Biography
2023 (Redshirt Senior): Started in 47 games for the Panthers … Registered a .331 average, 59 hits, a team-high 13 home runs, 35 RBI a team-best 25 walks and five steals … Was named one of three First Team All-Conference outfielders, the first First Team honors for FIU since 2019 … Earned a spot on the Conference USA All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team with a 3.87 GPA … Closed the season with a 35-game on-base streak … Was 2-5 with a run and a solo home run in the season finale win over Rice (5/20) … Hit a two-run double and a sacrifice fly against Rice (5/18) … Went 2-4 with four RBI, two walks and a home run in FIU’s, 13-4, win over Charlotte (5/12) … Hit a solo home run against Western Kentucky (5/7) … Went deep with a solo home run at Florida Atlantic (4/28) … Finished 2-4 with a run, two RBI and a home run against Louisiana Tech (4/16) .. Hit a solo against Louisiana Tech (4/15) … Finished 3-4 with three runs, two RBI and a home run at Louisiana Tech (4/14) … In the, 16-2, win against FAU (4/8), he went 2-4 with a run, two RBI, a walk and a home run … Registered four RBI on a triple and a home run against Stetson (4/4) … Went 2-4 with two RBI and a solo home run against No. 23 Miami (3/28) … Hit a solo home run in a, 13-5, home win over Alabama-Birmingham (3/25) … Was 2-4 with a run, a walk and a stolen base in FIU’s, 7-6, victory at Dallas Baptist (3/19) … Finished 2-4 with a home run against Dallas Baptist (3/18) … In FIU’s, 3-4, win against Missouri (2/23), he was 2-4 with a double and two runs … Opened the season with a solo home run against George Mason (2/17).
2022 (Redshirt Junior): Started in 50 games for the Panthers … Registered a .274 average, 54 hits, a team-high 10 home runs, 36 RBI and nine stolen bases … Went 1-4 with a home run against FAU (4/29) … In a game against UTSA (4/22) he went 2-4 with a RBI … Registered two hits, a home run and a RBI in a win against (Western Kentucky (4/10) … In the series against Old Dominion (4/1-4/3) he went 4-10, five RBI and two home runs … Helped FIU defeat Marshall (3/20), going 2-4 with a season-best four RBI … In the series against Jacksonville (3/11-3/13), he went 4-12 with five RBI and two home runs ... Collected two hits and three RBI against Michigan (2/26) … In the series against St. Thomas (2/18-2/20) he went 7-16 with six RBI, two home runs, including a 4-5 performance that featured a home run and a triple.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 32 games, starting 31 mostly in center field… Hit .214 with four home runs and five RBIs… Had 24 hits with three doubles… Drew eight walks and was hit by three pitches for a .285 OB%... Led the Panthers with 10 stolen bases… Collected seven multi-hit games… Went two for five with a home run and three runs scored at Old Dominion on 3/26… Went three for five with a double and three runs scored against FAU on 4/23.
2020 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games, starting in 13 at first base... Hit .294 with one home run and 10 RBIs... Had had 15 hits with no doubles... Drew 11 walks and was not hit by a pitch of for a .406 OB%... Scored nine runs and stole four bases... Had five multiple hit games including a three-hit games against Bethune-Cookman on 2/18... Drove in five runs against Fordham on 2/16... Hit his lone home run of the season against Fordham on 2/16... Had three games with multiple walks. *Canceled due to COVID-19 Outbreak*
Prior to FIU: Played at Florida State in 2019... Appeared in 10 games for the Seminoles batting .225 with 16 hits, a double and six RBIs... Had two three-hit games (4/7 at Miami (FL), 5/4 vs Pitt)... Member of the 2019 College World Series team for Florida State... Hit .489 with 10 home runs and 41 RBIs as a senior at Providence HS... All-First Coast selection by the Florida Times-Union all four years in high school... Ranked the 151st overall player nationally and 31st best second baseman nationally by Perfect Game in the 2018 class... Ranked the 29th best overall player in the state Florida and seventh best second baseman in the state of Florida in 2018 by Perfect Game... No. 379 overall prospect by Baseball America.
Personal: Son of Kathy and Luis Sanchez... Majoring in Sports Management.
