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Tino Bethancourt Season 2025

#10
PositionINF
Weight200 lbs
Height6-2
ClassFifth Year
HometwonEl Dorado Hills, Calif.
B/TR-R
Exp.3L

2024 SEASON (As a Redshirt Junior): Emerged as a key offensive contributor, starting 48 of 51 games… Flashed his versatility with 26 starts at third base, 20 at first and two as a designated hitter… Posted a slash line of .275/.356/.451 with six homers, 40 RBIs and 25 runs scored… Led the Scarlet and Black in RBIs while sharing the top spot with 14 doubles… Also tied for the second position in home runs while occupying the third spot in slugging percentage… Was additionally slotted fourth in batting average and on-base percentage… Topped the squad with multiple RBIs in nine starts and recorded two or more hits on 14 occasions, which ranked third… Went hitless in consecutive games just four times during the season… Logged the Aztecs third-longest hitting streak of the year at seven games from March 17-29… Batted .417 in that stretch (10-24) with eight RBIs… Ripped a pair of two-run doubles in his first two at-bats in SDSU’s series finale at Hawai’i (3-24-24),,, Matched his career high with three hits in the first game of a doubleheader vs. New Mexico when he drove in a pair of runs and scored twice to help secure an 8-6 victory (3-28-24)… Powered the Aztecs to an 18-8 thumping at UC San Diego with a season-high five RBIs, highlighted by his first career grand slam (4-10-24)… Provided SDSU’s margin of victory in a 5-2 triumph over Fresno State thanks to a three-run homer in the top of the first, helping the Scarlet and Black complete the three-game home sweep and cripple the Bulldogs’ MW regular-season title hopes (5-5-24)… Ended the year with a six-game hitting streak, batting .375 (6-16) in the final regular season series at Nevada with one homer, six RBIs and three runs scored… Went yard with a solo shot in the first inning and later added two more RBIs in the Aztecs’ big 16-11 victory in game two vs. the Wolf Pack (5-17-24).

2023 SEASON (As a Redshirt Sophomore): Tied for fourth on the team with 51 games played, batting .210 with three homers, 23 RBIs and 17 runs scored… Ranked fourth on the squad with eight stolen bases and was slotted fifth after hitting .282 in RBI opportunities… Made a career-high 41 starts, including 31 at third base and 10 at first, helping the Scarlet and Black clinch a share of the Mountain West regular-season championship… Finished with multiple hits in seven games and logged two or more RBIs in four contests… Went 2-for-2 with a solo homer in the Aztecs’ 3-2 victory over Hawai’i on the final day of the Tony Gwynn Legacy (2-27-23)… Enjoyed a monster game in SDSU’s 28-8 romp vs. UNLV, crafting a 3-for-5 performance at the plate with a collegiate-best six RBIs, highlighted by a three-run blast (3-4-23)… Matched his career high with three more hits in the series finale at New Mexico, contributing an RBI and two runs scored, as the Scarlet and Black exploded for a 19-7 triumph to complete a weekend sweep (4-2-23)… Went deep with a solo shot in the Aztecs’ 7-2 setback at No. 25 USC (4-7-23)… Drew a bases-loaded walk and added a run-scoring single in SDSU’s 5-0 shutout at San José State (5-6-23)… Equaled his career best with three hits apiece in the final two games of a road series at Air Force (5-13/14-23)… Broke a 6-6 tie with a two-run seventh-inning single in the series finale against New Mexico, completing a furious comeback that secured the MW regular-season co-championship for SDSU (5-20-23)… Scored on a sacrifice fly for the Aztecs’ lone run in their 12-1 first-round loss to Air Force at the Mountain West tournament (5-25-23).

2022 SEASON (As A Redshirt Freshman)Started 40 of 41 games, batting .248 with one home run, 12 RBIs and 20 runs scored … Tied for second on the squad with 27 walks and shared the fourth spot with six stolen bases in seven attempts … Finished with a .416 on-base percentage … Made 24 starts at third base and 16 at first … Walked twice and scored in his collegiate debut vs. TCU at the MLB4 Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona (2-19-22) … Also crossed the plate after recording his first collegiate hit with a single up the middle at UC Irvine (2-22-22) … Collected a pair of hits in the second game of a road series at San José State, one of which produced a career-high two RBIs (3-19-22) … Set personal bests with three walks and two stolen bases in the second game of a home set vs. the same SJSU club (4-9-22) … Also established a career high with three hits, including a double and a run-scoring single to punctuate the Aztecs’ 10-3 victory in their series opener at New Mexico (4-14-22) … Drove in the go-ahead run with a double to center in SDSU’s 4-3 triumph at Long Beach State (4-26-22) … Logged his fourth multi-hit game of the season with a pair of singles in the opener of a weekend series at Fresno State (4-29-22) …  Also drew a walk and scored against the Bulldogs, helping the Scarlet and Black to an 8-4 triumph.

2021 SEASON (As A Freshman)Did not compete.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2020 from Oak Ridge High in El Dorado Hills, California, where he was a four-year varsity letterwinner … His senior campaign was limited to three games due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Played 78 games during his prep career, batting .285 with three homers, 16 doubles, 37 RBIs and 50 runs scored, according to MaxPreps … Also finished with 12 stolen bases and a .427 on-base percentage … Helped the Trojans capture the Sierra Foothill League championship as a sophomore (2018), along with consecutive appearances in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs (2018-19) … Ranked as the No. 24 shortstop in California by Perfect Game and No. 106 in the state overall … Was also listed among the top 500 prospects nationally for the class of 2020 by the same website and No. 154 at the shortstop position … Additionally earned a high grade of 9 by Perfect Game … Garnered preseason second-team all-region accolades in California by Perfect Game prior to the 2020 campaign after receiving preseason underclass All-America high honorable mention the previous two years … Participated in the prestigious Perfect Game National Showcase in 2019 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona … Earned all-tournament honors as a member of the NorCal Baseball Prime at the 2019 WWBA 17U West National Championship in Surprise, Arizona … Merited the same distinction while competing for the NorCal 2020 Blue squad at the 2017 Perfect Game West MLK Freshman Championship at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix … Chose the Aztecs over the likes of Arizona State, Oregon, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego and San José State.

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Freshman
2021

INF
6-2 / 190 lbs
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Redshirt Freshman
2022

INF
6-2 / 190 lbs
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Redshirt Sophomore
2023

INF
6-2 / 200 lbs
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Redshirt Sophomore
2023-24

INF
6-2 / 200 lbs
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Redshirt Junior
2024

INF
6-2 / 200 lbs