AJ Sawyer - 2018 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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Position Outfielder/Pitcher
Class Senior
Hometown San Diego, CA
High School Temecula Valley HS

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2018 ...

2017 Finished fourth on the team in batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage and walks, second in runs scored, and tied for second on the team in stolen bases ... Recorded 16 multi-hit games including five games in which he had three hits ... Posted three multi-RBI games, including a three-RBI effort at CSUN on April 21 (box score/recap) ... Scored two or more runs on eight occasions, including two games in which he scored three runs ... Longest hitting streak of the season was 10 games from April 29-May 14 ... Had a streak of 16 games in which he reached base from April 25-May 21 ... Hit .270/.350/.404 against Big West competition ...

2016 Had a pair of multi-hit games—at CSU Bakersfield on March 12 in game two of a double header (box score/recap), and vs. San Diego State on May 17 (box score/recap) ... Also drove in a season-high two runs against San Diego State ...

2015 Saw his first action, made his first start, and recorded his first base hit for the Highlanders on February 13 vs. Portland (box score/recap) ... Recorded four multi-hit games ... Banged out a career-high three hits and drove in two runs vs. Oregon on March 25 (box score/recap) ... Drove in a career-high four runs thanks to his first home run as a collegian at CSUN on April 26 (box score/recap) ...

High School Three year letter winner in baseball at Temecula Valley High School under coach Tony Nobiensky ... Two time First Team all Southwestern League ... Golden Bear Award recipient ... Received Defensive Award MVP in 2014 ... Won the first CIF Championship in school history in 2014 at the Dodger Stadium ...

Personal Samuel A Sawyer is the son of Tony and Sherri Sawyer ... Roots for the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Chargers ... Favorite athletes are Clipper Jones and Michael Vick ... Lists "Friday Night Lights" and "The American Sniper" as his favorite movies ... Favorite sitcoms are "Drake and Josh," "Zoey 101," and "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" ... Favorite book is "Beyond Belief : Finding the Strength to Come Back" ... Likes the author Josh Hamilton ... Enjoys eating filet mignon and lobster ... Listens to Drake, Mike Stud, and Florida Georgia Line ... Hobbies include ultimate Frisbee and hitting the driving range ... Most memorable moment is winning the first I.F. Championship in school history ... Acknowledges his parents as his biggest influence because they have pushed him to be the best that he can be and have lead him to a successful path ... Career goal is to play professional baseball ...