Career Highlights

  • NCAA Super Regional appearance (2019)
  • NCAA Regional appearance (2018)

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • Made 11 appearances with six starts, batting .133.

As a Freshman (2020)

  • Collegiate debut against Ball State (Feb. 15)
  • First career hits and RBI against Grand Canyon (Feb. 16)
  • Had one RBI and one run at Cal State Fullerton (March 1)
  • 2-for-3 against Texas (March 7)
  • First career home run at Oregon (April 19)
  • First career pitching appearance at Cal (May 11), retiring all four batters he faced with one strikeout

The Dieter File

  • Prepped at South Hills High School in West Covina, California
  • League champions (2015-18)
  • CIF Division II Champions (2015-16)
  • CIF Division II State Champions (2015-16)
  • Team captain (2016-18)
  • First-team All-League (2015-18)
  • All-Academic (2016-18)
  • League MVP (2016-17)
  • Team MVP (2016-17)
  • CIF Player of the Year (2015-16)
  • San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year (2015-16)
  • Underclass All-American (2016-17)
  • All-State (2015-18)
  • Played club for SGV Arsenal (2014-16) and CBA Marucci (2017)
  • Perfect Game World Series quarterfinals (2017)
  • Perfect Game All-American (2017)
  • Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament team (2017)
  • Has represented the United States at the U-18 level at the WBSC World Championships
  • Son of Akiko Takahashi and Ken Dieter
  • Contemplated profession is a professional baseball player or a mechanical engineer
  • Hobbies include reading, lifting, hanging out with friends and family and watching movies