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Career Accolades
- 2024 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 19)

2023: Played in and started 56 games... Made 52 starts at first base and four as the designated hitter... Batted .245 (48-for-196)... Hit 11 home runs, 10 doubles and one triple... Finished with 40 RBi and scored 40 times... Drew 42 walks and was plunked eight times... Recorded a .392 OPB and .474 SLG%... Hit four sacrifice flies... Was 3-for-5 stealing bases... Posted a .981 fielding percentage with 386 putouts, 18 assists and eight errors... Drove in three runs all via a sacrifice fly in season opener against Northwestern (2/17)... Went 2-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a home run against Northwestern (2/18)... Posted a 2-for-3 day with three RBI, two runs, one triple and one homer against Northwestern (2/19)... Finished with five RBI that included a grand slam at Incarnate Word (2/28)... Was 2-for-5 with two RBI against Sam Houston (3/1)... Plated two runs behind a double and round tripper at Grand Canyon (3/4)... Went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double at Texas A&M (4/4)... Hit a solo long ball against Marshall (4/15)... Smashed a two-run homer against Prairie View A&M (4/25)... Finished 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, one double and one home run against Incarnate Word (5/2)... Hit a solo home run against Georgia State (5/5)... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a homer against ULM (5/18)... Posted a 3-for-6 day and hit the walk-off homer in the 12th versus Georgia State (5/25).

2022: Played in 56 games, starting 54... Made 53 starts at first base and one as the designated hitter... Batted .270 (58-for-215)... Hit nine doubles and seven home runs... Finished with 44 RBI... Scored 44 runs... Drew 27 walks and hit by a pitch seven times... Posted a .368 OBP and .409 SLG%... Had 17 mult-hit, 12 multi-RBI and 11 multi-run games... Was 4-for-8 stealing bases... Recorded a .976 fielding percentage with 432 putouts, 20 assists and 11 errors... Drove in two runs in first game of twin-bill against Utah Valley (2/19)... Hit a solo homer, first of his collegiate career, in night cap against UVU (2/19)... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs in series finale against Utah Valley (2/20)... Scored twice off the bench at #11 Arizona (3/6)... Hit a grand slam and finished with five RBI against #1 Texas (3/8)... Went 3-for-4 with two runs and a double against Southern (3/12)... Finished 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double against Prairie View (3/15)... Came around to score twice at Arkansas State (3/20)... Plated two runs at Incarnate Word (3/22)... Hit a two-run homer against Coastal Carolina (3/25)... Scored three times at Sam Houston (3/29)... Smacked a two-run round tripper at App State (4/1)... Was 2-for-4 with two runs and a double at Texas A&M (4/5)... Hit a two-run home run against Georgia Southern (4/9)... Drove in two runs at UT Arlington (4/15)... Went 2-for-4 with four RBI, three runs, a double and home run at UTA (4/16)... Plated two runs against UTSA (4/19)... Hit a solo shot and scored twice at ULM (5/6)... Finished 3-for-5 with four RBI and a double at ULM (5/7)... Drew three walks against Louisiana (5/15)... Was 2-for-4 with two runs at Georgia State (5/19)... Recorded a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a double, RBI and run versus UC Santa Barbara (6/3).

High School: Graduated from Veterans Memorial High School... Coached by Lee Yeager... Ranked as ninth best first baseman in Texas, 40th in the nation at first base and 111th in the Lone Star State overall by Perfect Game... Batted .396 (42-for-106) with 15 doubles and seven home runs as a senior... Finished with 33 RBI and 42 runs scored... Drew 35 walks and struck out just 14 times... posted a .736 SLG and .557 OBP... Helped lead the Eagles to the 2021 UIL 5A Region 4 semifinals... Hit .404 with six doubles, one triple, four homers and 22 RBI in shortened 2020 season... Batted .388 with nine doubles, four home runs, 25 RBI, 25 runs and nine stolen bases as a sophomore... Named to the 2019 All-District 30-5A First Team... Was an All-South Texas First Team selection his sophomore year... Posted a .438 average with 13 doubles, two triples, seven homers, 52 RBI, 32 runs and a .526 OBP in 2018... Named to 2018 UIL 5A All-Tournament Team... Selected to THSBCA and TSWA 5A All-State Second Teams as a freshman... Earned 2018 All-District 30-5A First Team accolade... Named the Newcomer of the Year in District 30-5A and on the All-South Texas Team as a freshman... Member of Eagles team that advanced to the UIL 5A State Semifinals... Academic all-district honoree.

Personal: Son of Roland Pena and Desirea Dimas... Has a younger brother, Davin... Picked Texas State as he felt comfortable with the coaching staff and excited the direction the program is headed... Majoring in criminal justice... Born Sept. 6, 2002.