort at the plate with a RBI versus SWAC opponent Alabama A&M (5/15/22) in the series finale
 
Freshman (2021)
  • Bethune-Cookman opted out of the 2020-21 athletic year due to the COVID pandemic
 
High School
  • Standout at Leadership Christian Academy in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Rated as the fifth-best catcher out of Puerto Rico in the 2020 graduating class, according to Perfect Game
  • Also played for the MLB Breakthrough Series summer teams
  • Selected to be a part of the 2020 Hank Aaron Invitational game played Truist Park – home of the Atlanta Braves

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2022Freshman

    C
    6'0" 205 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2023Sophomore

    C
    6'0" 205 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2024Senior

    C
    6'0" 205 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2025Senior

    Catcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
    22
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