New Mexico State University Athletics

Awards
Selected in the 17th Round (508th Overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft
2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week | Feb. 21
2022 College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Week | Feb. 22

2022 (Sophomore)
Selected in the 17th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels … Posted a 2-1 record in eight appearances, seven starts … Fanned 44 in 26.0 innings of work … Struck out 14 over 7.0 innings on February 19 against UIC, allowing just two hits … Earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and National Pitcher of the Week from the College Baseball Foundation … Tallied 16 strikeouts against Oakland and Seattle U, working 4.0 innings in each … Spun 3.0 scoreless innings versus No. 25 Grand Canyon on May 15, striking out five … Worked 1.1 innings in the NCAA Corvallis Regional versus Vanderbilt.

2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts, pitching 48.2 innings with a 6.47 ERA ... Led the team in opposing batting average (.225), second in strikeouts (68) ... Threw 3.0 innings, striking out four in first start of the season against Abilene Christian (2/27) ... Struck out eight, allowing one hit in 5.0 innings against Seattle U (3/26) ... Season-high 10 strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work against Utah Valley (5/8).

2020 (Freshman)
Appeared in four games during the pandemic-shortened season, tossing 4.2 innings in relief on the year ... Struck out three and recorded a 7.71 ERA ... Made his collegiate debut against Texas Southern (2/16) ... Struck out one in a scoreless frame against Iona (2/23) ... Carved up #24 Texas A&M (3/8) in a relief outing on the road, striking out two in 1.2 innings.

High School
Played varsity baseball at Lydia Patterson Institute College Prep School in El Paso, Texas … Lydia Patterson Institute Athlete of the Year …School MVP in both baseball and basketball.

Personal
Son of Samuel Natera and Ana Barragen … Has two older sisters, Samantha and Pamela … Majoring in business.