Biography
2023 MLB Draft
Selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 10th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft.
Arizona 2023 (Senior)
Registered a career-high 25 appearances, all in relief...Posted a 5-2 record with one save, a 6.52 ERA (21ERx29.0IP) and 39 strikeouts...Ranked tied for second on the team with five wins...Finished 14 games, the second best mark on the team...Earned second career save and first at Arizona on April 25 against New Mexico (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)...Allowed just one home run all season...Paced the team with a 12.10 K/9 rate (min. 15 IP)...Made 12 appearances in Pac-12 play and struck out 17 batters over 11.0 innings of work...Held opponents without an earned run in 13-of-25 appearances; allowed just one earned run over his first five outings of the year...Struck out a career-high five against California on March 11 (2.0,1,0,0,0,5)...Struck out at least one batter in 18-of-25 outings with 12 multi-strikeout performances...Worked more than one inning on nine occasions. POSTSEASON: Spectacular across three postseason outings, going 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA (1ERx4.1IP) and six strikeouts...Earned the win in Arizona's walk-off win over Oregon State at the Pac-12 Tournament (1.2,1,0,0,1,3)...Scoreless effort in Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game against Oregon (1.2,0,0,0,0,2)...Worked an inning against Santa Clara at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional (1.0,2,1,1,2,1).
Arizona 2022 (Junior)
Logged time in 24 games in first season in Tucson...Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.18 ERA (14ERx24.1IP)...Struck out 23 and limited opposing hitters to a paltry .212 batting average...Held opponents without an earned run in 15-of-24 appearances...Struck out a season-high four batters twice, including once against his former team New Mexico State on the road on April 26 (1.1,0,0,0,0,4)...First four-strikeout performance came against Milwaukee on Feb. 24 (2.0,0,0,0,2,4)...Earned first win with Arizona on April 2 at Washington (1.0,0,0,0,1,1)...Excelled in Pac-12 play, going 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA (5ERx10.0IP) across 12 appearances...12 games in conference play were third most on the team...Struck out seven and limited Pac-12 hitters t oa .282 batting average. POSTSEASON: Made four appearances during postseason play...Worked a season-high three innings on May 28 against Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament (3.0,2,1,1,1,1).
Before Arizona
Played three seasons at New Mexico State from 2019-21...Posted a career record of 3-3 with one save and a 5.51 ERA with the Aggies...Worked 63.2 career innings across 25 appearances (11 starts) at NMSU...Prepped at Sahuarita High School in Tucson...Lettered four years in baseball under head coach Sam Gelardi...Perfect Game Preseason All-American in 2018...Also played three seasons of varsity basketball as a power forward during prep career.
Personal
Christopher Oscar Barraza...Son of Chris and Theresa Barraza...Two younger sisters, Alyanna and Aubriella...Majored in General Studies with an emphasis in Economy and Industry...Enjoys snowboarding and riding quads during his free time...Owns more than 60 pairs of shoes...Chose Arizona because, "It was close to home and has been my dream school since I was little."
