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Jersey Number 3
Eddie Young
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- El Cajon, CA
- High School:
- Christian HS
2013 Led the Highlanders in on-base percentage, but did not have enough plate appearances to qualify for conference leaders ... Averaged well over a walk per game (21 in 15) ... 2012 Led the Big West in walks while finishing fourth in assists and sixth in on base percentage ... Led UCR in runs, walks, sac bunts, sac flies, and total plate appearances while finishing among the top-5 in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, on base percentage, RBI, doubles, and total bases ... Was the only member of the Highlanders to start all 54 games during the season ... Scored a career-high three runs on two occasions — at Sam Houston State on March 4 (box score / recap) and at USC on May 23 (box score / recap) ... Tied his personal-best with three RBI against Sacramento State on March 9 (box score / recap) ... Also tied his career-high with three hits on five occasions ...
2011 His eight stolen bases led the Highlanders, and he finished fourth on the team in walks ... Tied his career high with three RBIs on March 5 vs. Northern Illinois (box score / recap) ... Recorded a career-high three hits on two occasions—vs. Loyola Marymount on February 19 (box score / recap) and vs. Saint Mary's on March 19 (box score / recap) ...
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 March 23 (box score / recap) ... Tied his career-high with three RBI against Cal Poly on April 3 (box score / recap) ...
2009 Made his first appearance as a collegian as a pinch runner at California on February 21 (box score / recap) ... Recorded the first-ever start of his career against San Francisco on March 1 (box score / recap) ... Picked up his first hit vs. San Francisco on February 28 (box score / recap) ... Picked up a career-high two hits at CSU Bakersfield on April 9 (box score / recap) ... Drove in a career-high three runs and hit his first career home run vs. Columbia on March 13 (box score / recap) ...
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 ... 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 ...
Eddie Young's Career Offensive/Fielding 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 |
| 2011 | .241 | 41 | 36 | 133 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | .271 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .327 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | .598 | 72 | 105 | 5 | .973 |
| 2012 | .295 | 54 | 54 | 193 | 35 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 69 | .358 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 5 | .419 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .777 | 97 | 158 | 18 | .934 |
| 2013 | .229 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .375 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .471 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .846 | 22 | 37 | 2 | .967 |
| Totals | .267 | 166 | 148 | 524 | 79 | 140 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 178 | .340 | 101 | 4 | 78 | 9 | .384 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 25 | .724 | 224 | 382 | 34 | .947 |
Career Multi-Hit Games
| Year | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Multi-RBI Games
| Year | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Multi-Run Games
| Year | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day in the Life: Leilani Juan
Monday, May 04
UCR Student-Athletes cheer on our students.
Friday, May 01
UCR Athletics Director Introductory Full Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
Athletics Director Greg Paules Introductory Presentation Recap
Tuesday, March 24
