2012
- Hit .313 as the Tigers' back-up catcher, earning three starts and playing in 12 total games.
- Scored five runs and drove in three more while totaling five hits in 16 at-bats last season.
- Showed an ability to hit in pressure situations, going 3-for-5 with runners on base while going just 2-of-11 with the bases empty and was 2-for-3 with runners in scoring position.
- Went 2-for-2 with three runs and a pair of walks in a 21-5 win over North Dakota.
- Went 1-for-1 with an RBI in a 6-3 loss at Arkansas.
High School
• Played for head coach Larry Hughes at Southlake Carroll High School and hit .439 with six home runs and 49 RBI while tallying 15 doubles.
• Guided Southlake Carroll to a 29-8 overall record and a Regional Quarterfinals appearance.
• Also helped Southlake Carroll claim a District 7-5a Championship.
• Named the District 7-5a Co-Most Valuable Player.
• Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State third team selection in 2011.
• North Texas All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 2011.
• Star-Telegram Baseball Super Team selection in 2011.
• National Honors Society in all four years during high school.
Personal
• Son of Jose and Ana Quintanilla and was born on Feb. 2, 1993 in West Covina, Calif.
• Plans to major in either business marketing or business finance while at Mizzou.
• Attended the same high school as former Mizzou Heisman Trophy finalist and current New Orleans Saints quarterback Chase Daniel.
• Enjoys playing ping pong and beach volleyball in his spare time.
• Fluent in Spanish in addition to English.
