2011 Baseball Roster
Jeff Yamaguchi
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Lakewood HS
2013 (Junior): Started 47-of-52 appearances ... Hit .231 with two home runs and 16 RBI ... Posted seven doubles and two triples ... Charted a .331 slugging and a .318 on-base percentage ... Tied for the team in walks (17) with Ino Patron ... Was second on the team in hit by pitches (6) ... Recorded a .983 slugging percentage, committing only seven errors in 419 chances ... Led the team in putouts (365) and double plays (32).
2012 (Sophomore): Played in 34 games, starting 27 ... Made 25 starts at first base, and two as the DH ... Finished the season with a .230 batting average in 87 at-bats ... Had a .992 fielding percentage in 240 chances ... Started the season going 1-for-3 with a walk against VCU (2/18) ... Hit an RBI single and scored a run in a win over Cal (2/24) ... Tied a career high with three hits at Pepperdine (3/20) ... Also had an RBI, the first of three straight games with an RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI at Wichita State (3/24) ... Set a season high with two runs scored in a 2-for-3 day at Loyola Marymount (4/17) ... Picked up a hit against Pepperdine as the DH (5/15).
2011 (Freshman): True freshman that started in 44 games, starting 31 ... Finished seventh on the team in batting with a .263 average ... Had three multiple RBI games ... Started 28 games at first base, the most of any player ... Perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases ... 1-for-5 with two RBI in his first start against Cal State Fullerton (2/20) ... Had a four-game hitting streak to start his career ... Streak snapped with a pinch-hit appearance against Arizona (2/27) ... Drove in a run with a single as a defensive replacement at third base against Oregon (3/5) ... Had first multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 against Hawaii with a run scored (3/7) ... Went 2-for-6 with an RBI and a double in a win at Pepperdine (3/15) ... Had three hits to lead LBSU past Oregon State (3/19) ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a triple at Pacific (4/1) ... Had two hits, including a double against UC Riverside (4/16) ... Tied a season-high with three hits against CSUN (5/21) ... Scored twice, a career high, with two hits and an RBI at UC Irvine (5/28) ... Finished the season with three hits for the third time, leading the Dirtbags over UC Irvine (5/29).
High School: Earned three letters in baseball at Lakewood High School ... Named the MVP of the Moore League as a senior in 2010 ... Hit .459 with 44 RBI and 3 home runs ... Also earned first-team All-CIF and All-League honors ... A three-time All-Moore League selection, winning the honor as a sophomore and junior as well ... Helped the Lancers win two Moore League championships.
Personal: Born in Long Beach, Calif. ... Parents are Masaki and Barbara Yamaguchi ... Majoring in criminal justice.
