2023 Rice Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Christian Salazar
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Cy Ranch
Bio
Honors at Rice
2024: Made his 2024 debut vs. Houston as a pinch hitter and was hit by a pitch and stole second… Also appeared against Incarnate Word.
2023: Played in 30 games and made 17 starts in his freshman year … Made eight starts in left, five in center, and four in right … Came into games six times as a pinch runner and four times each as a defensive replacement and pinch hitter … Came around to score three times as a pinch runner … Made his starting debut vs. Sam Houston on 2/28 and was hitless in his first 13 at-bats before collecting a pair of hits vs. Texas A&M at the Shriners Classic and followed that up with a pair of doubles for his first career extra-base hits vs. TCU the next game at Minute Maid Park … Slugged his first career home run vs. DBU on 4/29.
Prior to Rice: All District 16-6A selection as a senior for coach Corey Cephus, hitting better than.400 in district games and finished the year with a .340 career average, .945 OPS and .481 on-base percentage while driving in 23 runs… Mustangs ended the season 22-13 and reached the second round of the 6A state playoffs.
Hanszen College
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, 2023
2024: Made his 2024 debut vs. Houston as a pinch hitter and was hit by a pitch and stole second… Also appeared against Incarnate Word.
2023: Played in 30 games and made 17 starts in his freshman year … Made eight starts in left, five in center, and four in right … Came into games six times as a pinch runner and four times each as a defensive replacement and pinch hitter … Came around to score three times as a pinch runner … Made his starting debut vs. Sam Houston on 2/28 and was hitless in his first 13 at-bats before collecting a pair of hits vs. Texas A&M at the Shriners Classic and followed that up with a pair of doubles for his first career extra-base hits vs. TCU the next game at Minute Maid Park … Slugged his first career home run vs. DBU on 4/29.
Prior to Rice: All District 16-6A selection as a senior for coach Corey Cephus, hitting better than.400 in district games and finished the year with a .340 career average, .945 OPS and .481 on-base percentage while driving in 23 runs… Mustangs ended the season 22-13 and reached the second round of the 6A state playoffs.
Hanszen College
DAVID PIERCE INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, March 19
KHOU Ben Dukes
Saturday, May 04
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
Louisiana game one recap
Friday, March 01
