2024 Honorable Mention All-RMAC
NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week (2/28/24)
D2Baseball Hitter of the Week (2/28/24)
RMAC Player of the Week (2/27/24)
2024 Preseason NCBWA All-South Central Region
2023 RMAC All-Tournament Team
2023 Second-Team All-RMAC
2023 RMAC Baseball All-Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Sr.): Played in and started all 50 games for the Pack ... Led team with a .363 batting average and also led the team in slugging percentage (.749) ... Recorded a team-high 65 hits, including a team-leading 18 doubles and a team-leading 17 home runs ... The 17 home runs are tied for fourth most in a season in school history ... Scored a team-leading 49 runs and had team-best 63 RBI ... Had six games with four or more RBI, including a single-game school recording tying 8 RBI against Colorado Christian (2/25) ... Tallied 19 multi-hit games and 15 multiple RBI games on the season ... Rapped out a Pack season-high five hits against MSU Billings (3/2) and those five hits were tied for the second-most in a game in school history ... Hit a single-game school-record tying three home runs at UCCS (2/20) ... In that same game, he also recorded 12 total bases, which is tied for fourth on the school's single game chart ... Scored three or more runs in a game six times, including four runs each at UCCS (2/20) and at home against Colorado Christian (2/25) ... Named the NCBWA South Central Region and D2Baseball Hitter of the Week on Feb. 28 after hitting .588 and posting a slugging percentage of 1.882 and an OPS of 2.564 in games against Colorado Christian and UCCS ... During that week, he hit six home runs and had 16 RBI in four games ... Ranked in the Top 10 in the RMAC in home runs (17), home runs per game (0.33), RBI (64), slugging percentage (.739) and total bases (136) ... Drew 31 walks and was hit by 11 pitches ... Also was 9-for-11 on stolen bases ... In the field, recorded a .973 fielding percentage as he recorded 65 putouts and seven outfield assists while committing just two errors in 74 fielding chances ... Earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC honors.
2023 (Jr.): Played in 47 games and made 46 starts for the Pack ... Recorded 75 hits, including 19 doubles, one triple and 13 home runs while tallying a .412 batting average ... Led team with 13 home runs, which is tied for eighth most in a single season in school history and RBI with 52 ... Posted 24 multi-hit games, including a 5-for-5 effort at the plate in the Pack's RMAC Tournament against Regis (5/12) ... Tallied 182 at-bats on the year ... Also had 14 multiple RBI games on the season ... Finished the season with a team-best .742 slugging percentage and a .465 on-base percentage ... Scored two or more runs in nine games ... Drew 14 walks and was hit by five pitches ... Was 1-for-2 on stolen bases ... Named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team after hitting .688 with a 1.500 slugging percentage in the Pack's three tournament games ... For the tournament, he recorded 11 hits in 16 at-bats and scored seven runs, hit one double, four home runs and drive in nine runs ... He recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage in the field as he made 10 putouts and had one assist in 11 fielding chances.
Otero JC (2020-22): Played in 98 games over two seasons at Otero Junior College ... In his two seasons with the Rattlers, recorded 118 hits, scored 81 runs, hit 25 doubles, three triples, and 20 home runs ... Had 89 RBI and was 8-for-9 on stolen bases ... Tallied a .363 batting average with a .643 slugging percentage and a .427 on-base percentage ... Tallied 325 career at-bats ... Earned First-Team All-Conference honors and helped lead the Rattlers to a playoff win and a tournament berth ... In 2021-22, played in 51 games and hit .363 and a .643 slugging percentage ... Recorded 66 hits, scored 46 runs, hit 14 doubles, one triple, and 11 RBI ... Also had 49 RBI and drew 19 walks, and was 6-for-6 on stolen bases ... During the 2020-21 season, played in 47 games and recorded a .354 batting average and a .639 slugging percentage ... Tallied 52 hits, scored 35 runs, hit 11 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs ... Also had 40 RBI, drew 13 walks and was 2-for-3 on stolen bases.
Eastwood HS: Lettered for three years in baseball for Coach Ryan Medrano at Eastwood High School ... Recorded a .425 career batting average with the Troopers ... Also lettered in football for three years ... In the classroom, carried a 3.4 GPA.
Personal: Born October 5 ... Son of Abel and Lisa Castaneda ... Has two siblings, Sabrina (26) and Joey (25) ... Physical Education major ... His brother, Joey, played collegiate baseball at El Paso Community College ... Likes to lift and fish ... Wants to play professional baseball in his future.
Career Highs:
Hits: 5 vs. MSU Billings, 3/2/24
Runs: 4 (2x) last vs. Colorado Christian, 2/25/24
At Bats: 6 (2x) last at Colorado Mesa, 4/5/24
Doubles: 2 (2x) last vs. MSU Denver, 3/30/24
Home Runs: 3 at UCCS, 2/20/24
Total Bases: 12 at UCCS, 2/20/24
RBI: 8 vs. Colorado Christian, 2/25/24
Walks: 2 (8x) last at Regis, 5/4/24
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. UCCS, 3/9/24
Fielding Chances: 7 at Regis, 5/4/24
Putouts: 5 at Regis, 5/4/24
Career Records:
Slugging Percentage: 2nd (.738)
Home Runs: T-6th (30)
Single-Season Records:
Home Runs: T-4th (17, 2024)
Home Runs: T-8th (13, 2023
Slugging Percentage: 9th (.742, 2023)
Slugging Percentage: 10th (.734, 2024)
Single-Game Records:
Hits: T-2nd (5 vs. MSU Billings, 3/2/24)
Home Runs: T-1st (3 at UCCS, 2/20/24)
Total Bases: T-4th (12 at UCCS, 2/20/24)
RBI: T-1st (8 vs. Colorado Christian, 2/25/24)
