2024 at El Paso Community College (SO): Made 50 appearances… Hit .384, was slugging .914 and had an .542 on-base percentage… Posted 58 hits, 51 runs, 69 RBIs, 17 doubles and 21 homeruns on the season… Junior College All-American… First-Team Western Junior College Athletic Conference All-Conference Infielder… Single season homerun record… RBI record… Slug record… All-Conference team… All-Region team.

2023 at El Paso Community College (FR): Made 27 appearances… Hit .318, was slugging .471 and had a .375 on-base percentage… Posted 27 hits, 12 runs, 20 RBIs and 2 homeruns on the season… Dean’s List for both Fall and Spring semesters.

High School: All-District all four years… First Team All-City Team junior and senior year… All-State Team senior year… MVP of the league junior and senior year… Offensive MVP junior and senior year… A-B honor roll junior and senior year.

Personal: Given name is Diego Cardenas… Son of Rosalie Cardenas… Has two brothers: David and Derek… Has one sister, Danielle… Involved with St. Paul the Apostle Church in El Paso.

“I believe God put me here for a reason. From everything I’ve been through, being here makes sense to me and my family.”