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Today’s featured player: Goixerri.

Goixerri has been the gold standard in Battle Court Jai Alai for many years now. Watching Goixerri play Jai Alai is akin to watching Patrick Mahomes play football or Connor McDavid play hockey. You don’t need to watch long to realize that he’s just different.

The scariest part: the numbers back it up.

Over the past 2 seasons combined (Winter 2025 and Fall 2025), Goixerri leads all players in both Total Catch Rate (97.56%) and Total Kills (220). He’s done this while playing exclusively Division 1 and Division 2 doubles.

Call it the simplest proof of dominance: even against the toughest competition, he just keeps producing.

Over that span, he’s compiled a record of 28-14, including a record of 17-4 in Division 1. The only players with a better D1 record in that span are Inaki and Manu, who together combined for an 18-3 record.

Goixerri’s 220 Total Kills in that span are by far the highest number, with Goenaga coming in 2nd at 176. There are only 2 other players above 160 (Inaki and Alex), and only an additional 2 over 150 (Iturbide and Urrutia). No other player is above 120.

That’s separation. There are only 5 players within 100 Total Kills of Goixerri over the last 2 seasons.

And it holds even when you narrow the lens to the best competition.

Over that same span, just looking at Division 1 doubles, Goixerri’s 100 Total Kills are 19 more than Inaki’s 2nd highest total of 81. Not to mention, Inaki had the pleasure of playing with Manu in the backcourt, whose 15 kills are tied for the most by a backcourter and 5 times greater than the combined 3 kills of Goixerri’s backcourters.

Goixerri has set himself apart with 2 shots in particular: the Splitter and the Filo.

Over the last 2 seasons, Goixerri has 53 Splitter Kills. The next closest is Alex, with 38. Then comes the number that feels made up until you see it again.

In that same time frame, Goixerri has 85 Filo Kills. The next closest is Inaki, with just 28. Goixerri’s 85 Filo Kills is the most by any one player with any one type of kill shot.

That’s what makes him so hard to defend. He has multiple finishers, and he reads court position and shot selection better than anyone. Give him a favorable look once, and he capitalizes.

Goixerri’s 10-8 doubles record surely doesn’t tell the whole story of his Fall 2025 season. He finished 2nd in Total Catch Rate (97.56%), and 1st among Frontcourters. He finished 2nd in Costado Rate (22.3%) to Zulaika, who attempted over 400 fewer backhands than Goixerri. And he finished 2nd in Total Kills (91) to Benetrix, who accrued 55 of his 97 kills in Division 5 doubles.

Even in a season that reads “strange,” the underlying performance still lives at the top of the league. The record was the outlier, not the play.

From the Winter 2025 season, Goixerri maintained his insane 97.6% Total Catch Rate and even saw a huge 4.8% increase in his Total Kill Rate. And while he was more aggressive on the Costado, with a 5.1% increase in Costado Shot Rate, that added aggressiveness did not come without drawbacks, as he experienced a 1.1% increase in his Out of Play Rate.

While continuing a dominant Division 1 run, Goixerri and Ben finished just 3-6 in Division 2 doubles, a large reason why the Renegades streak of Battle Court Championship appearances came to an end at 4.

Division 2 increased in competitiveness and teams found a formula against Goixerri and Ben, which ultimately were the catalysts to a subpar record for the Renegades duo. Goixerri’s percentage of throws in his partnership with Ben fell from nearly 63% to 57%. Combine that with Ben’s Total Catch Rate suffering a 1.6% decrease from the season before, and you’re left with a 50% decrease in Win Rate.

Fewer touches for Goixerri, less stability behind him, and the margins finally moved the scoreboard. It will be interesting to see how Arta’s presence in Division 2 changes the Renegades outlook. Playing in 3rd and 5th Division doubles for the Chargers in Fall 2025, Arta had a 1.7% higher Total Catch Rate than Ben.

Goixerri will, of course, return as the Renegades’ top ranked player for the Spring 2026 season and will be featured in 1st and 2nd ranked doubles divisions again, this time with Ubilla and Arta in the backcourt.

It will be very interesting to see if Goixerri’s separation will translate to the new court at JAM Arena. He is no doubt the #1 rated player entering the season, but for those attempting to catch him, the hope in their pursuit may be renewed.

It is no secret that the Renegades path back to the Battle Court Playoffs sits squarely on Goixerri’s shoulders, and it will surely be an absolute pleasure to watch Goixerri tie on the cesta again come February.

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