2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers as a 35th round pick (1,051 overall) in the 2015 MLB Draft...garnered second team All-Big West honors...Went 1-3 with a 4.00 ERA through 19 games, but emerged as one of the top closers in the Big West after a challenging run as No. 3 starter…In 16 games as a reliever, Torres-Costa registered an 0.75 ERA with a 1-1 record, tallying eight (8) saves, while also combining on three (3) shutouts…Through 36 total innings pitched, he struck out 49 with 21 walks…He did not give up a single run against Big West opposition…As a reliever, he allowed only two runs, both against No. 8 Houston (3/8), and worked 22 consecutive scoreless innings…Down the stretch in BWC play, Torres-Costa recorded a save in seven (7) consecutive outings and ranked fourth in the conference in the stat…His longest appearance of the year was against No. 15 Oregon, striking out a career-high eight (8) batters…He also struck out seven (7) in his next start, going 4.2 innings against Hofstra (2/20).
2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Went 3-3 in 11 appearances, including one (1) start...Logged a total of 21.1 innings with 15 strikeouts...Struck out four (4) batters with just one (1) walk in three scoreless innings vs Alabama-Birmingham (3/22) for the win...Worked 1.2 scoreless innings against Cal Poly (4/11)...Allowed one (1) unearned run in 2.0 innings at USC (4/22)...Earned his third win in a season-high 4.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against NYIT (5/4), matching a season-high four (4) strikeouts while issuing just a single walk.
2013 (True Freshman): Received a redshirt year after suffering a season-ending injury early in the season...Started two games on the mound and made one pinch-hit appearance...Registered an 0-2 record and 6.35 ERA...Tossed a season-high 6.2 innings versus No. 13 Rice (2/25), allowing three runs on seven (7) hits and posting two (2) strikeouts...Threw 4.2 innings against No. 6 Oregon (2/16) allowing five (5) runs on five (5) hits with three (3) strikeouts.
Prep: A 2012 graduate of Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawai'i...Played three seasons under Coach Thomas Correa and was named Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) State Pitcher of the Year during his senior season in 2012...WHS won the 2012 Hawai'i State Championship at Les Murakami Stadium with a perfect 20-0 record…Torres-Costa earned an all-tournament team not and was named Division I Most Outstanding Player after a 13-strikeout combined no-hitter in the title game...Was named as a ESPNHS Player of the Week (May 15) following the tournament…Torres-Costa registered a 7-0 record and 0.29 ERA, striking out 58 batters through 47.2 innings as a senior to earn Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) East Hawaii Player of the Year…Was also named 2012 West Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game.
Personal: Born in Hilo, Hawai'i...Nicknamed “Q”…graduated in Spring 2017 with his Bachelor of Arts in Communicology...Mother is Beverlyn Costa of Hilo, Hawai'i…Played summer baseball for 12 years on the Hilo Little League team, which went on to win the 2011 Senior League Baseball World Series.
Career Highs
Innings: 6.2 vs. No. 13 Rice (2/25/13)
Earned runs: 8 at Pepperdine (2/27/15)
Walks: 4, (2x) Last at Pepperdine (2/27/15)
Strikeouts: 8 vs. No. 15 Oregon (2/14/15)
Hits: 9 vs. Hofstra (2/20/15)
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
2013 Game-by-Game Statistics