University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Pinero, Alex
Jersey Number 11
Alex Pinero
- Position:
- Infielder
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Coral Gables Senior HS
- Prev School:
- Pensacola State CC
Bio
2016 Season
Became a fixture in the lineup seeing action in 53 games with 40 starts…Played primarily at first and third base…Finished second on the squad in average hitting .312 (43-for-138) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 24 RBI…Also scored 17 times and stole a base on the season…Slugged .406 with a .355 on base percentage…Posted a .369 (24-for-65) average in conference play with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBI…Registered a season-best four hits at Troy (3/13)…Drove in a season-high four runs against Arkansas State (5/28) at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament…Had nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games on the year…Longest hitting streak of the season was six games.
Prior to Louisiana
Played sophomore season (2015) at Pensacola State College where he posted a .327 average to go with 11 doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI in 45 games for the Pirates…Earned NJCAA All-Region 8 second team honors...Spent his freshman season (2014) at State College of Florida where he hit .290 with two homeruns and 15 doubles.
High School
Prepped at Coral Gables High School…Named to the Class 5A-8A Herald First Team All-Dade County after recording a .432 batting average as a senior.
Personal
Full name is Alexander Javier Pinero…Born on March 8, 1995 in Miami, Fla….Son of Ana and Carlos Pinero…Has an older sister, Karla…Majoring in business administration.
Became a fixture in the lineup seeing action in 53 games with 40 starts…Played primarily at first and third base…Finished second on the squad in average hitting .312 (43-for-138) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 24 RBI…Also scored 17 times and stole a base on the season…Slugged .406 with a .355 on base percentage…Posted a .369 (24-for-65) average in conference play with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBI…Registered a season-best four hits at Troy (3/13)…Drove in a season-high four runs against Arkansas State (5/28) at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament…Had nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games on the year…Longest hitting streak of the season was six games.
Prior to Louisiana
Played sophomore season (2015) at Pensacola State College where he posted a .327 average to go with 11 doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI in 45 games for the Pirates…Earned NJCAA All-Region 8 second team honors...Spent his freshman season (2014) at State College of Florida where he hit .290 with two homeruns and 15 doubles.
High School
Prepped at Coral Gables High School…Named to the Class 5A-8A Herald First Team All-Dade County after recording a .432 batting average as a senior.
Personal
Full name is Alexander Javier Pinero…Born on March 8, 1995 in Miami, Fla….Son of Ana and Carlos Pinero…Has an older sister, Karla…Majoring in business administration.
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