Evan Miranda
Years Played for Crabs: 2026
2025 SEASON (As a Sophomore): Ranked third on the team with 25 games pitched, which was tied for fourth in the Mountain West… Also made his first three career starts… Logged an 0-2 record and a 9.38 ERA with a collegiate-best 34 strikeouts in 31.2 innings… Fanned multiple batters on seven occasions… Earned his first start in a Scarlet and Black uniform against crosstown adversary UC San Diego, allowing one run on one hit and two walks with three strikeouts in two innings of work (2-18-25)… Tossed one scoreless frame in back-to-back outings vs. UC Santa Barbara (2-22-25) and Pepperdine (2-23-25), striking out the side in that latter contest against the Waves… Received the starting nod in the first game of a doubleheader against Northeastern, recording career highs with six strikeouts and six innings pitched (3-8-25)… Tossed two scoreless frames at California Baptist, where he offset two walks with five strikeouts (3-18-25)… Fanned two batters to counter one hit and one walk in a two-inning starting appearance at UC Riverside (4-29-25)… Was the fourth of seven pitchers utilized in the Aztecs’ wild 12-10 comeback victory over Washington State in the regular-season, where he faced four batters in a scoreless one-inning stint (5-17-25)… Made his final appearance of the season vs. Nevada at the Mountain West Championship in Mesa, Arizona (5-22-25).
2024 SEASON (As a Freshman): Tied for the team and Mountain West lead with 25 pitching appearances, all in relief… Also shared the top spot on the squad with 14 games finished, joining former Aztec Jadon Bercovich… Posted a 3-3 record with an 8.58 ERA, 31 strikeouts and one save across 28.1 innings during his rookie campaign… Walked more than one batter on just two occasions and threw just one wild pitch… Earned his first career win in the Aztecs’ 5-4 come-from-behind victory at home over UC Riverside after pitching a scoreless inning in the top of the ninth before the Scarlet and Black rallied with two runs in bottom of the frame (3-12-24)… Picked off a Highlander runner in that stint after yielding a base hit… Collected his first collegiate save after preserving SDSU’s 7-5 home victory over UNLV, offsetting one run on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 2.2 innings (4-13-24)… Was credited with the victory in the Aztecs’ 9-8 nail-biter over Fresno State in the opener of a weekend series… Gave up just one hit in one scoreless inning vs. the Bulldogs (5-3-24)… Tossed two additional scoreless frames in the home finale against UC San Diego to notch his third win of the year (5-14-24).
