2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Barrera, Jon

Jersey Number 43
Jon Barrera
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- High School:
- King
Bio
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Appeared in two games out of the bullpen in his first season as a Red Raider … provided pitching depth that helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … allowed three runs on three hits in 2.0 total innings of work for a 13.50 ERA … struck out three and walked five … made his Red Raider debut against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) where he allowed three runs on three hits, struck out two and walked four … later delivered a scoreless appearance in a one-run win against Rice (Mar. 8) … against the Owls, he recorded a strikeout and a walk in 1.0 innings … opposing right-handers went 3-for-9 against him, while opposing lefties did not record an at-bat … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … both appearances came against unranked teams … HOME GAMES … both appearances came at Rip Griffin Park … DAY GAMES … both appearances came in day games.
RICHARD KING HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Richard King High School in Corpus Christi, Texas under head coach Gabriel Perez … TBCA 5A All-State third team and TSWA 5A All-State honorable mention his senior year ... TSWA 5A All-State honorable mention as a junior ... district 30-5A MVP his senior year … named to the All-District Team four times … finished his senior year with a 1.23 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 71.0 innings pitched ... recorded a 0.79 ERA as a junior with 120 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched and … finished junior year with a 10-1 record in 12 games … posted a .273 batting average during his senior season with 3 home runs and 30 RBI … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Texas, Texas A&M, and Baylor.
PERSONAL
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas … son of Raul and Maribel Barrera … brother to Joseph Barrera … plans to major in kinesiology.
Appeared in two games out of the bullpen in his first season as a Red Raider … provided pitching depth that helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … allowed three runs on three hits in 2.0 total innings of work for a 13.50 ERA … struck out three and walked five … made his Red Raider debut against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) where he allowed three runs on three hits, struck out two and walked four … later delivered a scoreless appearance in a one-run win against Rice (Mar. 8) … against the Owls, he recorded a strikeout and a walk in 1.0 innings … opposing right-handers went 3-for-9 against him, while opposing lefties did not record an at-bat … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … both appearances came against unranked teams … HOME GAMES … both appearances came at Rip Griffin Park … DAY GAMES … both appearances came in day games.
RICHARD KING HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Richard King High School in Corpus Christi, Texas under head coach Gabriel Perez … TBCA 5A All-State third team and TSWA 5A All-State honorable mention his senior year ... TSWA 5A All-State honorable mention as a junior ... district 30-5A MVP his senior year … named to the All-District Team four times … finished his senior year with a 1.23 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 71.0 innings pitched ... recorded a 0.79 ERA as a junior with 120 strikeouts in 69.0 innings pitched and … finished junior year with a 10-1 record in 12 games … posted a .273 batting average during his senior season with 3 home runs and 30 RBI … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Texas, Texas A&M, and Baylor.
PERSONAL
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas … son of Raul and Maribel Barrera … brother to Joseph Barrera … plans to major in kinesiology.
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