Biography
2019: Left-handed pitcher who transferred to Longwood after two successful seasons at Paradise Valley Community College (Ariz.).
2018 (Paradise Valley Community College): Made 13 appearances in sophomore season at Paradise Valley Community College (Ariz.) … posted a 3.11 ERA across 55.0 innings with a 3-4 record and picked up one save, striking out 24 batters … made four quality starts, including a complete-game gem with 9.0 innings of one-run ball, yielding just three hits against South Mountain Community College (3/21).
2017 (Paradise Valley Community College): Burst onto the scene as a freshman at Paradise Valley Community College (Ariz.) with 15 appearances in freshman season … posted a 2.98 ERA across 51.1 innings with a 4-2 record and one save, striking out 45 batters for the year … put together two quality starts and struck out a career-best seven batters in 5.0 innings in the second game of a doubleheader against Central Arizona College (3/28).
High School: Attended Arapahoe High School (Colo.) for freshman season, Cherry Creek High School (Colo.) for sophomore and junior seasons, and graduated from Emily Griffith High School (Colo.).
Academics: Majoring in Psychology with a Minor in Communication.
Personal: Born Pedro Julio Astacio, Jr., on August 30, 1996, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic … son of Pedro Julio Astacio, Sr., and Ana L. Valera … has two brothers, Julio E. Astacio and Pedro Justo Astacio, and two sisters, Monica Astacio and Annie Marcano … Julio plays at Central Arizona College (Ariz.), while Pedro Justo plays at Chandler Gilbert Community College (Ariz.), and Monica was a cheerleader at Cal State Fullerton … father, Pedro, Sr., pitched 15 years in the Major Leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals, last playing with the Nationals in 2007 and finishing with a career 4.67 ERA and 2196.2 innings pitched … Pedro, Sr. – a right-hander – made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in Los Angeles against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 3, 1992, striking out 10 batters in a complete-game shutout … Pedro, Sr., is currently an assistant for Colorado’s Dominican Summer League team.
