Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 21
Abel Albarran
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arcadia, Fla.
- High School:
- Lemon Bay High School
Awards
- 2025 All-Citrus Conference First Team
- 2025 All-FCSAA Second Team
- Started 17 games on the mound, totaling 75.1 innings pitched
- Posted a 4.66 ERA and a 6-1 record with one save
- Helped the Bucs finish the season ranked No. 6 in the NJCAA
- Threw a five-inning complete game against Daytona State, striking out two and allowing just one hit
- Contributed to the Bucs’ first Citrus Conference and FCSAA championships, leading to their first NJCAA World Series appearance in program history
- Finished his career as the second-winningest pitcher in Buccaneers history, with an 11-1 record
- Ranks in the top 10 in FSW history in innings pitched (129.2), strikeouts (117) and complete games (3)
- Pitched 54.1 innings with a 4.47 ERA, striking out 49 and walking 26
- Finished the year with a perfect 5-0 record across seven starts
- Earned his first career win against Palm Beach State, throwing five innings and allowing one run on three hits
- Teammates included Landen Burch and Cooper Clapp
- Graduated magna cum laude in 2023
- Recorded a 1.33 ERA in his senior season, with 58 innings pitched and a 70-to-20 strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Named team captain from sophomore through senior year
- Selected to the all-area team and was an all-area Player of the Year finalist each season from sophomore through senior year
- Ranked No. 500 overall in the Class of 2023 by Perfect Game
- Son of Brenda Medina and Jose Albarran
- First in his family to participate in collegiate athletics
- Majoring in business
- Born Nov. 2, 2004, in Arcadia, Fla.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31