Jon Maciel

Position:
P
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Junior
Major:
Criminal Justice
Hometown:
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Prev School:
Esperanza HS

2012 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2013 (Junior): Taken in the 18th round of the MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers ... Served as the closer for the Dirtbags ... Finished the year with eight saves in 23 appearances (team-high) and was second on the team in strikeouts (43) ... Went 3-5 with a 4.73 ERA.

2012 (Sophomore): A second-team All-Big West selection as a reliever ... Led the Dirtbags with a 1.27 ERA over 24 appearances ... Lowered that mark to 0.57 with one earned run in nine Big West appearances ... Pitched 35.1 innings, second-most in the bullpen ... Allowed just five earned runs in 2012 ... Posted a 1-3 overall record ... Pitched two scoreless innings against VCU in his first appearance (2/17) ... Threw a hitless inning in a win over California (2/26) ... Earned the win in a season-long 3.1 innings at Wichita State, giving up no runs in a 3-2 win (3/25) ... Again pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out three against UC Santa Barbara (4/14) ... Allowed his last earned run of the season over two innings at LMU (4/17) ... Made 10 straight appearances to close the year without allowing an earned run ... Combined in a 1-0 shutout of USC with a hitless inning (4/24) ... Pitched three scoreless innings at Cal State Northridge (4/29) ... Struck out two in two hitless innings against Pepperdine (5/15).

2011 (Freshman): Finished with the team's best ERA for any player with over 10 innings pitched ... Ended the season with a 1.25 ERA, allowing just three earned runs over 21.2 innings pitched ... Made 17 appearances on the season, all out of the bullpen ... Started the year with a 1.1 inning appearance against LMU (2/22) ... Struck out four over 3.1 innings against Oregon in Long Beach State's comeback win, giving up just one hit (3/5) ... That appearance was his longest of the season ... Retired the side in order in an inning against California (3/13) ... Struck out three in 1.1 innings at Stanford (3/25) ... Gave up his last earned run of the season against UC Riverside (4/17) ... Did not allow a hit in his next four appearances out of the bullpen (4/26 - 5/8) ... Struck out three in 1.1 innings against UCLA (5/10) ... Took his only loss after giving up three unearned runs at Cal State Fullerton (5/14) ... Threw 1.2 perfect innings against Cal State Northridge (5/20) ... Allowed one hit over 2.0 innings in the season finale at UC Irvine, combining in a shutout (5/29).

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Esperanza High School ... Chosen as the team's rookie of the year as a junior ... Named to the North and South All-Star team as a senior ... Had 23 strikeouts in five starts as a senior.

Personal: Born in Orange, Calif. ... Parents are John and Maribel Maciel... Also recruited by USC, UC Santa Barbara and Fresno State ... Majoring in criminal justice.