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45 Max Bayles

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown San Diego
  • High School Cathedral Catholic HS
  • Position RHP

Biography

USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp (2025)
Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (2025)
NCBWA "Stopper of the Year" Award Watch List (2025)
All-WCC Second Team (2025)
3x WCC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 17, 2025; Feb. 25, 2025; May 12, 2025)
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2025)
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" Honors (2024-25)
WCC All-Freshmen Team (2024)
2x WCC Freshman of the Week (March 4, 2024; April 15, 2024)


AT SANTA CLARA: Has been one of the best pitchers in the West Coast Conference and in the country through his first two seasons with the Broncos after coming to Santa Clara as a true freshman in 2024 ... Received a number of national accolades as a sophomore in 2025, including being placed on both the NCBWA "Stopper of the Year" Award and Golden Spikes Award Midseason watch lists ... Has collected numerous WCC accolades, including two all-WCC nods (second team in 2025, all-freshmen in 2024), an all-academic honorable mention recognition in 2025, three WCC Pitcher of the Week awards in 2025 and two WCC Freshman of the Week awards in 2024 ... Also garnered "Bronze" honors on the 2024-25 WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Holds a 7-8 record, six saves and a 4.05 career ERA after two seasons ... Has 155 career strikeouts against only 47 walks for a better-than 3-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio ... Has held opponents to a .222 batting average against through his first two years.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2025): Named all-WCC second team ... Earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention distinction ... Tabbed the WCC Pitcher of the Week on three occasions, including the first two of the season: Feb. 17, Feb. 24 and May 12 ... Named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List ... Placed on the NCBWA "Stopper of the Year" Award Watch List ... Earned "Bronze" honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Led the WCC with 105 strikeouts (30th in the nation) and ranked fourth among qualified pitchers with a 4.45 ERA ... Struck out nine or more in six outings, and no fewer than five in 12 of his 15 appearances ... His 14.18 strikeouts per nine innings rate was No. 4 in the country and tops in the WCC ... Also stood among the nation's top-10 in several advanced categories: 35.1% strikeout rate (7th), 3.77 xFIP (9th), and 2.36 SIERA (14th) ... K'd a career-high 12 in 5 1/3 innings at UC Davis (Feb. 22), only allowing one run for the win ... Struck out 11 in five innings at Portland (May 1) ... Tossed a complete-game (7-inning) shutout versus rival San Francisco (March 22), only the third complete game thrown by a Bronco since 2018.

AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Named to the WCC All-Freshmen Team ... Twice named WCC Freshman of the Week: First on March 4 for posting two shutout appearances on the road at San Jose State (Feb. 27) and Washington (March 2), including earning the victory against the Huskies ... And again on April 15 after throwing a season-long 5 2/3 shutout innings versus Pepperdine (April 13) with a season-high five strikeouts to earn the win ... Became one of the team's go-to relievers in just his first year of college baseball, finishing second on the team with 21 appearances (three starts), second on the team with a 3.40 ERA, and fourth with 50 strikeouts ... Made his collegiate debut on Opening Weekend at Arizona State (Feb. 18), throwing 1 1/3 innings and earning his first career win along the way ... Made his first career start versus Sacramento State (April 20), throwing three innings with no earned runs allowed and four strikeouts in a no-decision ... Got the winning decision in three of his first four career appearances, two of those on the road at Power-5 opponents (Arizona State, Feb. 18; Washington, March 2) ... Tied his season high for Ks in the regular season finale at Pacific, whiffing five in three shutout frames ... Had at least three strikeouts in nine of his appearances ... Limited opponents to a .205 batting average against (second on the team).

HIGH SCHOOL: Won letters in both baseball and football at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, graduating in 2023 ... Was an all-Western League player in both sports, earning first team honors in baseball and second team accolades in football as a senior (2022-23) ... Helped lead the Dons to a 2023 Western League title as part of the starting rotation, going 5-3 with a 1.29 ERA and 72 strikeouts in only 54 1/3 innings pitched (11.93 K/9) ... Was also part of the Dons' CIF Division I-AA State Football Championship Bowl-winning squad as a junior (2021), scoring three touchdowns that season ... Ranked the No. 190 right-handed pitcher recruit in California by Perfect Game, and one of the top-600 (No. 599) overall recruits in the state.

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 215 lbs
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    2025Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 210 lbs
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