Derek Legg

Derek Legg was 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.

Position:
INF
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Major:
Kinesiology
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.
Prev School:
Vista Murrieta HS

2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in 36 games, starting 27 times ... Hit .228 with nine RBI ... Scored 13 runs ... Posted eight walks and eight sacrifice hits ... Added two sac flies.

2009 (Freshman): Started 48 games at second base as a true freshman ... Batted .304 with 55 hits ... Had 10 doubles and 20 RBI on the year ... tied for the team[apos]s longest hitting streak at 12 games ... Finished the year with 12 multi-hit games ... Hit .400 against USC in his first series, including a 3-for-5 performance in the series finale (2/22) ... Cracked Long Beach State[apos]s only grand slam of the year against South Carolina (3/6) ... hit .460 with six hits against the Gamecocks ... Began his 12-game hitting streak with a single and a run against UNLV (3/28) ... ... Had a huge series at Pacific, going 8-for-11 with eight runs scored (4/24-4/26) ... Made a season high four hits with a double in the Pacific series opener ... Was 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in the Saturday game against the Tigers ... Had a hit in 14 of the team[apos]s final 18 games.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in baseball ... coached by his father Dave Legg ... three-time league champions ... a four-time all-league selection ... all-state pick as a junior and senior ... hit .413 as a senior with two home runs, ten doubles and five triples ... a four-time Southwestern League Academic Team member.

Personal: Son of Dave and Melinda Legg ... father played baseball at San Diego State ... mother was a gymnast at SDSU as well ... brother DC played baseball at Cypress College and Cal State Bakersfield ... uncle Steve Hazlett reached Triple AAA with the Twins organization ... a Kinesiology major