Aaron Cardona

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 160
Position:
LHP
Hometown:
Kingsville, Texas
High School:
Bishop HS

2018 (Sophomore) | Spent year two of his collegiate career as a relief pitcher for the 'Jacks...Pitched in eight games and worked a total of 3 1/3 innings...Gave up eight runs on four hits, 11 walks and four hit by pitch...Registered a pair of strikeouts...Finished the season with an ERA of 21.60...Tossed a season-best one inning of relief in a non-conference loss at Texas State where he struck out a pair of batters (3/2).

2017 (Freshman) | Split time as both a starter and a relief arm for the 'Jacks during his first season of collegiate baseball...Fired a total of 11 innings through seven games in which he surrendered 12 hits, 11 walks and nine earned runs...Posted an ERA of 7.36 and went 0-0...Made his SFA debut in a 3-2 home win over non-conference foe Southeast Missouri State where he tossed one-third of an inning (2/17)...In the first of his two starts on the pitching rubber, threw four scoreless innings and struck out a pair at Houston Baptist (3/14)...Tied a career high by totaling two strikeouts as part of a 3.2-inning start in a non-conference home game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/22).

High School | Emerged as one of the premier threats both on the pitching rubber and in the outfield during a three-year varsity career at Bishop High School under the direction of head coach J.K. Moody...Carved out a spot for himself as a starter in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Lauded as the District 31-3A Newcomer of the Year following his sophomore season in 2014...Selected as an Honorable Mention Pitcher and Outfielder as a sophomore...Elevated his game considerably as a junior, resulting in his First Team All-State pick as an outfielder and a Second Team All-State choice as a pitcher...Named to the Texas State Championship All-Tournament Team as a junior...Closed out his prep career by receiving Second Team All-State honors as a pitcher during his senior season of 2016...Secured District 31-3A MVP honors as a result of his senior year campaign which also included an Honorable Mention All-State outfielder choice and a First Team All-South Texas pitcher accolade.

Personal | Born Aaron Cardona on June 15, 1998, in Laredo, Texas…Son of Eric and Rose Ann Cardona…Will major in biology at Stephen F. Austin.