UIC Athletics

2021: Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team in addition to being an All-League Second Team honoree … Named Horizon League Batter of the week after slashing .636/.714/1.273 with seven hits, 5 RBIs and two home runs in a series against Northern Kentucky … Appeared in 47 of UIC’s 48 games, making 45 starts (25 at DH, 20 at C) … Ranked third on the team in batting average (.351) and hits (61), while leading the team with 14 doubles … Recorded a team-leading 54 RBI and hit seven home runs on the year, third-most on the team … Set a new career-high with 5 RBI in games against Youngstown State (May 2) and Milwaukee (May 28) … Had a career-high five hits at Florida International (Feb. 20) … Posted a team-leading 15 multi-RBI games and ranked fourth with 16 multi-hit performances … Recorded a 13-game hitting streak during the season, second-longest on the team.

2020: Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts, all as catcher before the season was cut short due to COVID-19 … Batted .250 with three doubles and three home runs … Led the team with three multi-RBI efforts … Posted team-high slugging percentage of .523 … Homered and doubled against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 28) … Hit first home run of the season and collected two RBI at Auburn (Feb. 14).

2019: All-Horizon League Second Team ... Appeared in 49 games with 47 starts, all but one at catcher (DH) ... Batted .24 with 10 doubles and three home runs ... Ranked third on team with 34 RBI ... Hit three sacrifice flies ... Ranked third on the team with 15 multi-hit games ... Threw out 30.6 percent of base stealers overall (11-of-36) and 36 percent (9-of-25) in Horizon League play ... Batted .800 (4-for-5) with two extra-base hits and two RBI during NCAA Louisville Regional against Louisville and Indiana ... Reached base safely in first five plate appearances ... Recorded three hits, including an RBI double, against Indiana (June 1) ... Led off second inning with a home run against Louisville in first career NCAA Tournament at-bat (May 31) ... Matched career high with four hits and drove in three runs during Horizon League Tournament victory at Wright State (May 24) ... Homered and scored three times in regular season finale at Northern Kentucky (May 18) ... Hit first home run of season vs. Northern Kentucky (April 12) ... Doubled twice and had three RBI at Youngstown State (April 6) ... Posted career-high four RBI in 21-run outburst at Milwaukee (March 30).

2018: Played in 25 games and made 16 starts as a catcher (4) or designated hitter (12) ... Batted .250 with five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI ... Slugged .422 ... Posted career-high four hits in six at-bats with a double and a home run against Northern Illinois (March 14) ... Drove in three runs and scored two against the Huskies ... Drove in five runs and batted .417 during Andre Dawson Classic in New Orleans (Feb. 16-18) ... Tallied three hits and two RBI against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 17) ... Hit first collegiate home run against Southern (Feb. 17) ... Made collegiate debut with double and two RBI vs. New Orleans (Feb. 16).

2017: Did not appear in a game ... Retained four seasons of eligibility.

PREP/PERSONAL: Lettered three years in baseball while attending De La Salle Institute … Attended same high school as UIC teammate Alex Padilla ... Helped the Meteors capture Sectional titles in 2013 and 2016 … Earned All-Conference accolades as a senior in 2016 … Batted .343 with two HR and 26 RBI for De La Salle ... Also a member of the Prairie Gravel baseball club team… Enjoys playing basketball and fishing … Son of Raul Figueroa and Jenifer Nuñez… Has three siblings … Nicknamed “Figs”… Majoring in Information and Decision Sciences at UIC.