New Mexico State University Athletics

Awards
Selected in the 11th Round (335th Overall) by the Atlanta Braves in the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft
2022 WAC All-Tournament Team
2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week | May 1

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Pitched in 15 games, making 14 starts for NM State … Threw 100.2 innings for the Aggies throughout the season, recording a 6-4 record … Struck out 102 hitters, the third-highest single-season total in NM State history … Struck out nine in 6.0 innings of work on February 20 against Illinois-Chicago … Tossed 8.0 innings of shutout ball against Seattle U on March 13, allowing just one hit in the start … Struck out a season-high 13 against Dixie State on April 29 … Followed with 11 strikeouts at California Baptist on May 6 … Named to the 2022 WAC All-Tournament Team … Worked 10.0 innings in the WAC Tournament, allowing just one run … Earned a standing ovation in the NCAA Corvallis Regional after 7.1 phenomenal innings against No. 3 Oregon State … Selected in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made 17 appearances and three starts, going 31.2 innings... Led the team in saves (2) ... Started his Aggie career with 4.1 innings and two strikeouts against Texas State (3/2) ... Season-high 4.0 innings of work along with three strikeouts against Tarleton (4/24) ... Recorded the save after 2.1 innings of work in WAC Tournament match against Seattle U (5/26). 

2020 (Redshirt Freshman at Pima CC)
Six appearances with five starts, going 2-0 with a 3.23 ERA during the pandemic-shortened season ... Struck out 28 in 30.2 innings of work.

2019 (Freshman at Arizona)
Redshirt season.

High School
Attended Sahuarita HS … Lettered all four years in baseball, playing under head coach Sam Gelardi … As a pitcher, went 19-4 with a 2.58 ERA across 146.1 innings … As an infielder, hit .319 with 53 runs scored and 54 RBI in 213 at-bats … Named team’s Most Valuable Player in 2017 ... Also played one year in football and one year in basketball
 
Draft
Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.
Selected by the New York Mets in the 35th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.

Personal
Son of Jesus and Enedina Mejia … One older brother, Fernando, and two older sisters, Alma and Adriana … Father and brother both played baseball professionally in Mexico.