AS A SENIOR IN 2016
Appeared in 20 games, with seven starts all at first base ... Drew bases-loaded walk to force in tying run in ninth inning of come-from-behind, 7-6 walk-off triumph vs. Cal State East Bay (4/30) ... Started doubleheader nightcap vs. Cal State San Marcos (5/7) and produced two-run double to open scoring in second inning of 7-2 win, for his only extra-base hit of year and season high in RBI ... Also then started CCAA Championship opener vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (5/11) and went 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI ... Handled all 73 defensive chances cleanly.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2015
Appeared in 27 games ... Of nine starts, five were at first base and four at designated hitter ... Made Triton debut as the starting designated hitter vs. Western Oregon (2/2), going 2-for-2 with a sacrifice fly before being lifted for a pinch-runner ... Drove first pitch he saw as a Triton for a sacrifice fly in the first inning, and also knocked in a run in each of his next two at-bats on a pair of singles in the second and third frames ... Two-out, three-run home run in eighth inning was the difference in series-opening 4-3 victory at Sonoma State (3/27) ... Handled all 63 defensive chances cleanly at first base.
AT PIERCE COLLEGE
Attended Pierce College in Woodland Hills ... Played two years in the baseball program and was a team captain.
AT CSUN
Spent first semester out of high school at Cal State Northridge ... Practiced briefly in the fall of 2011 with the Division I Matadors.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Santa Paula Halos of the California Collegiate League (CCL) during the 2015 summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills.
PERSONAL
Born March 30, 1993 in Los Angeles ... Parents are Scott and Alison Friedman ... Has a younger brother named Brett, and two half-sisters ... Communication major at Marshall College ... A fan of the Los Angeles Kings ... Top movie is Forrest Gump ... Enjoys music by J. Cole ... Favorite food is sushi ... Parents are his greatest influence.
CAREER HITTING HIGHS (current through 2016 season)
At Bats: 5, 5/11/16 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Runs: 1, 9 times (last 5/11/16 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay)
Hits: 2, 4 times (last 5/11/16 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay)
Doubles: 1, 5 times (last 5/7/16 vs. Cal State San Marcos-2)
Triples: 1, 2/14/15 vs. SF State-1
Home Runs: 1, 3/27/15 at Sonoma State
RBI: 3, 3 times (last 3/27/15 at Sonoma State)
Walks: 1, 7 times (last 5/7/16 vs. Cal State San Marcos-2)
Stolen Bases: 0
CAREER HITTING STATISTICS (current through 2016 season)
Year |
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB-ATT |
FLD% |
2015 |
.283 |
27 |
9 |
46 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
22 |
.478 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
.352 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
1.000 (60-3-0) |
2016 |
.154 |
20 |
7 |
39 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
.179 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
.214 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
1.000 (69-4-0) |
TOTALS |
.224 |
47 |
16 |
85 |
9 |
19 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
29 |
.341 |
7 |
2 |
22 |
2 |
.292 |
2 |
0 |
0-0 |
1.000 (129-7-0) |
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2015
2016