From Westside Little League to Archbishop Mitty, to Cal Berkley, to Georgia Tech and just maybe to the San Francisco Giants? Santa Clara native Jarren Advincula is fresh off the best year of his NCAA career, his first with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The second baseman led the Jackets with a .434 batting average. His .503 on-base percentage ranked third on a dominant Georgia Tech offense. The Jackets finished first in average, first in walks and third in doubles. Georgia Tech’s offense ran deep, and one could argue it was their second baseman from Northern California who was their No. 1 catalyst. 

The pure-hitting Advincula is considered by many, including MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo, as a “dark horse” to be taken in the first round. Advincula is currently back home in Santa Clara after the Jackets’ season came up just shy of the College World Series. The former Santa Clara Westside All-Star and Archbishop Mitty Monarch sat down with The Voice to give a little insight on his journey, which has him on the precipice of professional baseball and perhaps one day, the big leagues. 

The 21-year-old baseball star first realized his big league dream was a real possibility the summer prior to his senior year at Mitty. 

“My junior summer there was this Prep Baseball Report showcase, and it seemed like a lot of top guys in NorCal were going, so I thought I would go do it and see what happens,” recalled the humble Advincula. “Rich Morales, a Mets scout in the area, went up to my dad and I and was like, ‘Hey, I think he could play in the big leagues.’ I was shocked. Obviously, I thought I was a good player, but not good enough to play pro ball. I always knew I had the work ethic to do it, but that was definitely an eye opener.”

Jarren’s father, Jeremy Advincula, remembers the same moment with Morales, albeit slightly differently from his youngest son. 

“I’m just sitting there with a bunch of other parents whose kids are doing this workout and Rich Morales goes, ‘Hey, Jarren’s parent?’ and I’m like, ‘Right here!’ and he’s all, ‘Come on down here.’ And so I go down, and the first thing he says is, ‘Your son is going to be a big leaguer.’ Before I even get to introduce myself, that’s what he tells me.” 

After graduating Mitty in 2023, Advincula played the next two seasons at Cal Berkeley before transferring to Georgia Tech for the 2026 season. According to his mother, Karol Advincula, the joy returned to her son’s face in the new environment. 

“You want your child to be happy and have fun in life. And this past college season, I finally saw the little leaguer in him again. He had a smile on his face every day; he had fun,” chimed Karol Advincula. “I could see the heaviness of the game leave his shoulders when he started to play at Georgia Tech. And with that, he had the best season of his college career.” 

Next stop will likely be a minor league facility, and then perhaps down the road, a big league debut? 

“It’s pretty surreal just to be drafted, it’s easy to think about all the possibilities and therefore I try not to think,” responded Jarren Advinula when asked about the possibility of playing for the Giants. “Whether it is local or East Coast, getting the opportunity to play at the next level is all I want.”

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