Chris Downs

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
6-7
Weight:
215
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Santa Clarita, CA
High School:
Hart HS

2024 — As a true freshman, appeared in 12 games with four starts … compiled 2-0 record and 6.65 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 21 2/3 innings … earned victories against Santa Clara (one scoreless inning) on May 7 and in season finale versus Long Beach State (3 1/3 scoreless innings) on May 25 … season-high five strikeouts in three innings against San Diego State on April 3 … his starts were against North Dakota State on Feb. 21, UNLV on March 13, San Diego State on April 3 and Fresno State on April 30 … earned All-West Coast League honorable mention praise after recording three saves with a 1-0 record and 1.59 ERA for the Portland Pickles in summer league play … pitched in 10 games, all in relief, and struck out 18 batters over 22 2/3 innings … earned his victory against Bend on July 10, tossing two innings … struck out four batters on three different occasions and was credited with a four-inning save versus Corvallis in the WCL playoffs.

High School — A 2023 graduate and four-year varsity letter winner at Hart High School in Newhall … pitched in 12 games as a senior, posting 0-2 record and 2.69 ERA with 32 strikeouts over 23 2/3 innings, leading Hart to another Foothill League tournament championship, a 26-5 overall mark and the CIF-Southern Section Division II championship with a 7-6 win over Moorpark … as a junior in 2022, compiled 4-2 record and 2.81 ERA, striking out 27 batters over 27 innings … Hawks were 20-10 overall, won Foothill League title and reached the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs … Downs played for the Playa Vista Orioles travel team and in the summer of 2023 pitched for the Portland Pickles in the West Coast League, posting a 1-0 record and 8.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts over nine innings.

Personal — Son of Steve and Jodi Downs … majoring in mathematics.