2026 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Started 54 of 55 games played, primarily at shortstop…Ranked second on CSUB in hits (60), stolen bases (12), and double plays turned (30), while ranking third in batting average (.293), runs scored (35), doubles (11), walks (23), sacrifice flies (3), and sacrifice bunts (3)…Hit .293 on the year with a .376 on-base percentage, 60 hits, 11 doubles, 28 RBI, 23 walks, 6 HBP, 3 sacrifice flies, 3 sacrifice bunts, and 12 stolen bases…Posted a .346 slugging percentage and .722 OPS…Handled 236 defensive chances with 94 putouts, a team-high 136 assists, 6 errors, and a .975 fielding percentage…Recorded 15 multi-hit games, including two 4-hit games, and 5 multi-RBI games…Posted a 6-game hitting streak and 11-game reached-base streak…Went 4-for-6 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, 1 double, and 2 stolen bases in win at UNLV (Mar. 30)…Went 3-for-4 with 4 runs, 1 double, 1 walk, and 1 HBP in win at UC Riverside (Apr. 26)…Went 1-for-4 with 1 run and 1 stolen base in win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 20)...
2025 (SENIOR): Played all 56 games, starting all but 1 as Bakersfield’s primary shortstop…Ranked third on the team with a .273 batting average…Ranked in Top 3 in runs (33), hits (53), triples (2), RBI (27), and stolen bases (18)…Tied for second in Big West in steals as well as second all-time for CSUB in a single season…Graduated with 22 career stolen bases, tied for seventh in CSUB history, and 285 assists, which ranks eighth…Between 2024 and 2025, started 106 consecutive games...Offseason: Played summer ball in Wenatchee, Wash. with teammates Evan Cloyd, Kanoa Morisaki, and Jeter Scheurman.
2024 (JUNIOR): The only `Runner to start and play in all 53 games…Started every game at shortstop…Batted .238 on the season with a .288 on-base percentage…Tallied 16 RBI, 13 runs, 5 doubles, 8 walks, 31 strikeouts, and 4 stolen bases…Ranked fourth on the team with 10 multi-hit games and 4 multi-RBI games…Went 3-for-5 at Cal Poly Apr. 15…Went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI in win vs. Fresno State Apr. 2…Went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI in win over NJIT Mar. 9...Played summer ball in Washington.
PRIOR TO CSUB: Attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California… Coached by John Knott and Scott Zine… In 49 games played, he finished with a .330 batting average, 56 hits, 34 RBI, 41 runs, 19 stolen bases, which was good for a Second Team All-Conference nod.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2021 graduate from Montebello High School… Coached by Manny Arana… Won First Team All-League and League Championship… In 17 games played, Pelayo had a .508 batting average, racking up 32 hits, 22 RBI, 21 stolen bases, and scored 27 times.
PERSONAL: A liberal studies major…Plans to play baseball professionally.
