Nate Castellon

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Joe Kelly

Photo by: Joe Kelly

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Woodland Hills, CA
High School:
Calabasas HS

2025 — As a true freshman, posted a .356 batting average on his way to a spot on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-Freshman Second Team … also earned All-Big West second-team honors as he finished 10th in the nation and second in the Big West with 13 sacrifice bunts … 14 doubles, a pair of triples, three home runs and third on the team with 50 RBIs … started 61 games, all at shortstop, missing only the San Jose State game March 11 … 9-for-14 in Cal State Bakersfield series with five RBIs … 22 multiple-hit games, including four-hit contests against Fresno State and Cal State Bakersfield and nine three-hit games … 14 multiple-RBI contests, including a quartet of three-RBI games in a six-game stretch … longest hitting streak was seven games … home runs were against Fresno State, Hawai’i and Santa Clara … 0-for-9 in season-opening UCLA series but rebounded with 38 hits in next 29 games … hit .386 in Big West games … hit .368 against right-handers, .406 with runners on base, .389 as a leadoff hitter, had 60.9 percent success advancing runners and was successful driving in a runner from third and less than two outs 18 times in 23 attempts … also hit .427 in home games … earned team’s Scott Kidd Rookie of the Year award … did not play summer ball.

High School — A 2024 graduate of Calabasas High School … Coyotes were 19-10 overall in 2024, finishing second in the Marmonte League and lost to Cypress in first round of CIF-Southern Section playoffs … Castellon landed on the MaxPreps California All-State second team after hitting .500 with 34 runs, six doubles, one triple and one home run with 10 stolen bases … played summer ball for West Coast League’s Kelowna Falcons … produced a .316 batting average in 13 games with two doubles, eight RBIs and five stolen bases … earned Ventura County Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year honors and also was named Marmonte League MVP … Castellon hit .314 as a junior on his way to a third-team all-state award … chose Cal Poly because of the “weather, school, coaching staff and athletic pedigree as well as the good education it will provide."

Personal — Son of Steven Castellon and Mona Lam … one sister, Mikayla … hobbies include golf and pool … born in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.