2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brandon Pimentel
- Position:
- IF/OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 210
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- El Paso, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Socorro
- Prev School:
- Howard C.C.
- Major:
- Business Administration
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in 14 games with 13 starts...All 13 starts came in left field...Made Mississippi State debut in a start versus Wright State (2/14) in the season opener...Posted his first hit at MSU against Wright State (2/15) in the middle game of the series...Owned a season-long four-game hitting streak from February 15-21...Owned a pair of four-game reached base streaks: February 15-21 and February 26-March 6...Owned two multi-RBI games...Homered against Oregon State (2/21)...Produced the game-winning run on two occasions: Oregon State (2/21) and versus Texas Tech (3/10)...Reached base via hit-by-pitch in his lone pinch hit appearance versus Alcorn State (2/26).
Wright State (2/14-16): Started all three games in left field...Made his Mississippi State debut in the season opener...Went 1-for-4 with a runs scored in the middle game of the series...Doubled for his lone hit in the series finale. Oregon State (2/21-23): Started all three games in left field...Homered for his lone hit of the series opener...His three-run blast in the eighth inning gave Mississippi State the lead...Reached base three times and drove in two RBIs in the middle game of the series...Singled in the first inning to drive in the first run of the game...Drew a bases loaded walk in the second inning to push a run across...Walked and scored in the sixth inning. Texas Southern (2/25): Made the start in left field and drove in one RBI on a fielder’s choice ground out...Stole two bases in the game. Alcorn State (2/26): Entered as a pinch hitter and was hit-by-pitch. at Long Beach State (2/28-3/1): Started the final two games of the series in left field....Singled to drive in one RBI and came around to score in the seventh inning of the middle game in the series...Walked and singled in the series finale. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Started the first two games of the series in left field...Singled and walked twice in the series opener. vs. Texas Tech (3/10-11): Started both games in left field during the two-game, neutral site series...Singled, walked, scored one run and drove in the eventual game-winning RBI in the series opener...Walked and scored in the fifth inning...Singled to plate the third MSU run of the game in the sixth inning...Went 1-for-4 in the series finale.
2019 (Freshman Season – Howard College)
Awards: Earned second-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-America at designated hitter...Tabbed All-Region 5 as an infielder...Named Western Junior College Athletic Conference Co-MVP...Tabbed WJCAC first-team all-conference as an infielder.
Season: Appeared 54 games with 53 starts...Tied for the Western Junior College Athletic Conference lead in RBIs (70) and was No. 3 in home runs (14)...Led the team batting average (.458), hits (82), doubles (11), home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage (.765), on-base percentage (.515) and total bases (137)...Posted a hit in 44 of 54 games...Reached base in 49 of 54 games...Owned 24 multi-hit and 17 multi-RBI games...Reached base in a season-long 13-straight games from April 19-May 11...Also had a 12-game reached base streak from March 15-March 31...Owned a pair of double-digit hitting streaks: 10 games (Feb. 24-March 9) and 12 games (April 20-May 11)...Homered against Clarendon College (March 9), at New Mexico Military Institute (3/16), versus West Texas College (3/23), against Midland College (3/31), at New Mexico Junior College (4/16), at El Paso C.C. (4/20), in both games of a doubleheader against Frank Phillips College (4/27), three times in the series finale with Frank Phillips College (4/28) and in three straight games at Luna C.C. (5/3-4)...Collected a season-high five hits on two occasions: versus Frank Phillips College (4/28) and at Luna C.C. (5/4)...Drove in a season-best 10 RBIs and was 5-for-5 at the plate with three home runs against Frank Phillips College (4/28)...Also had five RBIs on two occasions: versus Clarendon College (3/9) and at Luna C.C. (5/4).
High School
Lettered three times for head coach Jose Alvarez at Socorro High School...Helped the Bulldogs to the Bi-District championship as a junior and senior...Guided SHS to the area championship as a junior...Garnered first-team all-district as a junior and senior...Finished his time at Socorro High School with a 4.00 GPA...Member of the National Technical Honor Society.
Personal
Born Brandon Pimentel on June 16, 2000 in El Paso, Texas...Son of Griselda Beltran and David Pimentel...Has one older brother, David Jr., and one older sister, Tiffany...Majoring in business administration.
