Biography
2025 (Senior): Participated in 16 games ... Logged 34 at-bats with 15 hits and nine RBIs ... Recorded three doubles ... Achieved a .444 slugging percentage and a .353 on-base percentage ... Stole nine bases in the season ... Scored six runs ... Registered a .767 OPS ... Tallied seven two-out RBIs ... Fielded 16 putouts with one error ... Series vs. Wis.-Eau Claire (Mar. 27-28): Went 4-for-7 with two doubles, two RBIs, and one stolen base ... Against Sewanee (Mar. 13): Reached base twice and stole one base ... Game vs. Wis.-River Falls (Apr. 5): Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases ... Logged two hits and two RBIs against Wis.-Eau Claire (Mar. 28) ... Collected two hits and one RBI in the game against Asbury (Feb. 28) ... Scored a run and stole a base against Saint Mary's (Minn.) (Mar. 26).
2024 (Junior): Played in 16 games during the 2023-24 season... Recorded 14 runs, 15 hits, 12 RBIs, 2 doubles, and 3 stolen bases... Walked 8 times and struck out 9 times... Notched an OPS of 6... Stole 3 bases on the season... Registered a .000 fielding percentage with 26 putouts... Had a standout performance against Wis.-Stout on March 29 with 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 2 stolen bases... Tallied 2 runs, 1 hit, and 2 RBIs against McMurry on March 10... Collected 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 RBI, and a stolen base against Carroll (Wis.) on March 12... Scored 2 runs and walked twice in the win against Huntingdon on March 16... In a series against Trinity University from February 29 to March 2, accumulated 5 runs, 4 hits, and 4 RBIs... Contributed 3 runs, 1 hit, and 2 RBIs in a high-scoring game against Loras on March 28... Registered 1 run and 1 hit in the season finale against Cal Lutheran on May 18.
2023 (Sophomore): Played in 35 games as a pinch hitter ... Scored 24 runs while recording 32 hits and 21 RBIs ... Stole seven bases on the season ... Hit four doubles and two triples ... OPS of 18 ... Tallied a .500 average with three hits and three RBIs against Wis.-Eau Claire (Apr. 10) ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI against Loras (Apr. 6) ... Contributed three hits and two RBIs in a win against Wis.-Eau Claire (Mar. 28) ... Recorded three RBIs and three hits, including two triples, against Wis.-Eau Claire (Apr. 10) ... Compiled two RBIs in a victory over Grinnell (Mar. 22) ... Notched three runs, two hits, and an RBI in a series against Wis.-Platteville (May 5-6) ... Season-high OPS of 3.000 against Carroll (Wis.) (Mar. 17) with a double and two RBIs ... Registered two RBIs against Spalding (Mar. 15) ... Walked 12 times throughout the season ... Concluded the season with 48 putouts and two assists.
2022 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games, including five as a starter … batted 7-for-17 (.412) at the plate with two triples, 10 runs scored and three runs batted in … finished with 11 total bases, three walks, one hit-by-pitch and five stolen bases … totaled five fielding putouts … collected two hits, two stolen bases, one walk, three runs scored and three RBIs in the Warhawks’ 15-2 victory against Finlandia on April 23 … reached base four times with three hits and one walk and added two stolen bases and three runs scored in the Warhawks’ 13-1 win against Finlandia on April 24 … posted two triples, tied for the most in one game in program history, and added one walk and two runs scored in the Warhawks’ 14-4 win against Finlandia on April 24 … scored one run as a pinch runner in UW-Whitewater’s 9-1 win against UW-Stevens Point on April 26
Personal: Majoring in marketing ... parents are Tricia and Abe Najera ... recipient of the UW-W Chancellor's Scholarship ... competed in basketball and baseball at St. Charles North High School, where he was an all-conference and academic all-conference honoree, an Illinois State Scholar, a recipient of the athletic leadership award and a PE leader ... career ambition is sports management ... favorite professional sports team is the Chicago Cubs ... chose to attend UW-Whitewater to better himself physically and for a great education, the facilities and the connections between staff and students
