Career Honors
2015 KU Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2x Capital One Academic All-America
- 2014 First Team
- 2015 Second Team
2x CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 2 First Team (2014, 2015)
2014 PSAC Spring Top 10 Award
2x All-Atlantic Region
- 2014 Rawlings/ABCA, NCBWA & Daktronics Second Team
- 2013 NCBWA Honorable Mention
2x All-PSAC East First Team (2013,14)
7x Dean's List Honors
PSAC East Player of the Week (3/25/13)
4x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
3x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
2015 (Game-by-Game): Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/6)…Named to the Capital One Academic All-America Second Team and the Academic All-District 2 First Team...Martinez started in 39 of his 40 games played for the Golden Bears during his senior season. He had a .287 batting average and had a .351 on-base percentage. He batted 39-for-136 with 15 RBI and a team-high 13 stolen bases. He tied for the team lead with 21 runs scored and in total bases with 50. He also led the team in doubles with nine. He recorded nine multi-hit games during the year and recorded at least one hit in 26 games, including a 10 game hitting streak in the middle of the season...Connected with a two-run double in a win over Albirght (4/25)...Batted 3-for-6 with two runs scored, four RBI, and a stolen base in a doubleheader split against Mansfield (4/19)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in a win over Millersville (4/17)...Batted 4-for-5 with two RBIs in a win over Bloomsburg (4/11)...Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a win over Shippensburg (4/6)...Drove in a run in a loss to Shippensburg (4/4)...Batted 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in a win over Mansfield (3/30)...Batted 4-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a doubleheader against West Chester (3/23)...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a RBI, and a stolen base against East Stroudsburg (3/16)...Tallied an RBI vs. Barton (3/10)...Went 1-for-3 with a double and a stolen base vs. UPJ (3/8)...Batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the UPJ nightcap (3/7)...Named to the NCBWA Preseason All-America Honorable Mention Team and the Atlantic Region First Team (1/23)...Named to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and ABCA Preseason All-America team (1/7).
2014 (Game-by-Game): Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/3)...Named a PSAC Spring Top 10 Award winner (6/17)...Became KU baseball's first selection to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team in program history (5/29)...Martinez batted a career-high .392 for fifth in the PSAC. He posted career-highs in runs (45), doubles (11), hits (65), slugging percentage (.506), and on-base percentage (.455). His season was highlighted by breaking KU's 31-year stolen-base record of 30 swiped bags in a season. Martinez was 35-for-36 on stolen base attempts, the highest stolen-base percentage in the PSAC among players with 20 or more. He also held a perfect fielding percentage in a career-high 102 putouts this season. Named to the Rawlings/ABCA, NCBWA and Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Teams (5/15)...Drove in the PSAC Championship-winning run with a sacrifice fly (5/3)...Had four straight multi-hit games through the semifinals of the PSAC Tournament (5/2)...Stole school-record 34th base of the season vs. Pitt-Johnstown (5/2)...Selected to CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 2 First Team; KU's first First Team award since 2007...Named to All-PSAC East First Team for second time of career (4/29)...Batted 4-for-7 with three runs scored, two RBI scored, and a stolen base in a doubleheader sweep over East Stroudsburg (4/26)...Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over East Stroudsburg (4/25)...Stole a base against Wilmington (4/24)...Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Chestnut Hill (4/22)...Batted 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBI, and four stolen bases in a doubleheader sweep over Lock Haven (4/19)...Went 2-for-2 with a run scored in a win over Lock Haven (4/18)...Batted 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in a win over Millersville (4/16)...Went 4-for-6 with four runs scored, two RBI, and four stolen bases in a doubleheader against Bloomsburg (4/13)...Batted 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a RBI and a stolen base in a win over Mansfield (4/9)...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base against Shippensburg (4/5)...Stole three bases in a win over Bloomfield (3/27)...Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base against West Chester (3/23)...Batted 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over West Chester (3/22)...Went 3-for-7 with three runs scored, a RBI and a stolen base in a doubleheader sweep over Virginia State (3/20)...Batted 4-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a win over Saint Rose (3/16)...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a RBI, and a stolen base in a win over Saint Rose (3/15)...Batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in a win over Briarcliffe (2/22)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a RBI and two stolen bases in a win over Apprentice (2/21)...Batted 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Lock Haven (2/20)...Named to the ABCA Preseason All-America team (1/7).
2013 (Game-by-Game): Martinez was a PSAC East First Team selection, as well as a NCBWA All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention Team selection in his sophomore season. He led KU with a .363 batting average, placing him fourth in the PSAC. His .425 on-base percentage was fueled by a team-leading 58 hits and 17 walks. The sophomore had a team-leading 17 multi-hit games and held a team-best 12-game hitting streak. He stole 18 bases, tied for sixth in a single-season in Kutztown history. 11 of his 58 hits went for extra bases including a team-high nine doubles. Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (6/26)...Went 3-for-7 with two runs scored in a doubleheader sweep over East Stroudsburg (4/27)...Went 2-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in a win over Chestnut Hill (4/24)...Batted 4-for-4 with a career-high five RBI, three runs scored, two walks and three stolen bases in a win over Philadelphia (4/21)...Recorded two hits and a run scored in a doubleheader against Millersville (4/14)...Batted 2-for-4 with a stolen base in a win over Bloomsburg (4/5)...Scored four runs with a stolen base in a win over Adelphi (4/3)...Batted 5-for-7 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a doubleheader against Shippensburg (3/30)...Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a win over Shippensburg (3/29)...Named PSAC East Player of the Week (3/25)...Went 3-for-7 with his first career home run and two stolen bases in a doubleheader sweep over Mansfield (3/23)...Went 6-for-6 with four RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases in a doubleheader sweep over Shaw (3/19)...Batted 2-for-3 with two RBI against Catawba (3/18)...Went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in a loss to Virginia State (3/10)…Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two walks against Wingate (2/10).
2012 (Game-by-Game): Martinez made 13 starts and appeared in 27 games during his freshman season. He batted .208 with seven hits, four RBI, eight runs scored and three stolen bases. His best perfomance of the season was against Apprentice when he batted 2-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored.
The Martinez File
Favorite Place to Eat in Kutztown: Camillo’s
Apple or Android: Apple
Favorite TV Series: Game of Thrones
Favorite Music Genre: All
Favorite Professional Sports Team: Eagles and Phillies
Most Memorable KU Sports Moment: Winning the PSAC Championship
