2021 Baseball
Andrew Alvarez
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Los Alamitos, CA
- High School:
- Los Alamitos HS
A Saturday starter a year ago, could fulfill that role or the Sunday slot this spring.
2020 -- Started the middle game of each of the four weekend series as a junior before the season was halted due to the pandemic ... 0-1 record and 3.63 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 11 walks over 22 1/3 innings ... loss was to Michigan on the opening weekend at the MLB4 Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., though all four runs he gave up were unearned ... allowed one run and two hits over six innings with season-high eight strikeouts in no-decision versus BYU ... also struck out seven against Michigan ... did not play summer ball.
2019 -- Posted 1-3 win-loss record and 5.10 ERA as a sophomore out of the bullpen ... 22 appearances on the mound, including six starts in the final six weeks of the season ... struck out 27 batters over 42 1/3 innings ... earned victory over Columbia on March 9 with 2 2/3 scoreless innings ... pitched four or more innings four times, including 4 1/3 scoreless frames versus USC on April 28 and four scoreless innings against Saint Mary's on March 23 ... season-high five strikeouts at UC Irvine on May 12 ... 3.43 ERA in non-conference games,1.98 ERA in games Cal Poly won and 3.52 ERA in night games ... played summer ball for San Luis Obispo Blues, posting 1-2 win-loss record and 1.82 ERA with 31 strikeouts over 29 2/3 innings ... allowed one unearned run over five innings for win versus California Expos, striking out nine.
2018 -- Made 24 relief appearances, second-most on the squad, as a true freshman and compiled 3-1 win-loss record and 6.27 ERA ... struck out 16 over 18 2/3 innings ... earned one save against Long Beach State on April 22, tossing 3 2/3 scoreless innings with season-high five strikeouts ... picked up a victory in second collegiate appearance on the mound, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings in 4-3 win over then-No. 4 Arkansas on Feb. 23 ... his other wins were versus CSUN (one out) on March 31 and Hawai'i (one inning) on May 5 ... played summer ball for Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League ... Kelowna finished ssecond to Corvallis in championship finals ... 1-2 record and 3.90 ERA ... made eight appearances on the mound with five starts ... 22 strikeouts over 30 innings ... tossed seven innings for win against Walla Walla.
High School -- Alvarez was a two-year starting pitcher under head coach Matt Nuez at Los Alamitos High School ... compiled 3-1 record and 2.26 ERA during senior season ... struck out 46 batters over 46 1/3 innings and walked just 16 ... opponents hit just .237 ... earned first-team Sunset League honors ... Griffins finished the year 18-16, second in the Sunset League and qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs, and posted an 18-15 record and fifth-place Sunset League finish in 2016 ... named to Sunset League All-Academic Team ... played summer ball for Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League ... 1-0 record and 7.44 ERA with 18 strikeouts over 29 innings ... allowed just one earned run in his last three appearances on the mound (10 innings) with nine strikeouts ... earned a win against Bellingham, giving up one run in four innings.
Personal -- Son of Bob and Michelle Alvarez ... one sister, Annie Alvarez, who plays soccer at Biola University ... wants to play professional baseball or own his own business ... says he does "half things right-handed and half left-handed" ... enjoys fishing and surfing ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... born in Anaheim, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.
