2020 (Senior): Appeared in seven games for the Trojans with four starts at catcher ... Batted .267 on the year with a .389 on base percentage and a .400 slugging percentage ... Went 4-for-15 from the plate with a pair of doubles and an RBI ... Finished 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the win at Nicholls (Feb. 22) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and 13 putouts at Oral Roberts (Mar. 3) ... Came on as a pinch hitter in three games ... 2020 NCAA baseball season was canceled on March 12, 2020, due to a global coronavirus pandemic.

2019 (Junior): Emerged as Little Rock's starting catcher, appearing in 36 games with 33 starts for the Trojans...Batted .254 with 33 hits in 130 at-bats...Tallied five doubles and one triple while driving in 21 runs...Drew 14 walks and scored 20 runs during the 2019 season...Registered 280 putouts while gunning down 11 would-be base-stealers...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in Little Rock's win over Georgia State (March 29)...Notched another 2-for-4 performance, scoring three runs in the Trojans' win over Arkansas (Apr. 2)

Prior to Little Rock: Played two seasons at Illinois Central College, appearing in 79 games while batting .281 with three home runs, 14 doubles and 50 RBI for the Cougars ... Named team captain ... Four year letterwinner at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Illinois ... All-conference selection as a senior ... Named team’s MVP in 2015 ... Also played cornerback on the football team for two seasons.

Personal: Born March 2 ... Son of Ramon and Herlinda Padilla ... Has two older sisters, Luz and Liliana ... Plans to major in applied communication.