2026 SEASON
Made 18 relief appearances (fourth most on team) on the mound during his true freshman season with the Tigers … Posted a 1-0 record and a season ERA of 5.79 over 18.2 innings pitched … Struck out 19 and walked 12 … Made his collegiate debut on Opening Day versus Mount St. Mary’s, going 0.2 perfect innings with a strikeout (2/13) … Struck out a season high three Bison over a season-high 2.1 scoreless, one-hit innings, also issuing a lone walk in a win over North Dakota State (2/28) … Pitched two scoreless innings in Mizzou’s 7-0 shutout of UIC, allowing one hit and a walk while notching a strikeout (3/7) … Posted a scoreless frame at Kansas with a strikeout (3/18) … Threw a perfect inning with a strikeout versus South Carolina (4/9) … Followed it up with another scoreless frame at No. 14 Oklahoma, allowing one hit, a walk and striking out one Sooner (4/19) … Matched a season high with 2.1 innings pitched versus No. 24 Arkansas, allowing one unearned run on two hits, adding a strikeout (4/24) … Earned his first collegiate win with 1.2 scoreless innings versus Vanderbilt, striking out one and walking one, to help the Tigers earn an SEC series win over the Commodores in the 2026 home finale (5/10) … Matched a season high in strikeouts (3) and innings pitched (2.1), throwing up zeroes, allowing just one hit and not issuing a single walk at No. 6 Texas (5/16).
HIGH SCHOOL
Brought his skills as a left-handed pitcher to Mizzou after completing his high school career at The Woodlands High School in Texas as a two-way player... earned all-district honors and helped lead his team to a top-five national finish ... awarded all-district and academic honors during his time.
PERSONAL
Son of Jesse Salas and Patricia Villar … born August 20, 2007 ... has one sibling, Isabel … studying financial planning at Mizzou.