Joe Chavez - 2015 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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Position Second Baseman/Shortstop
Class Senior
Hometown Ontario, CA
High School Damien HS

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2014 Named to the Big West Honorable-Mention Team ... Led the Big West in stolen bases (22) and finished second in runs scored (45) ... Finished first on the team in triples, runs and stolen bases while ranking in the top five in hits, doubles, RBIs, walks, on base percentage and total bases ... In conference play, tallied 20 multi-hit games and drove in two or more runs on ten occasions ... Recorded two solo home runs this season, one in a win over #3 ranked Cal Poly on May 2nd (box score / recap) ... Had a slash line of .275/.324/.412 against Big West Competition ...

2013 Named to the Big West 2nd All-Conference Team ... Selected as Big West Player of the Week on two occasions (March 4-10 and April 4-14) ... Finished first on the team in runs scored, doubles, triples, total bases and stolen bases while ranking in the top five in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, RBIs, on base percentage, walks and at bats ... Recorded four hits and four RBIs while scoring four runs against Pacific on April 13th (box score / recap) ... Carried an eight-game hit streak from April 9-26 ... Had 18 multi-hit games and drove in two or more runs on seven occasions ... Had a slash line of .330/.405/.524 against Big West Conference competition ... Tied for first in triples and stolen bases in Big West play and finished in the top ten in slugging percentage, on base percentage, runs scored and doubles ...

2012 Saw his first action as a member of the Highlanders at #12 Arizona State on February 24 (box score / recap) ... Recorded his first-ever hit against Sacramento State on March 9 (box score / recap) ... Drove in his first run against UC Davis on April 21 (box score / recap) ... Did not have an official plate appearance in Big West Conference play, but was hit by a pitch at Pacific on May 13 and saw time as a pinch runner vs. UC Davis on April 21, where he scored the first run of his career which also happened to be the game-winning run (box score/recap), and at at UC Irvine on April 29 ...

High School Played for Coach Al Leyva at Damien High School … Named All-League … Played in the North vs. South All-Star game … Volunteered 120 hours of his time doing community service …

Personal Joe Daniel Chavez is the son of Gabe and Susan Chavez … Majoring in Business … Hopes to become a lawyer … Roots for the Dodgers and the Lakers … Robinson Cano is his favorite athlete … Favorite writer is Edgar Allen Poe … Enjoys reading “Tom Sawyer” … Watches “Lost” and “Dexter” … Favorite movies include “Step Brothers” and “The Hangover” … Listens to Drake, Lil Wayne and Trey Songz … Enjoys eating sirloin steak … Enjoys playing video games, specifically “Call of Duty” … His most memorable sports achievement has been hitting his first high school homerun … His biggest influence as an athlete has been Robinson Cano because he has great work ethic and determination …