[3] Tolentino was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 36th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign.
[4] Tolentino earned all conference honors in his only season at the University of Texas after hitting .339 and setting what were then school records with 73 RBI and 28 doubles.
He Hit .458 in regional play as Texas went on to win the College World Series title in Omaha in 1983.
He hit.413 with 11 home runs during the streak (July 27 – September 1), and finished with 21 homers to lead Tucson.
he led his team, Potros de Tijuana, to his first Pacific League Title in 1991, and earned MVP for the season, batting .329 with 55 rbi and 11 HR ; in 1995 and 1996 he led Monterrey to its second straight Mexican League Title hitting .342 with 104 hits, 24 doubles, 16 home runs, and 79 RBI.