2024 (JUNIOR)
Pimental established himself as one of the mainstays in Mizzou's pitching rotation during his junior season ... logged 10 starts in his 11 total appearances, the most on the team behind Logan Lunceford's 13 ... led the team with a 3.61 ERA, allowing just 17 earned runs in 42.1 innings of work ... registered 46 strikeouts while allowing just 31 hits and 15 walks, holding his opponents to a .205 batting average ... yielded just nine extra base hits, the least among Tiger pitchers who dealt at least 20 innings ... recorded his first win while working a season-high 6.0 innings against Kentucky (March 23), when he allowed four hits and one run while striking out five ... earned a second win against LSU (April 20), dealing for 5.0 innings and striking out four, allowing just two hits and one earned run ... struck out a season-high seven while working 5.0 innings against Purdue Fort Wayne (March 9) ... blanked Arkansas in his five innings pitched on March 16, allowing just one hit and punching four out ... amassed multiple strikeouts in every appearance except his last, when he struck out the only batter he faced against South Carolina (May 4) ... earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a row.
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Logged nine mound appearances, including eight starts, during his first year as a Tiger ... recorded a career-best 25 strikeouts in 26.0 innings, holding the opposition to a .267 batting average ... made his Mizzou debut vs. No. 16 TCU (Feb. 19), working 3.0 innings of an eventual 9-8 victory ... turned in a season-best 4.1 innings, striking out four in a no-decision at FIU (Feb. 25) ... missed eight weeks due to injury ... logged four K’s in a start at SIUE (April 26), posting two shutout frames ... earned first win as a Tiger with 4.0 IP vs. Ole Miss (May 5) ... earned the starting nod in MU's opening game of the SEC Tournament vs. Auburn (May 23) ... registered at least three strikeouts in each of his final six appearances of the season ... named to the SEC's First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... recorded 22 K's while allowing just 21 hits over 26.0 innings for Brewster of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League over the summer.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU
Spent two seasons at Arizona, making 22 appearances in his second season (2022) as a Wildcat, working 30.0 innings ... posted a 1-1 record with a 3.90 ERA ... struck out 22 and limited opposing hitters to a .239 batting average ... made college debut on Feb. 22 against Grand Canyon, holding the opposition hitless in 2.1 innings ... earned first career win in third appearance on March 8 against New Mexico, lasting 2.0 innings and did not allow a hit or run ... held opponents without an earned run in 13-of-22 appearances ... closed out the year strong, logging a 2.08 ERA over his final eight appearances, lowering his season ERA from 5.29 to 3.90 ... did not allow an earned run in two games at the Pac-12 Tournament ... worked two scoreless, one-hit frames in elimination game victory over Miami at the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... redshirted the 2021 season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama, lettering four years as an outfielder, left-handed pitcher, and first baseman under head coach Daryl Kitagawa ... finished high school ranked as the No. 1 left-handed pitcher in Hawai’i by Perfect Game … second-team all-conference and all-state as a junior in 2019 ... selected as a Perfect Game Preseason All-American and Second Team All-West Region performer heading into 2020.
PERSONAL
Son of Christian and Gayle Pimental ... born August 18, 2001 ... has one brother, Mycah ... majoring in general studies at Mizzou.
