Chase Watkins

Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
B/T:
L/L
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Saint Francis HS
Experience:
HS

A potential weekend starter on the mound in first season as a Mustang.

High School -- Watkins is a 2018 graduate of St. Francis Central Coast Catholic High School in Watsonville, where under head coach Kenny Nakagawa, he compiled a 6-3 record and 1.83 ERA with 85 strikeouts over 56 2/3 innings ... led Sharks to 20-8 overall record, a second-place finish in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and a runner-up finish in the CIF-Central Coast Section Division III playoffs ... struck out 13 batters in the semifinals against Palma ... Watkins earned first-team All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League honors for the second straight year and also was a first-team Cal-Hi Sports all-state small schools honoree and team MVP ... hit .429 with 12 RBI and two triples as a sophomore and .423 with six doubles, one triple, four home runs and 22 RBI as a junior ... his pitching numbers as a junior include a 2-2 record and 1.23 ERA with one save, striking out 57 batters over 28 1/3 innings ... a three-year varsity letter winner in baseball as a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder ... also was a standout basketball player, earning first-team All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and first-team All-CIF-Central Coast Section honors ... averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists for the Sharks, who finished 20-6 overall, took second in the SCCAL and advanced to the CIF-Central Coast Section Division V semifinals ... tallied 1,320 points in prep career, No. 2 in school history ... leading scorer on the 2016-17 basketball team that won league, section and regional titles en route to an appearance in the state Division V championship at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento ... named Division V Boys Athlete of the Year in the state of California by Cal-Hi Sports ... named Register-Pajaronian Male Student-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive school year ... scholar-athlete ... member of Boys and Girls Club amd Teen Kitchen ... participated in Major League Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline, playing in front of representatives from all 30 MLB teams in June 2017 at the Oakland Coliseum ... decided to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cal Poly because "I love the scenery around the ballpark and campus. The coaching staff was straightforward and relatable, and the program is competitive. Ultimately, God just put it on my heart and told me this was the right place ... also was recruited by Cal State Fullerton,Arizona State, Utah, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Diego State, Sacramento State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, CSUN, Cal, Nevada and Santa Clara ... played summer ball for Pacific Union Financial Caps, helping club to 17-16 record.

Personal -- Son of Brad and Kim Watkins ... father played football at Washington State while mother was a swimmer at Stanford ... two sisters, Emily and Alexa ... born in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.