Texas State Athletics

2022: Appeared in six games out of the bullpen... Posted a 10.12 ERA in eight innings... Finished with six strikeouts and walked three... Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage with three assists... Struck out two in two innings of collegiate debut against Wichita State (2/24)... Tallied two strikeouts in an inning against Southern (3/12)... Surrendered and unearned run in two frames against Baylor (4/12)... Finished with two strikeouts in two innings against UTSA (4/19)... Recorded two outs against Little Rock (4/23)... Retied a batter at UTSA (4/26).

High School: Graduated from Los Fresnos High School... Concluded prep career with an 18-6 record and 272 strikeouts in 160.2 innings... Also threw four career no-hitters... Named the Brownsville Herald Defensive Player of the Year his senior year... Went 4-0 with 46 strikeouts, four walks and a 0.85 ERA in 31 innings... Helped the Falcons reach the UIL 6A Region 4 Finals... Was 1-1 with a 0.76 ERA and 34 strikeout sin 18.1 innings on the mound while posting two triples, five runs and six RBI at the plate in 2020... Named to 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Texas Region All-High School Underclass First Team... Picked to 2019 TSWA 6A All-State Third Team at pitcher... Selected District 32-6A MVP... Honored as the 2019 Brownville Hearld All-Metro Pitcher of the Year... Went 7-4 with a 0.94 ERA, 135 strikeouts and tossed two no-hitters in 74.1 innings as a sophomore... Strikeout total ranked in the top five in the Lone Star State... Hit .272 with five doubles, 25 runs and 20 RBI in 2019... An All-District 32-6A Honorable Mention honoree at pitcher as a freshman... Went 6-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 37 innings in 2018.

Personal: Son of Victor and Sylvia Loa... Has two older sisters, Victoria and Melanie, and two younger brothers, Diego and Isaiah... Hobbies include playing golf... Chose Texas State over Dallas Baptist, Houston, Oklahoma State, New Mexico State, Rice and Texas A&M... Born Apr. 7, 2003.