Grand Canyon 2015 Appeared in 18 games including six mid-week starts for the Lopes• recorded a 5.53 ERA and struck out 34 batters in 40.2 innings• pitched the first three innings of a combined shutout victory over UNLV on Feb. 17• earned first career save in a series-opening win on Feb. 20 at Cal Poly • earned first win of the season after pitching 4.2 one-run innings in a defeat of Northern Colorado on April 10 • pitched the first five innings of the team's upset win over No. 21 Texas Tech on April 28 • tossed the final 3.1 innings in a series-clinching, 13-inning win over Seattle U on May 3 • threw two scoreless innings in the WAC-clinching regular season finale at Sacramento State on May 16.
2014 Saw action in 16 games, including 4 starting nods on the mound• went 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA (15 ER in 29.1 IP)• made his first-career start on April 1 at Nevada• picked up his first-career win in relief on April 27 versus New Mexico State• struck out a season-high 2 batters on four occasions• tossed a season-high 5.1 innings in a start on May 5 at Washington.
Summer League 2015 - Mat-su Miners (Alaska Baseball League) Went 1-1 with a 3.37 ERA in 10 games, including four starts• allowed just 19 hits in 26.2 innings of work• teammates with fellow GCU player, Brick Paskiewicz.
2014 - Cowlitz Black Bears (West Coast League) Posted a 3-1 record with a 3.10 ERA in eight appearances• began season with a 6.0 innings of two-hit ball in an 11-1 blowout victory.
High School Cibola High School - Yuma, Ariz. Was a member of the 2012 SHOW 17U West team in 2012• represented Arizona in the 6th Annual Power Showcase International High School Home Run Derby in 2011.
Bio Born on Septebmer 19, 1994 in Yuma, Ariz. • parents are Daniel and Elena Valenzuela• majoring in Business Administration• brother, Kairo, plays baseball at Cibola High School• favorite thing to do in Phoenix is watch a professional sports team play• favorite sports memory growing up was the Red Sox beating the Yankees in 2004• favorite athlete growing up was Ken Griffey Jr.• favorite athlete to watch right now is Stephen Curry.