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2027 Baseball Roster

8 Andrew Prado

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Midland, Texas
  • Highschool Midland Legacy

Biography

Awards:
  • 2025-26 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee (UTPB’s Inaugural Class)
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Sophomore outfielder who started in 24 of his 33 games... Hit .247 with 21 runs, 20 hits, three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 14 RBI’s, 31 total bases, 18 walks, two hit by pitches, a .392 on-base percentage and a .383 slugging percentage in 81 at bats... Was second on the Falcons in walks and was sixth in runs scored... Posted a great .971 fielding percentage (1 error in 35 chances) and 33 putouts playing from the outfield... Scored four runs in one game vs. Eastern New Mexico (Mar. 7)... Had the seventh-longest hitting streak on the team (7 games)... Had the seventh-longest on-base streak on the team (10 games)... Had five multi-hit games and five multi-run games during the final two months of the season... Making his first start since February 21, Prado announced his return to the starting lineup with a leadoff single in the first inning followed by a leadoff home run in the third inning in a 12-4 win in game two at Eastern New Mexico (Mar. 7). Prado was 2-for-3 with four runs scored, two walks and a home run in his return to the lineup, and then scored twice and walked twice during the second game of the day, giving him six runs and four walks batting from the top spot in the order in both games. After combining to hit 3-for-6 with six runs scored, four walks and a home run between both games of Saturday's doubleheader, Prado was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI-triple in UTPB's 7-5 win during game four (Mar. 8). Over the final three games of the series at ENMU, Prado hit leadoff, reached base and scored the first run of the game in the first inning in all three games. In addition, he hit .545 (6-11), led the team with eight runs scored and four walks, had both a triple and a home run, and also led the team with a .667 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage over those his three games vs. the Greyhounds... In the very next series vs. Cameron (Mar. 13-14), Prado had at least one hit in all four games, and was 2-for-6 with a two-run double during game two, his first double of the season (hit for the cycle in a span of 5 games)... Was 3-for-4 with three RBI's and two runs scored in the series finale vs. Sul Ross (Apr. 3), and hit .455 (5-11) while finishing second on the team with five RBI's for the series... Ripped a leadoff home run to right field to lead off the top of the fifth inning during game two at Oklahoma Christian (Apr. 9)... Scored at least one run in five straight games from April 3 vs. Sul Ross to April 18 vs. No. 18 St. Mary's, and had at least one RBI in each of the first four games of that streak... Also ended that streak with a walk in the final four games, his second four-game walk streak of the season... Named to the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA Spring Semester; Named to the Honor Roll in each of his first six semesters).

2025 (Redshirt Freshman):
Appeared in 42 games while drawing the start in 35 games... Played primarily in center field... Totaled 35 runs and 27 hits in 101 at bats (.267 avg.)... Drove in 21 runs on the season... Hit four doubles and two home runs... Drew 22 walks and had an on-base percentage of .409... Totaled 78 putouts and five errors in 83 chances for a .940 fielding percentage... Had six multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games... Hade nine games with at least two runs scored, including four games with at least three runs scored... Was 2-for-4 with a season-high three RBI's, two runs scored, his first-career triple and first-career home run (three-run home run) in the series opener at Sul Ross State (Apr. 4)... Was 1-for-2 with a season-high four runs scored, an RBI-double and a season-high three walks in the series finale at Sul Ross State (Apr. 7)... One of his season highlights was a solo home run in the sixth inning of game four at St. Mary’s (Apr. 19), a game in which he finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored, a home run and a walk and UTPB won 8-4... Named to the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA Spring Semester)... Earned 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2024 (First-Year):
Redshirted... Named to the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Midland Legacy (HS):
Was a First-Team All-District outfielder in 2022... Also played football in high school.

Personal:
Made it to the Little League World Series when he was 13 years old.

Statistics

Season:
2027

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Outfield
    5'10" 180 lbs
  • 8

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2026Redshirt Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2027Redshirt Junior

    Outfielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8