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2010 Baseball Roster


#24 Eddie Young

Position: INF
Height: 5-10
Weight: 185
Bats/Throws: L/R
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: El Cajon, CA
High School: Christian HS


2010 Tied for third on the team in sac bunts while finishing fifth in walks ... Recorded six multiple hit games and six multi-RBI games ... Set a career-high by scoring two runs at San Diego on Mar. 23 ... Tied his career-high with three RBI against Cal Poly on Apr. 3 ...

2009
Made his first appearance as a collegian as a pinch runner at California on February 21 ... Recorded the first-ever start of his career against San Francisco on Mar. 1 ... Picked up his first hit vs. San Francisco on February 28 ... Picked up a career-high two hits at CSU Bakersfield on April 9 ... Drove in a career-high three runs and hit his first career home run vs. Columbia on March 13 ...

High School
Was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 33rd round of the 2008 Draft . . . Four-year letter winner in baseball at Christian High School under coach Mike Mitchell ... Helped the Patriots win the 2007 Central League Championships ... Team finished runner-up in the 2008 CIF ... Named All-League and All-CIF as a sophomore ... Named Central League Player of the Year and All-League, All-CIF, and All-State as a junior ... Named All-Leage, All-CIF, All-State, and Div. 4 Player of the Year as a senior ... Was All-Academic in 2007 and 2008 ... Volunteered as a coach for his little brother's sports teams ...

Personal Edward Jay Young, Jr. is the son of Ed and Ghayda Young ... Has yet to declare a major ... Comes from an athletic family: Uncle, Mark Young, played baseball at UCR and for the BlueJays; Uncles Donnie Young and Ronnie Young played baseball for the Cleveland Indians ... Roots for the New York Yankees and San Diego Chargers and considers Alex Rodriguez his favorite athlete ... Enjoys eating seafood and Mexican food ... Lists the Bible as his favorite book ... Watches "Baseball Tonight" on television and cites "300," "The Hangover," "Boondock Saints" and "Step Brothers" as his favorite movies ... Hobbies include playing sports and hanging out with friends ... Considers his dad to be the biggest influence because he always encouraged him to do his best and his love for the game rubbed off on him ... Career goal is to play in the Major Leagues ... Cites Matt Murray as his favorite teacher and English as his favorite class at UCR ...



Eddie Young Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics (Click on each year for game-by-game statistics)
Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB SBA OPS PO A E FldPct
2009 .250 12 5 24 4 6 1 0 1 5 10 .417 1 0 5 0 .280 0 0 0 0 .697 10 15 1 .962
2010 .270 44 38 126 13 34 9 1 0 26 45 .357 20 0 17 2 .362 3 3 1 3 .719 23 67 8 .918
Totals .267 56 43 150 17 40 10 1 1 31 55 .367 21 0 22 2 .351 3 3 1 3 .718 33 82 9 .927

Career Multi-Hit Games
  2 3 4 5 6
2009 1
0
0
0
0
2010 6 0 0 0 0
Totals 7
0
0
0
0

Career Multi-RBI Games
  2 3 4 5 6
2009 0
1
0
0
0
2010 5 1 0 0 0
Totals 5
2
0
0
0

Career Multi-Run Games
  2 3 4 5 6
2009 0
0
0
0
0
2010 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 1
0
0
0
0


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