2011 Went 1-3 with a 7.33 ERA in 15 appearances and one start as a sophomore with the Rebels ... Struck out 21 batters in 27.0 innings of work and was just one of three pitchers to record a save on the year ... Struck out a season-high five batters in 2.2 innings of work out of the pen in a 12-4 win over Maine on February 18 in the season opener ... Threw a season-high 69 pitches in 3.0 innings of work against Central Michigan on February 26 ... Suffered a near-fatal head injury after being struck in the face by a line drive at UC Riverside on April 12, breaking three bones around his right eye ... Recovered from injury and made his only start of the season over a month later against UC Riverside at home, throwing 4.0 innings, giving up just three hits and one run while striking out three batters.
2010 Made an immediate impact as a true freshman for the Rebels in 2010 ... Posted a 5-1 record, making 21 appearances and starting two games ... Carried the third-lowest ERA (4.80) on the team ... Ranked third on the team in strikeouts (31)and batters walked (19) among those with at least 10 appearances ... One of only three pitchers on the staff to earn a save, picking up a pair in back-to-back games at Utah (April 10) and at Tulane (April 16) ... Threw a career-high 5.1 innings in relief, striking out two in an 11-4 win over Columbia (March 6) ... Struck out a career-high six batters in four innings of work in a 12-6 win over BYU (May 6).
HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2009 from Bishop Amat HS in La Puente, CA ... Lettered three times for the Lancers under coach Andy Nieto ... Went 10-1 with a 1.40 ERA as a senior ... Earned first team All-CIF and all-league in 2009 ... Named the Del Rey League Pitcher of the Year ... Went 6-2 as a junior.
PERSONAL Brady Joseph Zuniga was born on Oct. 19, 1990, in Orange County, CA ... The son of Sally and Anthony Zuniga ... Has two older brothers, Brad and Brandon ... Has not declared a major.