Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: ANGEL (like the cherub or heavenly creature) TORE-rez

2020 (Junior): Played in 14 games with nine starts including eight as the designated hitter and once at first base … Batted .143 (7-for-35) official on the shortened season with one home run, adding a walk and a HBP … Drove in seven runs including one sacrifice fly while also scoring three runs … Collected a WCU career-best three hits in his debut against Chicago State (Feb. 14) … Twice posted three RBI including in his first game and again in the fourth game of the series against Chicago State (Feb. 16), homering as a part of a two-hit outing against the Cougars … Was hitless over the final 10 games of the regular season (0-for-19) … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.
 
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Odessa College where he was an infielder … As a freshman, battled injury that sidelined him much of the season … Batted .306 with 11 doubles, five triples and two home runs with 26 RBI and 21 runs scored for the Wranglers as a sophomore … Had a .524 slugging percentage.