Texas State Athletics

2024: Played in 20 games and made eight starts... Batted .130 (3-for-23)... Finished with three RBI and scored four runs... Walked twice and hit by a pitch two times to post a .259 on-base percentage... Put down two sacrifice bunts... Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 69 putouts and 11 assists... Was 2-for-8 throwing out base steals... Walked and scored a run against Youngstown State (2/17)... Singled and came around to score twice versus Washington State (2/25)... Hit a two-RBI single that plated the go-ahead runs in series finale win at ULM (4/14)... Was 1-for-4 and scored once at Arkansas State (4/27).

2023: Played in 10 games and made one start... Batted .250 (3-for-12) with one double... Scored one run... Hit by a pitch once... Was 1-for-1 stealing bases... Posted a .962 fielding percentage with 25 putouts and one error... Hit a double coming off the bench collegiate debut against Northwestern (2/17)... Was plunked and scored against Northwestern (2/18)... Hit a pinch hit single at Grand Canyon (3/5)... Made first career start and 1-for-3 with a stolen base at South Alabama (4/6).

2022: Redshirted

High School: Graduated from McAllen High School... Ranked as the third best catcher and 23rd overall prospect in the state of Texas by Perfect Game... Rated by Perfect Game as the 20th best catcher and 265th overall prospect in the 2021 Class... Named 2021 All-District 30-6A First Team at catcher... Batted .425 with 33 hits, nine doubles and one home run... Finished with 50 runs and 20 RBI... Drew 33 walks and hit by a pitch 10 times... Posted a .635 OBP... Stole 12 bases... Finished with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 28 games behind the plate... Played in the 2020 Mike Sanders MBP All-American Game in Mobile, Alabama... Competed in the 2020 New Balance Future Star Series International Week Champonship held in Boston at Fenway Park... Hit .490 with two homers, nine doubles and 15 RBI in shortened 2020 campaign... Named to 2020 Rawling/Perfect Game Preseason All-American Second Team... Selected to 2019 All-District 30-6A First Team... Named District 30-6A Defensive MVP in 2019... Batted .420 with two home runs, 12 doubles and 28 RBI as a sophomore... Picked to 2018 All-District 30-6A Second Team at third base... Named 2018 District 30-6A Newcomer fo the Year... Finished with a .315 average, eight doubles, one homer and 33 RBI his freshman year.

Personal: Son of Chris, Sr. and Veronica Bernal... Has a younger sister, Catalina... Chose Texas State over Middle Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Tualne, UC Santa Barbara, UT Rio Grande Valley and UTSA... Majoring in criminal justice... Born Aug. 12, 2002.