At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound senior catcher had led the Cougars (37-3) to a berth in the 6A regional finals this season. Arrambide batted .430 with 12 home runs, 29 extra-base hits and 35 RBI through 40 games. A unanimous addition to the Baseball America Preseason All-American First Team, he is ranked by multiple cross-checker outlets as one of the top high school prospects in the country.
Arrambide has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Louisiana State University this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in July’s Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.
Arrambide has volunteered locally with the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the past six years, helping his grandmother place flags on gravesites and helping veterans with small projects around their homes. He has also donated his time to his grandmother’s assisted-living facility, helping residents with day-to-day needs.
