Cristian Sanchez

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Fairfax, Va.
High School:
Centreville High School

2022 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games... Each of his eight appearances came in relief... Allowed nine runs, all earned... Finished the year with 6.0 innings, 9 strikeouts... Made his first appearance opening weekend against UMass-Lowell (2/20)... Saw action at Southeastern (3/1) as he worked 1.0 inning and struck out two... Struck out a pair in 1.0 innings of work at Dayton (3/25)... Recorded two outs with a strikeout vs Southern Miss (4/19)... Saw action in the last American Athletic Conference away series at Wichita State USF (5/14).

Before Tulane: Started his collegiate career as a Caviler at the University of Virginia…Sat out the 2019 season due to injury…Listed on the ACC Academic Honor Roll… Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 22, 2020 in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Bucknell…Did not allow a run over 1.1 innings…Appeared in two games, both out of the bullpen in the shortened 2020 season…Totaled two innings on the year where he surrendered four runs and struck out one…spent 2021 season at Central Arizona College, where he recorded 36 strikeouts in 19.2 innings across 18 games.

High School: Lettered four years at Centreville High School…Was a 2018 Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American honorable mention and 2017 Perfect Game Underclass All-American…Ranked No. 32 Freshman in the ACC according to Perfect Game going into the 2019 season…Included in Baseball America’s 2018 Top 100 High School Prospect list…Awarded the Health and Physical Education Medallion.

Personal: Born Cristian Andres Sanchez in Fairfax, Va.…Parents are Viveka and Ruben Sanchez…Has two sisters, Phylicia and Elena…His father, Ruben, played college baseball at Maryland.