Raul Valdivia

Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Rosa, Calif.
High School:
Cardinal Newman
Position:
RHP
Major:
Communication Studies

Sacramento State: Made one appearance out of the bullpen for the Hornets as a junior in 2026… Pitched 1.1 innings of relief against UC Irvine (2/14/26).

Santa Rosa Junior College: Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen for the Bear Cubs as a sophomore in 2025… Finished with a 3-1 record, 12 saves and a 1.69 ERA in 48.0 innings pitched… Earned CCCAA All-America honors… Named First-Team All-Big 8 Conference… Struck out 66 hitters while issuing 26 walks… Allowed a total of nine runs on 24 hits… Averaged 12.38 strikeouts per nine innings… Posted a 1.04 WHIP and a .146 opponent batting average… Helped Santa Rosa JC claim the Big 8 Conference title and a berth in the NorCal Regional finals with a 44-3 overall record and a 23-1 conference mark… Ranked third in the Big 8 Conference in ERA while leading the league — and the state — in saves… Also tied for 10th in the conference in strikeouts and 12th in strikeouts per nine innings… Picked up the save in three of his first four appearances of the season… Struck out a season-high seven batters over four innings to earn the save against Diablo Valley (4/3/25)… Registered five strikeouts over 2.1 innings in a save against Sierra College in the regionals (5/16/25)… Tossed a season-high 4.2 innings and struck out four batters against Sierra College (3/20/25).

Menlo College: Made 10 relief appearances and one start on the mound for Division II Menlo College (Atherton, Calif.) as a freshman in 2024… Finished with 19 strikeouts in 21.0 innings pitched… Pitched two innings in his collegiate debut against Corban College (Ore.) (1/26/24)… Allowed one hit and struck out five batters over two innings of work to earn his only win of the season against Bethesda (4/6/24)… Tossed a season-high three innings against Jessup (4/20/24).

High School: Two-year varsity letter winner at Cardinal Newman High School… Helped the Cardinal to a pair of conference titles as a junior and senior as well as a national No. 23 ranking for most of his final prep season… Earned second-team all-conference honors after batting .333 in league games.

Personal: Parents are Raul and Mariela… Has two brothers (Adrian and Rey)… Major is communication studies.