Tommy Tavarez

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Joe Dwyer/Fayetteville Woodpeckers

Position:
INF
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Citius Prep

2023: Played in 28 games at shortstop during his sophomore campaign, made 22 starts … Recorded a hit in eight of the first nine games of the season … Tallied six multiple-hit games … Went 2-5 with an RBI double in season opening win vs Maine (2/17) in Sarasota, FL … Went 3-4 vs Maine (2/18) with two runs scored, an RBI double, and a walk … Hit two RBI singles in first two at-bats during win over Harvard (2/24), finished the day 2-5 … Went 2-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored in game two of a double header against Harvard (2/25) … Recorded sixth multi-hit game of the year vs North Carolina (3/17), went 2-4 with a double.

2022: Played in 30 games with 20 starts ... Slashed .256/.414/.449 on the season and recorded 20 hits, including three doubles and four home runs, to go along with 20 walks, 16 RBI and 18 runs scored ... Logged five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Made collegiate debut against Canisius (2/18), tallying his first collegiate hit and RBI ... Made first collegiate start against Ohio State (3/5), scoring his first collegiate run ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored at High Point (3/9) ... Smacked his first collegiate home run, drove in a season-high three runs and scored twice at Youngstown State (4/6), starting an eight-game hitting streak ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double and a home run and tallied two RBI and two runs scored at Boston College (4/8) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored at Boston College (4/10) ... Homered and scored twice at Kent State (4/12) ... Singled twice against Virginia (4/15) in the first game of a doubleheader ... Hit his fourth home run and finished with two RBI and two runs scored against Virginia (4/15) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Singled and drove in a pair of runs against North Carolina A&T (4/29) ... Double and collected two RBI against Duke (5/8) ... Played in 10 summer ball games for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League, with his stint highlighted by a home run in a 6-1 victory at Kokomo.

Prior to Pitt: Played baseball at Citius Prep in Mount Vernon, N.Y. … Listed as a top-50 high school shortstop in the nation ... Cousin, Luis Jimenez, played in the MLB with the Los Angeles Angels.