Jose Diaz, a native of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, will take field for the Generals in an unfamiliar position this season as a pitcher. Last season, Diaz was used primarily as an outfielder at Our Lady of the Lake but this season they made the move as he takes on the closer role on the mound. In the shortened 2020 season for OLLU, Diaz appeared on the mound in 10 games, 10.2 innings, allowing only five hits, 15 strike outs, one run allowed and an earned run average of .66 on the season. His record on the shortened season was 1-0 with 8 saves. His eight saves was tops in all of NAIA. Diaz also played a big part in their offense appearing in 25 games, with 32 hits, eight doubles, a triple, two home runs, 16 RBI’s, 11 walks, 11 stolen bases and a team leading .405 batting average.