University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• Has appeared on the mound in 32 games, and he has three wins and four saves
• Opponents are batting just .215 off of him in his UIS career
• Has struck out 45 batters, and has 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings

UIS:
2019- Appeared in 18 games as a relief pitcher … tied for third in the GLVC in saves, and tied for the fourth-most saves in a season in UIS history … had a team-high four saves, and a 1-4 record … pitched 18 innings, and had a 8.50 ERA and a .271 opponent batting average … struck out 26 batters and had 13.0 strikeouts per nine innings … pitched a season-high two innings in three games … collected a season-high four strikeouts against Drury … picked up saves against Lewis, McKendree, Missouri-St. Louis, and Indianapolis … in two postseason appearances, went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA … earned the win against Maryville, which advanced UIS to the GLVC Tournament Championship game.
 
2018- Appeared in 14 games with two starts … had a 4.32 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP … collected a 2.51 ERA in the regular season … opponents batted just .150 off of him … had a 2-0 record … struck out 19 batters in 16 2/3 innings … earned his first win at UIS against Southern Indiana, when he threw one inning and didn’t allow an earned run … threw 3 1/3 innings in three games during the team’s NCAA Regional run … struck out a season-high three batters in two games, both of them in one inning of action.
 
Prior to UIS:
A transfer from NCAA Division I Illinois State … redshirted the 2016 season … as a redshirt freshman, appeared in six games … had a 6.75 ERA in 5 1/3 innings … did not allow an extra-base hit.
 
High School:
A second-team all-conference pick as a senior … had a 1.30 ERA and hit .377 that year … as a junior, collected a 3.10 ERA and a .317 batting average … also lettered in basketball where he averaged 12.3 points and 7.1 assists as a junior.
 
Personal:
The son of Tiffany and Alekos Alvarado … has one sibling, Makenzie … an accounting major.