2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Richardson HS
- Prev School:
- Navarro College
CAREER HONORSÂ
âĒ Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring 2022
âĒ Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, 2022)
2022 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR): Academic All-Big 12 First Team member âĶ Started 51 games at third base âĶ Hit .224 with 23 RBIs and scored 25 runs âĶ Notched nine multi-hit games âĶ Collected five multi-RBI games âĶ Matched career-high with three hits and drove in three runs vs. Duke (2/27) âĶ Compiled 12-game on-base streak from March 25 to April 12.
2021 (SENIOR): Academic All-Big 12 First Team âĶ Started in all 40 games he played in at third base âĶ Hit .291 with one home run, 18 runs scored and 25 RBI âĶ Had a .944 fielding percentage at the hot corner âĶ Tallied nine multi-hit games âĶ Hit his first career home run at UTRGV (2/21) âĶ Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored vs. Auburn (2/27) âĶ Finished 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a double in the series finale vs. Texas (3/21) âĶ Compiled three hits, two RBI and a run scored at Texas Tech (4/25) âĶ Had back-to-back three-hit games vs. K-State (5/8 & 5/9) âĶ Tallied a career high four RBI in the finale against K-State (5/9).
2020 (JUNIOR):Â Started all 16 games on the season at third base âĶ Finished with a .234 batting average (11-for-47) with nine runs scored, five doubles, six walks and five RBI âĶ Finished the season on a career best four-game hitting streak âĶ Finished with a .340 slugging percentage, .379 on base percentage and an .867 fielding percentage âĶ Had a season-high three hits at Cal Poly (3/7), going 3-for-5 with a season-high two RBI and one double âĶ Also had a season-high two RBI vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (2/18) âĶÂ Had multi-hit performances vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (2/18) and vs. Oral Roberts (2/23) âĶ Had his first stolen base as a Bear on Feb. 18 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff âĶ Drew a season high two walks vs. Nebraska (2/15).
2018-19 (Navarro College):Â Competed at shortstop and second base for coach Matt Podjenski âĶ Named a first team all-conference shortstop in 2018 âĶ Conference champions in 2018 and 2019 at Navarro âĶ Placed third in World Series.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Four-year letterwinner at Richardson High School for coach Mike Tovar âĶ Earned Freshman of the Year in 2014 âĶ Voted defensive MVP during junior season âĶ Was named to first team all-shortstop in 2017 âĶ Competed in the second and third round of the playoffs during junior and senior season.
PERSONAL: Son of Carlos Cardoza and Lizzie Oquendo âĶ Has two older brothers, Carlos and Juan ... Graduated with an undergraduate degree in HKLS in December 2020 ... Currently enrolled in the sport management master's program âĶ Member of National Honors Society and the honor roll.
