San Diego Athletics

FRESHMAN (2015): Made three appearances... had a 45.00 ERA with one strikeout, seven walks, five runs, and two hits in 1.0 innings pitched... helped lead the team to the WCC championship. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Soquel High School...earned four varsity letters in high school...in his senior season, he posted a 4-1 record with 61 strikeouts, and posted a 1.17 era in a half a season due to injury...was named first-team All-League as a senior...named second-team All-League as a junior after posting a 6-3 record with a 2.92 ERA in 50.1 innings of work, while also recording 52 strikeouts...as a sophomore, he posted an overall record of 2-1, with a 1.80 ERA in 35 innings of work, while striking out 46 batters...as a freshman, he posted an overall record of 3-2 with a 3.61 ERA in 33 innings of work, while recording 26 strikeouts. PERSONAL: Hunter was born on March 1, 1995 in Santa Cruz, Calf....he is the son of Laurie Negro and Juan Valledor...was also recruited by Boston College, Notre Dame, Oregon State, and LSU...chose to attend USD because of the outstanding academics, beautiful weather, and the baseball facilities and coaching staff...notes that he enjoys fishing, tennis, music, and video games.